1979 African Women's Handball Championship

The 1979 African Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Congo from 20 to 31 July 1979. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament.

1979 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Congo
Dates20–31 July
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Congo (1st title)
Runner-up Cameroon
Third place Algeria
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Next

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Cameroon26
 
 
 
 Algeria18
 
 Congo21
 
 
 
 Cameroon17
 
 Congo
 
 
 Ivory Coast
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Algeria19
 
 
 Ivory Coast12

Semifinals

Cameroon  26–18  Algeria

Congo  v  Ivory Coast

Third place game

Algeria  19–12  Ivory Coast

Final

Congo  21–17  Cameroon
(13–10)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament
Rank Team
 Congo
 Cameroon
 Algeria
4 Ivory Coast
5 Uganda
6 Nigeria
7 Togo
8 Benin
9 Gabon
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