1981 African Men's Handball Championship

The 1981 African Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 18 July to 1 August 1981. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Championship in West Germany.[1]

1981 African Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tunisia
Dates18 July – 1 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (1st title)
Runner-up Ivory Coast
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Egypt
Next

In the final, Algeria win their first title beating Ivory Coast in the final game.

Qualified teams

Venue

Draw

Group A Group B Group C

 Angola
 Congo
 Libya
 Tunisia

 Egypt
 Guinea
 Nigeria

 Algeria
 Central African Republic
 Ivory Coast

Group stage

     Team advance to the knockout stage

Knockout stage

Third place game

31 July 1981 Tunisia   Egypt Tunis

Final

1 August 1981 Algeria  30–25  Ivory Coast Tunis

Final ranking

Team qualified for the 1982 World Championship
RankTeam
 Algeria
 Ivory Coast
 Tunisia
4 Egypt
5 Angola
6 Nigeria
7 Congo
8 Guinea

References

  1. "Men Handball IV Africa Championship 1981 Tunisia". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.
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