African Men's Handball Championship draw revealed

CAIRO – 29 November 2017: African Handball Confederation revealed on Wednesday the draw of the 2018 African Men's Handball Championship held in January in Gabon.

The draw put Egypt in Group B alongside Angola, Morocco, Nigeria, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Egypt, the reigning champions, will open their participation in the tournament by playing Morocco on Wednesday, January 17, before facing Nigeria the day after.

The Egyptian team will rest for two days before meeting Angola on Sunday, January 21. Egypt will then play their last game in the first stage against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Monday.

Tunisia plays in Group A alongside Algeria, Cameroon, Congo and the host nation, Gabon.


The tournament schedule – Egypt Handball Federation official Facebook page
The best three teams in the tournament will qualify to the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship in Denmark and Germany.

Three Arab nations monopolized the Gold Medal since the tournament’s inception. Tunisia won nine titles, Algeria won seven titles, and Egypt won six titles.

Gabon hosts the 23rd edition of the tournament between January 17 and January 27, 2018.