1987 African Men's Handball Championship

The 1987 African Men's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Rabat, Morocco, from 3 to 12 July 1987. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]

1987 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Morocco
Dates3–12 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (4th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Congo
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In the final, Algeria win their fourth consecutive title beating Egypt in the final game.

Qualified teams

Group stage
     Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 3 3 0 0 78 55 +23 6
 Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Morocco (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
3 July 1987 Algeria  23–16  Morocco Rabat
(11–7)
5 July 1987 Algeria  22–12  Egypt Rabat
7 July 1987 Algeria  33–27  Ivory Coast Rabat

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Knockout stage
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 July – Rabat
 
 
 Algeria16
 
 12 July – Rabat
 
 Tunisia15
 
 Algeria22
 
 July – Rabat
 
 Egypt16
 
 Congo
 
 
 Egypt
 
Third place
 
 
 July – Rabat
 
 
 Tunisia
 
 
 Congo

Semifinals
Algeria  16–15  Tunisia Rabat
Congo  –  Egypt Rabat

Third place game
Tunisia  –  Congo Rabat

Final
12 July 1987 Algeria  22–16  Egypt Rabat

Final ranking
Team qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics
Team qualified for the 1989 World Men's Handball Championship Group B
RankTeam
 Algeria
 Egypt
 Tunisia
4 Congo
5 Angola
6 Ivory Coast
7 Senegal
8 Morocco

References
  1. "Men Handball VII Africa Championship 1987 Morocco". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.
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