The 1981 African Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 18 July to 1 August 1981. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Championship in West Germany.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Tunisia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18 July – 1 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Algeria (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place | Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
In the final, Algeria won their first title beating Ivory Coast in the final game.
Qualified teams
editVenue
editDraw
edit| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
Group stage
edit| Team advance to the knockout stage |
Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Angola
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Guinea
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Tunisia
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– | Angola
|
Tunis | |
| Tunisia
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– | Guinea
|
Tunis | |
Group B
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Knockout stage
editSemifinals
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Third place game
edit| 31 July 1981 | Tunisia
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– | Egypt
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Tunis |
Final
edit| 1 August 1981 | Algeria
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30–25 | Ivory Coast
|
Tunis |
Final ranking
edit| Team qualified for the 1982 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Algeria
|
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Ivory Coast
|
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Tunisia
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| 4 | Egypt
|
| 5 | Angola
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| 6 |  Nigeria
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| 7 |  Congo
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| 8 | Guinea
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References
edit- ^ "Men Handball IV Africa Championship 1981 Tunisia". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. 26 November 2016.