2022 African Men's Youth Handball Championship

2022 African Men's Youth Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Rwanda
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	30 August – 6 September
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (7th title)
Runner-up	Rwanda
Third place	Morocco
Fourth place	Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	1,213 (71.35 per match)

The 2022 African Men's Youth Handball Championship was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 30 August to 6 September 2022.[1] It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's Youth World Handball Championship.

Egypt secured the title with a 51–29 win over Rwanda, while Morocco defeated Burundi 41–34 to claim the bronze medal. Burundi and Rwanda thus secured both their first-ever medals as well as their inaugural debut in the Men's Youth World Handball Championship.

Draw

The draw was held on 22 July 2022 at the head office of the African Handball Confederation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[2][3]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	3	0	0	98	58	+40	6	Semifinals
2	Burundi	3	1	1	1	82	81	+1	3
3	Uganda	3	1	0	2	98	123	−25	2	Fifth place game
4	Libya	3	0	1	2	94	110	−16	1	Seventh place game

Source: ^[citation needed]
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.

30 August 2022 13:00	Libya	28–35	Uganda	BK Arena, Kigali
		(10–11)

Cancelled	Morocco	10–0	Burundi	BK Arena, Kigali

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31 August 2022 15:00	Burundi	32–32	Libya	BK Arena, Kigali
		(14–16)

31 August 2022 17:00	Morocco	45–24	Uganda	BK Arena, Kigali
		(22–11)

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2 September 2022 13:00	Uganda	39–50	Burundi	BK Arena, Kigali
		(22–24)

2 September 2022 17:00	Morocco	43–34	Libya	BK Arena, Kigali
		(15–21)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	151	63	+88	6	Semifinals
2	Rwanda (H)	3	1	1	1	113	106	+7	3
3	Algeria	3	1	1	1	91	92	−1	3	Fifth place game
4	Madagascar	3	0	0	3	65	159	−94	0	Seventh place game

Source: ^[citation needed]
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

30 August 2022 17:00	Egypt	43–19	Algeria	BK Arena, Kigali
		(21–10)

30 August 2022 19:00	Rwanda	53–32	Madagascar	BK Arena, Kigali
		(26–13)

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31 August 2022 13:00	Algeria	42–19	Madagascar	BK Arena, Kigali
		(22–5)

31 August 2022 19:00	Egypt	44–30	Rwanda	BK Arena, Kigali
		(19–15)

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2 September 2022 15:00	Egypt	64–14	Madagascar	BK Arena, Kigali
		(28–9)

2 September 2022 19:00	Rwanda	30–30	Algeria	BK Arena, Kigali
		(13–13)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	4 September
	Morocco	34
					6 September
	Rwanda	35
					Rwanda	29
	4 September
					Egypt	51
	Egypt	66
	Burundi	22
					Third place
					6 September
					Morocco	41
					Burundi	34

Semifinals

4 September 2022 17:00	Egypt	66–22	Burundi	BK Arena, Kigali
		(34–12)

4 September 2022 19:00	Morocco	34–35	Rwanda	BK Arena, Kigali
		(14–18)

Seventh place game

5 September 2022 17:00	Libya	24–20	Madagascar	BK Arena, Kigali
		(14–11)

Fifth place game

5 September 2022 19:00	Uganda	31–44	Algeria	BK Arena, Kigali
		(11–22)

Third place game

6 September 2022 17:00	Morocco	41–34	Burundi	BK Arena, Kigali
		(21–15)

Final

6 September 2022 19:00	Rwanda	29–51	Egypt	BK Arena, Kigali
		(16–22)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Egypt
	Rwanda
	Morocco
4	Burundi
5	Algeria
6	Uganda
7	Libya
8	Madagascar

Team qualified for the 2023 Youth World Championship

References

1. "Official calendar for the 2022 African Men's Youth Handball Championship". Rwanda Handball Federation's Official Facebook Account. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
2. "Draw for the 2022 Men's Juniors and Youth Africa Nations Championships". CAHB. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
3. "Results of the draw for the Men's Juniors and Youth Africa Nations Championships – Rwanda 2022". CAHB. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.