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International handball competition
1996 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Benin
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates16–29 October
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ivory Coast (2nd title)
Runner-up Algeria
Third place Angola
Fourth place Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored777 (48.56 per match)
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The 1996 African Women's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Benin from 16 to 29 October 1996. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 57 37 +20 4
 Algeria 2 1 0 1 57 33 +24 2
 Togo 2 0 0 2 20 64 −44 0
Source:
Algeria  33–7  Togo
(18–3)

Ivory Coast  31–13  Togo
(15–5)

Ivory Coast  26–24  Algeria
(10–11)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo 3 3 0 0 84 63 +21 6
 Angola 3 2 0 1 86 68 +18 4
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 68 81 −13 2
 Mozambique 3 0 0 3 65 91 −26 0
Source:
Congo  28–18  Cameroon
(15–11)
Angola  34–19  Mozambique
(15–7)

Congo  26–24  Angola
(14–9)
Cameroon  27–25  Mozambique
(16–15)

Angola  28–23  Cameroon
(14–12)
Congo  30–21  Mozambique
(15–8)

Knockout stage

Places 5–7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 2 2 0 0 61 30 +31 4
 Mozambique 2 1 0 1 49 46 +3 2
 Togo 2 0 0 2 30 64 −34 0
Source:
Cameroon  33–12  Togo
(15–5)

Cameroon  28–18  Mozambique
(16–8)

Mozambique  31–18  Togo
(18–7)

Bracket

 SemifinalsFinal
       
  
 
  Ivory Coast29
  
  Angola25
  Ivory Coast35
  
  Algeria19
  Algeria (OT)24
 
  Congo23
 Third place
 
  
 
  Angola24
 
  Congo21

Semifinals

Ivory Coast  29–25  Angola
(11–9)

Algeria  24–23 (ET)  Congo
(9–9)

FT: 20–20 ET: 4–3

Third place game

Angola  24–21  Congo
(10–10)

Final

Ivory Coast  35–19  Algeria
(18–8)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1997 World Championship
Rank Team
 Ivory Coast
 Algeria
 Angola
4  Congo
5  Cameroon
6  Mozambique
7  Togo

External links

African Handball Championship
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