2025 African Women's Junior Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Algeria |
| City | Oran |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 6–13 September |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Guinea |
| Third place |  Angola |
| Fourth place |  Tunisia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 1,698 (53.06 per match) |
The 2025 African Women's Junior Handball Championship was held in Oran, Algeria from 6 to 13 September 2025.[1][2] It also acted as qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
Teams
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Draw
The draw was held on 31 July 2025 at the CAHB headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[3]
Venues
| Oran | |||
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| Bir El Djir | Medina Jedida (Oran Center) | ||
| Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena | Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace | ||
| Main Hall | Second Hall | ||
| Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | ||
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 94 | +94 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Tunisia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 108 | +57 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 122 | −13 | 4[a] | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 140 | −22 | 4[a] | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  DR Congo
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 143 | −41 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  Zambia
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 86 | 161 | −75 | 1 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
| 6 September 2025 13:00 |
Ivory Coast
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27–10 | Zambia
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (8–5) | ||||
| 6 September 2025 13:00 |
Tunisia
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33–15 | Burkina Faso
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (16–6) | ||||
| 6 September 2025 15:00 |
Egypt
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43–22 | DR Congo
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (18–10) | ||||
| 7 September 2025 14:00 |
Zambia
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17–40 | Egypt
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (9–19) | ||||
| 7 September 2025 16:00 |
Tunisia
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35–23 | Ivory Coast
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (16–9) | ||||
| 7 September 2025 16:00 |
Burkina Faso
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30–20 | DR Congo
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–11) | ||||
| 8 September 2025 14:00 |
Egypt
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44–17 | Burkina Faso
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (22–9) | ||||
| 8 September 2025 18:00 |
Ivory Coast
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18–19 | DR Congo
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–7) | ||||
| 8 September 2025 18:00 |
Zambia
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22–42 | Tunisia
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–19) | ||||
| 10 September 2025 16:00 |
Tunisia
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22–26 | Egypt
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (12–16) | ||||
| 10 September 2025 16:00 |
DR Congo
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19–19 | Zambia
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (9–10) | ||||
| 10 September 2025 18:00 |
Ivory Coast
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25–23 | Burkina Faso
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (15–12) | ||||
| 11 September 2025 14:00 |
DR Congo
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22–33 | Tunisia
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–18) | ||||
| 11 September 2025 14:00 |
Burkina Faso
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33–18 | Zambia
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (20–10) | ||||
| 11 September 2025 16:00 |
Egypt
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35–16 | Ivory Coast
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (16–6) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Guinea
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 90 | +40 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Angola
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 80 | +47 | 6 | |
| 3 | Algeria (H)
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 90 | +21 | 4 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Kenya
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 143 | −16 | 2 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Mali
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 164 | −92 | 0 | Ninth place game |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withrawn |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
| 6 September 2025 15:00 |
Guinea
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26–21 | Angola
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (12–11) | ||||
| 6 September 2025 18:00 |
Algeria
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37–26 | Kenya
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (17–11) | ||||
| 7 September 2025 18:00 |
Algeria
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39–16 | Mali
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (21–10) | ||||
| 7 September 2025 18:00 |
Angola
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41–26 | Kenya
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (20–8) | ||||
| 8 September 2025 16:00 |
Mali
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12–42 | Angola
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (5–19) | ||||
| 8 September 2025 16:00 |
Kenya
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30–41 | Guinea
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (12–20) | ||||
| 10 September 2025 14:00 |
Mali
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24–45 | Kenya
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–22) | ||||
| 10 September 2025 18:00 |
Algeria
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19–25 | Guinea
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (8–12) | ||||
| 11 September 2025 16:00 |
Guinea
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38–20 | Mali
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (20–8) | ||||
| 11 September 2025 18:00 |
Angola
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23–16 | Algeria
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (13–7) | ||||
Classification stage
Ninth place game
| 12 September 2025 14:00 |
DR Congo
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35–21 | Mali
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (16–12) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 12 September 2025 13:30 |
Burkina Faso
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35–27 | Kenya
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (16–14) | ||||
Fifth place game
| 12 September 2025 16:00 |
Ivory Coast
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21–28 | Algeria
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (7–12) | ||||
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| Egypt (ET) | 26 | |||||
| 13 September | ||||||
| Angola | 25 | |||||
| Egypt | 25 | |||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| Guinea | 22 | |||||
| Guinea | 28 | |||||
| Tunisia | 22 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 September | ||||||
| Angola | 26 | |||||
| Tunisia | 22 | |||||
Semifinals
| 12 September 2025 15:30 |
Egypt
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26–25 (ET) | Angola
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–11) | ||||
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FT: 21–21 ET: 5–4 | ||||
| 12 September 2025 18:00 |
Guinea
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28–22 | Tunisia
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–13) | ||||
Third place game
| 13 September 2025 15:30 |
Angola
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26–22 | Tunisia
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (14–13) | ||||
Final
| 13 September 2025 18:00 |
Egypt
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25–22 | Guinea
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–12) | ||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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Egypt
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Guinea
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Angola
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| 4 | Tunisia
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| 5 | Algeria
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| 6 | Ivory Coast
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| 7 | Burkina Faso
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| 8 | Kenya
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| 9 | DR Congo
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| 10 | Mali
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| 11 | Zambia
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| Team qualified for the 2026 U20 World Championship |
See also
References
- ^ "البطولة الإفريقية للأمم إناث (أقل من 18-أقل من 20 سنة): وفد من الكونفدرالية الإفريقية لكرة اليد في زيارة إلى وهران". aps.dz (in Arabic). Redaction team. 11 June 2025.
- ^ "La CAHB inspecte les installations à Oran". planetesport.dz (in French). A. A. 11 June 2025.
- ^ "CAN junior féminin-Tirage au sort : La Côte d'Ivoire fixée le 31 juillet". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). Chamade Yah. 22 July 2025.
External links
- Tournament details - IHF official website