African Men's Youth Handball Championship

For the women's tournament, see African Women's Youth Handball Championship.

African Men's Youth Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2018 African Men's Youth Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	2000
First season	2000
Continent	Africa (CAHB)
Most recent champion(s)	Egypt (6th title)
Most titles	Egypt (6 titles)

The African Men's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth men's national handball teams of Africa and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Youth World Championship. Egypt is the most successful national team with a record number of six titles out of 7 participants.

Summary

#	Year	Host		Final				Third place match
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
I	2000 Details	Abidjan		Benin	–	Nigeria		Ivory Coast	–	Burkina Faso
II	2004 Details	Casablanca		Egypt	–	Tunisia		Morocco	–
III	2008 Details	Tripoli		Egypt	31–24	Tunisia		Libya	24–17	Benin
V	2010 Details	Libreville		Egypt	25–24	Tunisia		Gabon	22–20	Algeria
VII	2012 Details	Abidjan		Egypt	27–22	Tunisia		Angola	30–23	Gabon
IX	2014 Details	Nairobi		Egypt	26–22	Algeria		Tunisia	24–16	Angola
	2016 Details	Bamako		Tunisia	26–25	Egypt		Algeria	22–15	DR Congo
	2018 Details	Marrakesh		Egypt	No playoffs	Tunisia		Nigeria	No playoffs	Algeria
	2020	Casablanca		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Most successful national teams

Rank	Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
1	Egypt	6 (2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)	1 (2016)	-	-
2	Tunisia	1 (2016)	5 (2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018)	1 (2014)	-
3	Benin	1 (2000)	-	-	1 (2008)
4	Algeria	-	1 (2014)	1 (2016)	2 (2010, 2018)
5	Nigeria	-	1 (2000)	1 (2018)	-
6	Angola	-	-	1 (2012)	1 (2014)
	Gabon	-	-	1 (2010)	1 (2012)
7	Libya	-	-	1 (2008)	-
	Ivory Coast	-	-	1 (2004)	-
	Morocco	-	-	1 (2000)	-
8	DR Congo	-	-	-	1 (2016)
	Burkina Faso	-	-	-	1 (2000)

Participating nations

Nation
	2000	2004	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018		2022
	x	x	5	6	10	9	8	7	8
Algeria	⋅	⋅	⋅	4				4	6
Angola	⋅	⋅	⋅	5		4	⋅	⋅	3
Benin		⋅	4	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2
Burkina Faso	4	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2
Cameroon	⋅	⋅	⋅	7	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
Congo	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	9	⋅	⋅	⋅	1
DR Congo	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	4	⋅	2
Egypt	⋅								7
Gabon	⋅	⋅	⋅		4	⋅	⋅	⋅	2
Guinea	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	10	7	6	5	4
Ivory Coast		⋅	⋅	8	8	⋅	⋅	⋅	3
Kenya	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	1
Libya	⋅	⋅		⋅	5	5	⋅	⋅	3
Mali	6	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	2
Mauritania	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	7	1
Morocco	⋅		5	6	⋅	⋅	5	6	5
Niger	5	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	⋅	⋅	2
Nigeria		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅		2
Rwanda	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	7	⋅	1
Tunisia	⋅								7
Zambia	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	9	⋅	⋅	1
# Teams	6	3	5	8	10	9	8	7

See also

• African Men's Junior Handball Championship
• African Women's Junior Handball Championship

External links

• African Youth Handball Championship - news.abidjan.net
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