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)
Dates30 August – 6 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (7th title)
Runner-up Rwanda
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Burundi
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored1,213 (71.35 per match)
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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

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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

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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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

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)

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

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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)

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)

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

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September
 
 
 Morocco34
 
6 September
 
 Rwanda35
 
 Rwanda29
 
4 September
 
 Egypt51
 
 Egypt66
 
 
 Burundi22
 
Third place
 
 
6 September
 
 
 Morocco41
 
 
 Burundi34

Semifinals

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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

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

Fifth place game

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

Third place game

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

Final

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

Final standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Rwanda
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
4  Burundi
5  Algeria
6  Uganda
7  Libya
8  Madagascar
Team qualified for the 2023 Youth World Championship

References

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  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.