Handball at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Men's handball
at the 2023 African Games
Tournament details
Host country Ghana
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–22 March 2024
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (8th title)
Runner-up DR Congo
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Benin
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored1,072 (59.56 per match)
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The men's handball tournament at the 2023 African Games was held from 13 to 22 March 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.[1]

Draw

The draw was held on 24 February 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.[2][3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Egypt
 DR Congo
 Nigeria
 Kenya
 Benin
 Mali
 Togo
 Ghana

Group stage

All times are local (UTC±0).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 130 62 +68 6 Semifinals
2  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 92 64 +28 4
3  Mali 3 1 0 2 65 104 −39 2 Fifth place game
4  Togo 3 0 0 3 66 123 −57 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.
13 March 2024
12:00
Egypt  49–16  Mali Borteyman Sports Complex
(23–7)
13 March 2024
16:00
Nigeria  38–19  Togo Borteyman Sports Complex
(20–7)

15 March 2024
12:00
Togo  22–54  Egypt Borteyman Sports Complex
15 March 2024
18:00
Mali  18–30  Nigeria Borteyman Sports Complex

17 March 2024
14:00
Mali  31–25  Togo Borteyman Sports Complex
17 March 2024
16:00
Egypt  27–24  Nigeria Borteyman Sports Complex

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 3 3 0 0 115 83 +32 6 Semifinals
2  Benin 3 2 0 1 87 87 0 4
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 83 94 −11 2 Fifth place game
4  Ghana (H) 3 0 0 3 68 89 −21 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
13 March 2024
14:00
DR Congo  37–31  Benin Borteyman Sports Complex
(17–15)
13 March 2024
18:00
Kenya  27–22  Ghana Borteyman Sports Complex
(12–11)

15 March 2024
14:00
Ghana  21–33  DR Congo Borteyman Sports Complex
15 March 2024
16:00
Benin  27–25  Kenya Borteyman Sports Complex

17 March 2024
12:00
Benin  29–25  Ghana Borteyman Sports Complex
17 March 2024
18:00
DR Congo  45–31  Kenya Borteyman Sports Complex

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March
 
 
 Egypt38
 
22 March
 
 Benin27
 
 Egypt33
 
20 March
 
 DR Congo32
 
 DR Congo29
 
 
 Nigeria20
 
Third place
 
 
22 March
 
 
 Benin20
 
 
 Nigeria38

Semifinals

20 March 2024
14:00
Egypt  38–27  Benin Borteyman Sports Complex
(21–16)

20 March 2024
18:00
DR Congo  29–20  Nigeria Borteyman Sports Complex
(15–8)

Seventh place game

21 March 2024
12:00
Togo  27–34  Ghana Borteyman Sports Complex

Fifth place game

21 March 2024
16:00
Mali  33–35  Kenya Borteyman Sports Complex
(15–15)

Third place game

22 March 2024
14:00
Benin  20–38  Nigeria Borteyman Sports Complex
(7–17)

Final

22 March 2024
18:30
Egypt  33–32  DR Congo Borteyman Sports Complex
(19–14)

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  DR Congo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Nigeria
4  Benin
5  Kenya
6  Mali
7  Ghana
8  Togo

References

  1. ^ "Handball – Event Overview – Men's". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Jour de tirage au sort des 13e Jeux Africains à Accra" (in French). CAHB. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Résultats des tirages au sort des 13es Jeux Africains d'Accra 2024" (in French). CAHB. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.