2024 African Women's Handball Championship

The 2024 African Women's Handball Championship was the 26th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held from 27 November to 7 December 2024 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top four nations qualifying.^[2]

2024 African Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	DR Congo
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27 November – 7 December
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Angola (16th title)
Runners-up	Senegal
Third place	Tunisia
Fourth place	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	46
Goals scored	2,335 (50.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Laeticia Ateba (36 goals)
Awards
Best player	Fanta Diagouraga
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Angola defeated Senegal in the final to win their fifth consecutive and 16th overall title.^[3]

Qualified teams

The following countries registered for the competition:^[4]

Algeria  Angola  Cameroon  Cape Verde

Congo  DR Congo (host)  Egypt  Guinea

Kenya  Senegal  Tunisia  Uganda

Draw

The draw took place on 19 September 2024 in Kinshasa, DR Congo.^[4][5]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Angola  Congo	DR Congo  Senegal	Egypt  Tunisia	Algeria  Guinea	Cameroon  Cape Verde	Kenya  Uganda

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).^[6]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Congo	5	4	0	1	134	102	+32	8[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Egypt	5	4	0	1	143	104	+39	8[a]
3	Senegal	5	4	0	1	137	88	+49	8[a]
4	Algeria	5	2	0	3	103	103	0	4
5	Cape Verde	5	1	0	4	117	135	−18	2	Presidents Cup
6	Kenya	5	0	0	5	84	186	−102	0

Source: CAN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. Congo 2 Pts, +4 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, −1 GD; Senegal 2 Pts, −3 GD.

27 November 2024 08:00	Senegal	39–9	Kenya	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Sagna 8	(22–3)	Muyekho 5
	2× 1×		7×

27 November 2024 10:00	Algeria	20–16	Cape Verde	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Makhloufi 4	(11–6)	Veiga 4
	3×		5× 1×

27 November 2024 16:00	Congo	23–27	Egypt	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Divoko 7	(13–14)	Omar 9
	3× 3×		3×

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28 November 2024 13:00	Kenya	20–37	Congo	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Muyekho 5	(5–11)	Domingos 6
	5× 1×		4×

28 November 2024 16:00	Senegal	37–22	Cape Verde	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Cissokho 5	(17–11)	Veiga 6
	1× 5×		1×

28 November 2024 17:00	Egypt	28–19	Algeria	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Abdelmalek 12	(14–11)	Makhloufi 8
	3× 1×		6× 1×

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30 November 2024 14:00	Algeria	17–24	Congo	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Betzer 4	(9–12)	Diagouraga 6
	1× 3×		4× 1×

30 November 2024 15:00	Cape Verde	34–26	Kenya	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Veiga 11	(18–13)	Machuma 8
	7×		6×

30 November 2024 16:00	Egypt	16–21	Senegal	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Omar, Rady 4	(8–10)	Sagna 6
	1×		1× 2×

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1 December 2024 14:00	Congo	25–21	Cape Verde	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Yimga 5	(13–8)	Veiga 6
	5× 2×		1× 5×

1 December 2024 15:00	Egypt	45–17	Kenya	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Khaled 9	(24–6)	Achieng, Muyoka 3
	1× 1×		2×

1 December 2024 17:00	Senegal	23–16	Algeria	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Dapina 7	(13–9)	Derradj 6
	5×		4×

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3 December 2024 15:00	Cape Verde	24–27	Egypt	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Carvalho 5	(11–16)	Omar 7
	1×		3×

3 December 2024 16:00	Congo	25–17	Senegal	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Diagouraga 7	(13–8)	Sagna 4
	3×		1×

3 December 2024 17:00	Algeria	31–12	Kenya	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Selmani 7	(17–7)	Muyekho 3
	1×		5×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	5	5	0	0	188	85	+103	10	Quarterfinals
2	Cameroon	5	4	0	1	128	116	+12	8
3	DR Congo (H)	5	3	0	2	133	123	+10	6
4	Tunisia	5	1	1	3	141	128	+13	3[a]
5	Guinea	5	1	1	3	148	149	−1	3[a]	Presidents Cup
6	Uganda	5	0	0	5	78	215	−137	0

Source: CAN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Tunisia 28–28 Guinea

27 November 2024 12:00	Guinea	26–32	Cameroon	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Fofana, Kanté 6	(15–12)	Ateba 12
	1× 1×		1× 5×

27 November 2024 14:00	Angola	36–23	Tunisia	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Nenganga 10	(18–7)	Aouij 5
	1× 4×		3×

27 November 2024 19:30	DR Congo	38–11	Uganda	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Kieny 8	(17–3)	three players 2
	4×		4×

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28 November 2024 14:00	Tunisia	28–28	Guinea	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Belhadj 6	(14–14)	Guirassy 7
	4×		1× 4×

28 November 2024 15:00	Uganda	11–46	Angola	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Akongo 4	(1–31)	Quizelete 12
	5×		2×

28 November 2024 18:00	DR Congo	23–25	Cameroon	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Mwadi-Kabamba 5	(13–12)	Ateba 13
	1× 4×		1× 2×

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30 November 2024 13:00	Cameroon	36–16	Uganda	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Magba 6	(17–6)	Nakamya 7
	7×		1× 3×

30 November 2024 17:00	Angola	35–22	Guinea	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Cazanga 6	(21–12)	Guirassy 8
	1× 2×		3×

30 November 2024 18:00	Tunisia	23–25	DR Congo	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Hamrouni 6	(8–11)	Mwasesa 8
	1× 3×		1× 6×

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1 December 2024 13:00	Uganda	18–47	Tunisia	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
		(6–26)

1 December 2024 16:00	Cameroon	14–31	Angola	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Ebanga 5	(9–17)	Fonseca 7
	2×		1×

1 December 2024 18:00	Guinea	24–32	DR Congo	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Guirassy 5	(12–16)	Mwasesa 8
	2× 6×		3×

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3 December 2024 13:00	Guinea	48–22	Uganda	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	S. Camara 9	(22–11)	Aber 6
	1× 4×		7× 1×

3 December 2024 14:00	Tunisia	20–21	Cameroon	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Belhadj 7	(13–12)	Ebanga 5
	1× 4×		4×

3 December 2024 18:00	DR Congo	15–40	Angola	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Mwasesa 4	(9–21)	Kassoma 6
	3×

Presidents Cup

Bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	4 December
	Kenya	12
					6 December
	Guinea	34
					Guinea	31
	4 December
					Cape Verde	17
	Cape Verde	34
	Uganda	32
					Eleventh place game
					5 December
					Kenya	25
					Uganda	34

9–12th place semifinals

4 December 2024 12:00	Kenya	12–34	Guinea	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Lutengeya 5	(5–22)	M. Camara 9
	6×		3×

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4 December 2024 14:00	Cape Verde	34–32	Uganda	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Almeida 8	(14–17)	Nakamya 14
	1×		5×

Eleventh place game

5 December 2024 16:00	Kenya	25–34	Uganda	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2, Kinshasa
	Katheu 8	(13–12)	Aber, Nakamya 7
	3×		3×

Ninth place game

6 December 2024 13:30	Guinea	31–17	Cape Verde	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Sankhon 6	(19–8)	Veiga 4
	3×		7×

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	4 December
	Congo	24
					6 December
	Tunisia	28
					Tunisia	18
	4 December
					Senegal	26
	Cameroon	19
									7 December
	Senegal	26
									Senegal	18
	4 December
									Angola	27
	Egypt	23
					6 December
	DR Congo	22
					Egypt	22
	4 December
					Angola	36			Third place
	Angola	34
									7 December
	Algeria	15
									Tunisia	25
									Egypt	22

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	5 December
	Congo	19
					6 December
	Cameroon	17
					Congo	28
	5 December
					DR Congo	30
	DR Congo	33
	Algeria	17
					Seventh place game
					6 December
					Cameroon	29
					Algeria	24

Quarterfinals

4 December 2024 11:00	Congo	24–28	Tunisia	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Diagouraga 6	(11–13)	Hachana 8
	1× 2×		1× 2× 1×

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4 December 2024 13:30	Angola	34–15	Algeria	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	four players 5	(19–8)	Curabec 5
	2×		2×

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4 December 2024 16:00	Cameroon	19–26	Senegal	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Ateba 6	(9–12)	Sagna 7
	1×		2×

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4 December 2024 18:30	Egypt	23–22	DR Congo	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	four players 4	(11–11)	Mwasesa 5
	1×		2×

5–8th place semifinals

5 December 2024 16:00	Congo	19–17	Cameroon	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Ngombele 8	(10–9)	Ebanga, Yuoh 3
			1× 3×

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5 December 2024 18:00	DR Congo	33–17	Algeria	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Mwasesa 6	(14–7)	Makhloufi 7
	2×		1× 3×

Semifinals

6 December 2024 15:30	Tunisia	18–26	Senegal	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Ben Abdallah 5	(9–13)	Sagna 9
	1× 2×		3×

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6 December 2024 18:00	Egypt	22–36	Angola	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Ayman 5	(11–17)	Paulo 7
			1× 2×

Seventh place game

6 December 2024 09:30	Cameroon	29–24	Algeria	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Nnomo 8	(16–11)	Makhloufi 9
	2×		2×

Fifth place game

6 December 2024 11:30	Congo	28–30	DR Congo	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Ngombele 7	(15–16)	six players 4
	1× 5×		2×

Third place game

7 December 2024 16:30	Tunisia	25–22	Egypt	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Aouij 8	(9–6)	Rady, Osama 6
	1× 5×		1× 2×

Final

7 December 2024 19:00	Senegal	18–27	Angola	Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1, Kinshasa
	Sagna 6	(8–13)	Kassoma, Paulo 6
	1× 2×		2×

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Angola
	Senegal
	Tunisia
4	Egypt
5	DR Congo
6	Congo
7	Cameroon
8	Algeria
9	Guinea
10	Cape Verde
11	Uganda
12	Kenya

Team qualified for the 2025 World Championship

All-Star Team

The All-star team was announced on 9 December 2024.^[7]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Mai Aly
Right wing	Natalia Fonseca
Right back	Alexandra Shunu
Centre back	Fanta Diagouraga
Left back	Soukeina Sagna
Left wing	Laugane Pina
Pivot	Albertina Kassoma
MVP	Fanta Diagouraga