Handball at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

Women's handball
at the 2023 African Games

Tournament details
Host country	Ghana
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	14–22 March 2024
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Angola (8th title)
Runner-up	DR Congo
Third place	Cameroon
Fourth place	Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	964 (53.56 per match)

The women's handball tournament at the 2023 African Games was held from 14 to 22 March 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.^[1]

Draw

The draw was held on 24 February 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra.^[2][3]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Angola  Cameroon	Algeria  DR Congo	Burkina Faso  Uganda	Mali  Ghana

Group stage

All times are local (UTC±0).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	3	3	0	0	120	44	+76	6	Semifinals
2	Algeria	3	2	0	1	64	73	−9	4
3	Ghana (H)	3	1	0	2	49	78	−29	2	Fifth place game
4	Burkina Faso	3	0	0	3	55	93	−38	0	Seventh place game

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

14 March 2024 12:00	Angola	47–13	Burkina Faso	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(24–7)

14 March 2024 16:00	Algeria	22–14	Ghana	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(11–7)

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16 March 2024 12:00	Ghana	13–35	Angola	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(5–14)

16 March 2024 18:00	Burkina Faso	21–24	Algeria	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(15–12)

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18 March 2024 14:00	Burkina Faso	21–22	Ghana	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(7–6)

18 March 2024 16:00	Angola	38–18	Algeria	Borteyman Sports Complex

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	DR Congo	3	2	1	0	95	66	+29	5	Semifinals
2	Cameroon	3	2	0	1	104	65	+39	4
3	Uganda	3	1	1	1	96	97	−1	3	Fifth place game
4	Mali	3	0	0	3	50	117	−67	0	Seventh place game

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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 March 2024 14:00	Cameroon	38–27	Uganda	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(17–12)

14 March 2024 18:00	DR Congo	38–10	Mali	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(20–6)

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16 March 2024 14:00	Mali	13–42	Cameroon	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(4–29)

16 March 2024 16:00	Uganda	32–32	DR Congo	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(15–16)

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18 March 2024 12:00	Uganda	37–27	Mali	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(20–10)

18 March 2024 18:00	Cameroon	24–25	DR Congo	Borteyman Sports Complex

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	20 March
	Angola	35
					22 March
	Cameroon	16
					Angola	33
	20 March
					DR Congo	15
	DR Congo	29
	Algeria	25
					Third place
					22 March
					Cameroon	29
					Algeria	21

Semifinals

20 March 2024 12:00	Angola	35–16	Cameroon	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(16–11)

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20 March 2024 16:00	DR Congo	29–25	Algeria	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(12–15)

Seventh place game

21 March 2024 14:00	Burkina Faso	38–32	Mali	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(16–12)

Fifth place game

21 March 2024 18:00	Ghana	28–30	Uganda	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(13–15)

Third place game

22 March 2024 12:00	Cameroon	29–21	Algeria	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(18–11)

Final

22 March 2024 16:00	Angola	33–15	DR Congo	Borteyman Sports Complex
		(15–7)

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Angola
	DR Congo
	Cameroon
4	Algeria
5	Uganda
6	Ghana
7	Burkina Faso
8	Mali

References

1. "Handball – Event Overview – Women's". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
2. "Jour de tirage au sort des 13e Jeux Africains à Accra" (in French). CAHB. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
3. "Résultats des tirages au sort des 13es Jeux Africains d'Accra 2024" (in French). CAHB. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.