Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament

For the men's tournament, see Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament.
Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cameroon (1st title)
Runner-up Ivory Coast
Third place Angola
Fourth place Congo
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The 2003 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 6th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria, contested by 8 national teams and won by Cameroon.[1]

Draw

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Group A Group B

 Cameroon
 Congo
 Kenya
 Nigeria

 Angola
 Algeria
 DR Congo
 Ivory Coast

Preliminary round

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Group A

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 05 Oct 2003
14:00 Congo Republic of the Congo 41 : 19 Kenya Kenya
18:00 Cameroon Cameroon 33 : 26 Nigeria Nigeria
 07 Oct 2003
14:00 Nigeria Nigeria 35 : 14 Kenya Kenya
18:00 Congo Republic of the Congo 36 : 34 Cameroon Cameroon
 09 Oct 2003
14:00 Cameroon Cameroon 39 : 16 Kenya Kenya
20:00 Congo Republic of the Congo 25 : 18 Nigeria Nigeria
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Congo 3 3 0 0 102 71 +31 6 Advance to semi-finals
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 106 78 +28 4
 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 79 72 +7 2 Relegated to 5th place classification
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 49 115 −66 0 Relegated to 7th place classification
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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 05 Oct 2003
14:00 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 38 : 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
18:00 Angola Angola 30 : 16 Algeria Algeria
 07 Oct 2003
14:00 Angola Angola 35 : 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
18:00 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 29 : 17 Algeria Algeria
 09 Oct 2003
14:00 Algeria Algeria 38 : 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
20:00 Angola Angola 33 : 23 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Angola 3 3 0 0 98 51 +47 6 Advance to semi-finals
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 87 70 +17 4
 Algeria 3 1 0 2 71 80 −9 2 Relegated to 5th place classification
 DR Congo 3 0 0 3 53 108 −55 0 Relegated to 7th place classification
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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7th place match
11 Oct 2003
14:00 DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 26 : 20 Kenya Kenya
5th place match
11 Oct 2003
18:00 Nigeria Nigeria 25 : 21 Algeria Algeria
Championship bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
Sun 12 Oct 2003 − 14:00
 
 
Cameroon Cameroon28
 
Mon 13 Oct 2003 − 18:00
 
Angola Angola 27
 
Cameroon Cameroon28
 
Sun 12 Oct 2003 − 18:00
 
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast27
 
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast23
 
 
Republic of the Congo Congo20
 
Third place
 
 
Mon 13 Oct 2003 − 14:00
 
 
Angola Angola35
 
 
Republic of the Congo Congo27

Final ranking

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Rank Team Record
Cameroon Cameroon 4–1
 Ivory Coast 3–2
 Angola 4–1
4  Congo 3-2
5  Nigeria 2–2
6  Algeria 1–3
7  DR Congo 1–3
8  Kenya 0–4

Awards

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 2003 All-Africa Games Women's Handball winner 

Cameroon
1st title

References

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  1. ^ "Women Handball VIII All Africa Games 2003 Abuja (NGR) 06-14.10 Winner Cameroon". todor66.com. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
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