2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship

The 2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the championship organised by the Ivory Coast Handball Federation under the auspices of the African Handball Confederation. It was held in Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan (Ivory Coast) from 4 to 10 September 2017. It was played in under-19 years category. It was the fifth time that Ivory Coast staged the competition. It also acts as qualification tournament for the IHF Women's Junior World Handball Championship. Top three teams i.e. Angola, Egypt and the hosts Ivory Coast qualified for the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship to be held in Hungary.[1][2]

For the men's tournament, see 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship.
2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Ivory Coast
Dates4–10 September
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Angola (9th title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Cape Verde
Tournament statistics
Matches21
Goals scored1,088 (52 per match)
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Participating teams
  •  Algeria
  •  Angola (Defending Champion)
  •  Cape Verde
  •  DR Congo
  •  Egypt
  •  Ivory Coast (Host)
  •  Mali

Round-robin

All teams played in a round robin system.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Angola 6 6 0 0 211 117 +94 12 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Egypt 6 5 0 1 170 146 +24 10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ivory Coast (H) 6 2 0 4 159 168 −9 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Cape Verde 6 2 0 4 140 165 −25 4[lower-alpha 1]
5  DR Congo 6 2 0 4 142 154 −12 4[lower-alpha 1]
6  Algeria 6 2 0 4 131 151 −20 4[lower-alpha 1]
7  Mali 6 2 0 4 135 187 −52 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Ivory Coast 4 Pts, +5 GD; Cape Verde 4 Pts, +3 GD; DR Congo 4 Pts, +1 GD; Algeria 4 Pts, –1 GD; Mali 4 Pts, –8 GD.

Match results

All times are local (UTC+0).

Day 1 [3]
4 September 2017
14:00		 Cape Verde  21–23  DR Congo Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(13–10)
4 September 2017
16:00		 Mali  17–50  Angola Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(9–24)
4 September 2017
18:00		 Ivory Coast  33–35  Egypt Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(12–19)
Day 2 [4]
5 September 2017
14:00		 Cape Verde  20–37  Angola Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(10–18)
5 September 2017
16:00		 DR Congo  23–27  Mali Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(12–13)
5 September 2017
18:00		 Algeria  24–25  Ivory Coast Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(13–11)
Day 3 [5]
6 September 2017
14:00		 Mali  21–28  Cape Verde Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(9–16)
6 September 2017
16:00		 Egypt  28–20  Algeria Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(13–9)
6 September 2017
18:00		 DR Congo  30–26  Ivory Coast Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(13–11)
Day 4 [6]
7 September 2017
14:00		 Algeria  25–29  Mali Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(16–16)
7 September 2017
16:00		 Egypt  33–22  Cape Verde Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(21–8)
7 September 2017
18:00		 Angola  29–17  Ivory Coast Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(15–11)
Day 5 [7]
8 September 2017
14:00		 Egypt  22–20  DR Congo Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(7–8)
8 September 2017
16:00		 Ivory Coast  30–31  Cape Verde Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(16–12)
8 September 2017
18:00		 Angola  30–19  Algeria Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(17–6)
Day 6
9 September 2017
14:00		 Mali  22–33  Egypt Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(11–13)
9 September 2017
16:00		 DR Congo  25–36  Angola Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(11–16)
9 September 2017
18:00		 Cape Verde  18–21  Algeria Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(–)
Day 7[8]
10 September 2017
14:00		 Ivory Coast  28–19  Mali Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(15–11)
10 September 2017
16:00		 Algeria  22–21  DR Congo Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(8–10)
10 September 2017
18:00		 Angola  29–19  Egypt Palais des Sports, Abidjan
(16–8)

Awards
 2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship winner 

Angola
9th title
Best Player

See also

References
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