For the men's tournament, see Handball at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament. International handball competition
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Algeria |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Algeria (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 277 (25.18 per match) |
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The 1978 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 1st, 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 Algiers, Algeria, contested by 6 national teams and won by Algeria.
Draw
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
Group A
| ⋅ | |||
| Algeria |
14 : 08 |  Nigeria
| |
| Algeria |
17 : 13 | Ivory Coast
| |
| Ivory Coast |
15 : 13 | Nigeria
| |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| Ivory Coast
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 2 | |
| Nigeria
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 0 | Relegated to 5th place classification |
Group B
| ⋅ | |||
| Tunisia |
12 : 04 |  Egypt
| |
| Cameroon |
13 : 10 | Egypt
| |
| Tunisia |
13 : 13 | Cameroon
| |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| Cameroon
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 3 | |
| Egypt
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 0 | Relegated to 5th place classification |
Knockout stage
- Fifth place
| ⋅ | |||
| Nigeria |
21 : 14 | Egypt
| |
- Championship bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Algeria | 9 | |||||
| Tunisia | 8 | |||||
| Algeria | 17 | |||||
| Cameroon | 12 | |||||
| Cameroon | 14 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 12 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Tunisia | 19 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 6 | |||||
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
Algeria |
4–0 |
|
Cameroon |
2–1 |
|
Tunisia |
2–1 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast |
1–3 |
| 5 | Nigeria |
1–2 |
| 6 | Egypt |
0–3 |
Awards
| 1978 All-Africa Games Women's Handball winner |
|---|
 Algeria 1st title |
References
- "Women Handball III All Africa Games 1978 Alger (ALG) - 07 Winner Algeria". todor66.com. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
External links
| Handball at the African Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main |  | |
| Men | ||
| Women | ||
| List of medalists | ||