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All-Africa Games Handball events International handball competition
Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
CityLagos
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
DatesJanuary 1973
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Algeria (1st title)
Runner-up Egypt
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored509 (31.81 per match)
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The Handball events at the 1973 All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria in January 1973. The competition included only men's event.

Qualified teams

Zone Team
Hosts  Nigeria
Zone I  Algeria
Zone II  Senegal
Zone III  Ivory Coast
Zone IV  Togo
Zone V  Cameroon
Zone VI  Egypt
Zone VII  Madagascar

Squads

Main article: Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+1).

     Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 50 46 +4 4
 Algeria 3 2 0 1 45 41 +4 4
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 50 45 +5 2
 Togo 3 1 0 2 41 54 −13 2
Source:
... January 1973 Cameroon  23–13  Egypt Lagos
... January 1973 Algeria  17–14  Togo Lagos
... January 1973 Egypt  22–11  Togo Lagos
... January 1973 Algeria  16–12  Cameroon Lagos
... January 1973 Togo  16–15  Cameroon Lagos
... January 1973 Egypt  15–12  Algeria Lagos

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 3 3 0 0 62 39 +23 6
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 66 45 +21 4
 Madagascar 3 1 0 2 48 64 −16 2
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 38 67 −29 0
Source:
... January 1973 Senegal  18–13  Ivory Coast Lagos
... January 1973 Madagascar  17–16  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  21–15  Madagascar Lagos
... January 1973 Ivory Coast  27–11  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  23–11  Nigeria Lagos
... January 1973 Ivory Coast  26–16  Madagascar Lagos

Knockout stage

 SemifinalsFinal
       
 .. January – Lagos
 
  Egypt15
 14 January – Lagos
  Ivory Coast13
  Egypt12
 .. January – Lagos
  Algeria14
  Senegal14
 
  Algeria17
 Third place
 
 14 January – Lagos
 
  Ivory Coast7
 
  Senegal17

Semifinals

... January 1973 Egypt  15–13  Ivory Coast Lagos
... January 1973 Senegal  14–17  Algeria Lagos

Third place match

14 January 1973 Ivory Coast  7–17  Senegal Lagos

Final

14 January 1973 Egypt  12–14  Algeria Lagos

Final standing

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
 Algeria 5 4 0 1 8
 Egypt 5 3 0 2 6
 Senegal 5 4 0 1 8
4  Ivory Coast 5 2 0 3 4
5  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2
6  Madagascar 3 1 0 2 2
7  Togo 3 1 0 2 2
8  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 0
Source:

References

  1. "Men Handball II All Africa Games - 1973 Lagos". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. September 21, 2017.
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