2025 African Women's Youth Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Algeria |
| City | Oran |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–21 September |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Guinea |
| Fourth place |  Angola |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 1,452 (45.38 per match) |
The 2025 African Women's Youth Handball Championship is held in Oran, Algeria from 14 to 21 September 2025[1][2]. It also acted as qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Youth 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 | Tunisia
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 91 | +76 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Angola
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 80 | +17 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 139 | −16 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Kenya
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 142 | +3 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Benin
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 135 | −37 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  Madagascar
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 101 | −43 | 0 |
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.
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.
| 14 September 2025 14:00 |
Madagascar
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0–10 | Nigeria
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 14 September 2025 16:00 |
Kenya
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28–36 | Tunisia
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–20) | ||||
| 14 September 2025 18:00 |
Angola
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10–0 | Benin
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 15 September 2025 16:00 |
Angola
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23–18 | Kenya
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–10) | ||||
| 15 September 2025 16:00 |
Tunisia
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10–0 | Madagascar
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 16 September 2025 14:00 |
Madagascar
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12–22 | Angola
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (7–13) | ||||
| 16 September 2025 18:00 |
Nigeria
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25–50 | Tunisia
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (8–25) | ||||
| 16 September 2025 18:00 |
Benin
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23–30 | Kenya
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 17 September 2025 16:00 |
Nigeria
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31–31 | Benin
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (17–15) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 14:00 |
Kenya
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34–23 | Madagascar
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (18–13) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 16:00 |
Tunisia
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41–19 | Benin
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (22–12) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 18:00 |
Nigeria
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20–23 | Angola
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (8–11) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 14:00 |
Benin
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25–23 | Madagascar
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (12–15) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 16:00 |
Angola
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19–30 | Tunisia
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–17) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 16:00 |
Kenya
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35–37 | Nigeria
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (14–18) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Egypt
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 52 | +50 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Guinea
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 65 | +33 | 5[a] | |
| 3 | Algeria (H)
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 89 | +7 | 5[a] | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 98 | +3 | 2 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Zambia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 132 | −93 | 0 | Ninth place game |
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
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.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
| 14 September 2025 16:00 |
Egypt
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10–0 | Zambia
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 14 September 2025 18:00 |
Algeria
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26–21 | Burkina Faso
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–11) | ||||
| 15 September 2025 18:00 |
Egypt
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36–15 | Algeria
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (21–4) | ||||
| 15 September 2025 18:00 |
Guinea
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25–17 | Burkina Faso
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–10) | ||||
| 16 September 2025 16:00 |
Burkina Faso
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17–32 | Egypt
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (8–16) | ||||
| 16 September 2025 16:00 |
Zambia
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8–37 | Guinea
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (4–18) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 16:00 |
Guinea
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20–24 | Egypt
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–9) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 18:00 |
Zambia
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16–39 | Algeria
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–25) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 14:00 |
Burkina Faso
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46–15 | Zambia
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (20–6) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 18:00 |
Algeria
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16–16 | Guinea
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (9–10) | ||||
Classification stage
Ninth place game
| 20 September 2025 14:00 |
Benin
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44–12 | Zambia
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (17–6) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 20 September 2025 16:00 |
Kenya
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29–20 | Burkina Faso
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–12) | ||||
Fifth place game
| 20 September 2025 18:00 |
Nigeria
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29–28 | Algeria
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Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–11) | ||||
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 20 September | ||||||
| Tunisia | 25 | |||||
| 21 September | ||||||
| Guinea | 23 | |||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||
| 20 September | ||||||
| Egypt | 33 | |||||
| Egypt | 19 | |||||
| Angola | 16 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 September | ||||||
| Guinea | 18 | |||||
| Angola | 11 | |||||
Semifinals
| 20 September 2025 15:30 |
Tunisia
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25–23 | Guinea
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 20 September 2025 18:00 |
Egypt
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19–16 | Angola
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (13–7) | ||||
Third place game
| 21 September 2025 15:30 |
Guinea
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18–11 | Angola
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (8–1) | ||||
Final
| 21 September 2025 18:00 |
Tunisia
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21–33 | Egypt
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Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (9–16) | ||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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Egypt
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Tunisia
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Guinea
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| 4 | Angola
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| 5 | Nigeria
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| 6 | Algeria
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| 7 | Kenya
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| 8 | Burkina Faso
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| 9 | Benin
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| 10 | Zambia
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| 11 | Madagascar
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| Team qualified for the 2026 U18 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.
- ^ "Championnats d'Afrique féminins de handball cadets et juniors : l'Algérie hôte des 20e et 22e éditions en 2025". radioalgerie.dz (in French). APS. 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Draw for the 32nd and 21st African Women's Junior and Cadet Nations Championships: see you on July 31, 2025 in Abidjan!". cahbonline. Redaction team. 23 July 2025.
External links
- Tournament details - ihf official website