2026 African Men's Handball Championship

2026 African Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Rwanda
Venues	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	21–31 January
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (10th title)
Runners-up	Tunisia
Third place	Cape Verde
Fourth place	Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	3,308 (59.07 per match)
Attendance	34,400 (614 per match)
Top scorers	Felix Kambundu; (49 goals)

The 2026 African Men's Handball Championship was the 27th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Africa organized by CAHB. The tournament was held from 21 to 31 January 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda.

It was the first time in history that the championship was organised by Rwanda and the first time that the championship was held in East Africa.

It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany, with the top five nations qualifying.

Egypt were three time defending champions, most recently beating Algeria 29–21 in the 2024 final in Cairo. They defended their title with a win over Tunisia.^[1]

Teams

Team	Appearance(s)					Previous best performance^[a]
Team	Total	First	Last	Streak	2024	Previous best performance^[a]
Algeria	26th	1976	2024	26	2nd	Champions (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2014)
Angola	20th	1979	2024	13	8th	Third place (2004, 2014, 2016)
Benin	2nd	1996		1	N/A	Ninth place (1996)
Cameroon	19th	1974	2024	13	10th	Runners-up (1974)
Cape Verde	4th	2020		4	4th	Runners-up (2022)
Congo	22nd	1979		2	13th	Runners-up (1983)
Egypt	25th	1979		26	1st	Champions (1991, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024)
Gabon	12th	2000		8	11th	Fifth place (2018)
Guinea	5th	1981		4	5th	Fifth place (2024)
Kenya	5th	2004		2	15th	Ninth place (2004)
Morocco	21st	1987		21	7th	Third place (2006, 2022)
Nigeria	16th	1979		7	9th	Fourth place (1998)
Rwanda (H)	2nd	2024		2	14th	Fourteenth place (2024)
Tunisia	27th	1974		27	3rd	Champions (1974, 1976, 1979, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018)
Uganda	1st	Debut
Zambia	4th	2020	2024	4	16th	Thirteenth place (2022)

Venues

The tournament will be played in Kigali across two venues.

The main venue is the BK Arena. Built in 2019, the venue previously hosted the 2021 AfroBasket, 2021 Men's and Women's African Volleyball Championship, 2023 Women's Afrobasket and final rounds of the Basketball Africa League.
The secondary arena is the Petit Stade. Built in the 1980s but significantly renovated in 2024, the venue hosts numerous indoor sports games in the country's domestic leagues.

Kigali	Kigali	Kigali
BK Arena		Petit Stade
Capacity: 10,000		Capacity: 1,000

Draw

The draw was held at 17:30 UTC+02:00 on 14 November 2025 at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The draw started with, in order, pots 4, 3, 2 and 1 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically.

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Egypt Algeria Tunisia Cape Verde	Guinea Angola Morocco Nigeria	Cameroon Gabon Congo Rwanda	Benin Kenya Zambia Uganda

Draw results

Group A
Pos	Team
A1	Algeria
A2	Nigeria
A3	Rwanda (H)
A4	Zambia

Group B
Pos	Team
B1	Egypt
B2	Angola
B3	Gabon
B4	Uganda

Group C
Pos	Team
C1	Tunisia
C2	Guinea
C3	Cameroon
C4	Kenya

Group D
Pos	Team
D1	Cape Verde
D2	Morocco
D3	Congo
D4	Benin

Schedule

Schedule
Round	Matchday	Date
Preliminary round	Matchday 1	21 January 2026
	Matchday 2	22 January 2026
	Matchday 3	24 January 2026
President's Cup	Matchday 4	25 January 2026
	Matchday 5	27 January 2026
	Matchday 6	29 January 2026
	Ranking games	30 January 2026
Main round	Matchday 4	25 January 2026
Main round	Matchday 5	27 January 2026
5–8 placement bracket	5–8 semi-finals	29 January 2026
	Seventh place game	30 January 2026
	Fifth place game	31 January 2026
Knockout stage	Semi-finals	29 January 2026
Knockout stage	Final	31 January 2026

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by CAHB through drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	3	0	91	61	+30	6	Main round
2	Algeria	3	2	1	106	71	+35	4	Main round
3	Rwanda (H)	3	1	2	75	95	−20	2	President Cup
4	Zambia	3	0	3	58	103	−45	0	President Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

21 January 2026 13:00	Algeria	23–25	Nigeria	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
	Abdi 7	(13–16)	Salami 6
	2× 5×	Report	1× 4×

21 January 2026 20:00	Rwanda	30–19	Zambia	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Kamal, Mohamed (EGY)
	Kayijamahe 10	(17–8)	Syakwayi 6
	1× 1×	Report	3×

22 January 2026 17:00	Nigeria	36–18	Zambia	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Moqriich, El Ghass (MAR)
	Sulaimon 8	(17–10)	Kambundu 7
	2×	Report	1× 2×

22 January 2026 19:00	Algeria	46–25	Rwanda	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 2,000 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Daoud, Guemeida 8	(23–10)	Emmanuel 8
	1×	Report	1× 3×

24 January 2026 15:00	Zambia	21–37	Algeria	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Suamila, Amodu (NGR)
	Kambundu 7	(9–19)	Mahdi 6
	3×	Report	2×

24 January 2026 19:00	Nigeria	30–20	Rwanda	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Salami 8	(14–10)	Kayijamahe 11
	1× 3×	Report	7× 1×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	131	66	+65	6	Main round
2	Angola	3	2	1	98	83	+15	4	Main round
3	Gabon	3	1	2	79	85	−6	2	President Cup
4	Uganda	3	0	3	50	124	−74	0	President Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

21 January 2026 11:00	Angola	37–21	Uganda	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Yapo, Koné (CIV)
	Sousa 8	(15–11)	Lam 9
	1× 3×	Report	5×

21 January 2026 12:30	Egypt	36–25	Gabon	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Yosri 9	(19–14)	Aubyang 5
	3×	Report	2×

22 January 2026 13:00	Gabon	33–16	Uganda	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Amodu, Sumaila (NGR)
	Wora 8	(17–6)	Lukwago 5
	3×	Report	4× 1×

22 January 2026 15:00	Egypt	41–28	Angola	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Omar, Nafea 7	(18–13)	Chicola 6
	4×	Report	6× 1×

24 January 2026 13:00	Uganda	13–54	Egypt	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: Yapo, Koné (CIV)
	Okolimong 4	(5–27)	Emad 10
	4×	Report	2×

24 January 2026 17:00	Angola	33–21	Gabon	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
	Sebastião 5	(19–8)	Nguema 5
	3×	Report	3× 1×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	3	0	115	68	+47	6	Main round
2	Guinea	3	2	1	85	80	+5	4	Main round
3	Cameroon	3	1	2	68	89	−21	2	President Cup
4	Kenya	3	0	3	72	103	−31	0	President Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

21 January 2026 10:30	Guinea	36–27	Kenya	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Abunakar, Salihu (NGR)
	Paquiom 16	(15–11)	Collins, Chiunda 6
	2×	Report	1× 6×

21 January 2026 15:00	Tunisia	41–22	Cameroon	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Toumi 6	(23–7)	Ondoua 4
	5×	Report	2× 7× 2×

22 January 2026 11:00	Cameroon	28–24	Kenya	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Bi Ndjee, Deen 7	(13–12)	Mayende 8
	4×	Report	8×

22 January 2026 17:00	Tunisia	35–25	Guinea	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
	Jbeli, Kallel 5	(17–14)	Gory, Paquiom 5
	5×	Report	7× 1×

24 January 2026 17:00	Kenya	21–39	Tunisia	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Moqriich, El Ghass (MAR)
	Mayende 5	(11–20)	Ben Salem 7
	3× 1×	Report	2×

24 January 2026 19:00	Guinea	24–18	Cameroon	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Paquiom 5	(12–7)	Tohmuloh 4
	6×	Report	1× 4×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cape Verde	3	3	0	99	80	+19	6	Main round
2	Morocco	3	2	1	119	92	+27	4	Main round
3	Congo	3	1	2	85	95	−10	2	President Cup
4	Benin	3	0	3	74	110	−36	0	President Cup

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

21 January 2026 14:30	Morocco	52–28	Benin	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Rezzouki 10	(27–10)	Ganiou 6
	1×	Report	3×

21 January 2026 16:30	Cape Verde	34–28	Congo	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	four players 5	(21–16)	Naal 8
	1× 1× 1×	Report	1× 4×

22 January 2026 13:00	Cape Verde	33–28	Morocco	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Pina 13	(13–17)	Ezzine, Saa 6
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1× 1×

22 January 2026 15:00	Congo	26–22	Benin	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Yapo, Koné (CIV)
	Naal 6	(14–9)	Sossou 5
	1× 3×	Report	1×

24 January 2026 11:00	Benin	24–32	Cape Verde	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: Kamal, Mohamed (EGY)
	Sossou 7	(11–14)	Pereira 8
	2×	Report

24 January 2026 15:00	Morocco	39–31	Congo	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Saa 8	(16–12)	Lekiby-Elila 8
	7× 2×	Report	1× 5×

President Cup

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gabon	3	3	0	108	63	+45	6	Ninth place game
2	Rwanda (H)	3	2	1	99	85	+14	4	Eleventh place game
3	Zambia	3	1	2	73	100	−27	2	13th place game
4	Uganda	3	0	3	76	108	−32	0	15th place game

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

25 January 2026 11:30	Rwanda	37–27	Uganda	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Moqriich, El Ghass (MAR)
	Mbesutunguwe 10	(16–13)	three players 5
	6×	Report	4×

25 January 2026 16:30	Gabon	36–16	Zambia	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Tuyizere, Imanimbahafi (RWA)
	Tabanguet 10	(14–8)	Kambundu 8
	3×	Report	3×

27 January 2026 14:00	Rwanda	34–26	Zambia	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 350 Referees: Amodu, Sumaila (NIG)
	Mbesutunguwe 7	(17–17)	Kambundu 11
	4×	Report	1× 4×

27 January 2026 14:00	Gabon	40–19	Uganda	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Yapo, Koné (CIV)
	Moure, Tabanguet 6	(23–10)	Umar 3
	1×	Report	1× 3×

29 January 2026 10:00	Zambia	31–30	Uganda	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 300 Referees: Tuyizere, Imanimbahafi (RWA)
	Audriscal 6	(15–18)	Muzay 9
	4×	Report	3×

29 January 2026 14:00	Rwanda	28–32	Gabon	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Moqriich, El Ghass (MAR)
	Kayijamahe 6	(18–14)	Tabanguet 10
	1× 4×	Report	1×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cameroon	3	3	0	0	99	76	+23	6	Ninth place game
2	Congo	3	1	1	1	91	81	+10	3	Eleventh place game
3	Benin	3	1	1	1	87	91	−4	3	13th place game
4	Kenya	3	0	0	3	78	107	−29	0	15th place game

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

25 January 2026 14:00	Cameroon	34–27	Benin	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
	three players 6	(18–11)	Abdou 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 7×

25 January 2026 19:00	Congo	37–26	Kenya	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Kamal, Mohamed (EGY)
	Kouba 13	(20–8)	Mayende, Wamalwa 6
	6×	Report	2× 1×

27 January 2026 11:30	Cameroon	37–22	Kenya	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Tuyizere, Imanimbahafi (RWA)
	Deen 8	(15–9)	Wakhuka 6
	5×	Report	3×

27 January 2026 16:30	Congo	27–27	Benin	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Moqriich, El Ghass (MAR)
	Lekiby-Elila 5	(16–13)	Valot, Vermont 5
	1× 2×	Report	2× 2×

29 January 2026 12:00	Kenya	30–33	Benin	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Makrem, Rochdi (TUN)
	Collins 7	(17–16)	Sokegbe 7
	5×	Report	5×

29 January 2026 16:00	Cameroon	28–27	Congo	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Adjeng 8	(14–14)	Lekiby-Elila 8
	4×	Report	1× 5×

15th place game

30 January 2026 10:00	Uganda	29–35	Kenya	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Sumaila, Amodu (NIG)
	Lukwago 5	(15–17)	Mayende 9
	3×	Report	3×

13th place game

30 January 2026 12:00	Zambia	25–42	Benin	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Kamal, Mohamed (EGY)
	Kambundu 11	(11–22)	Sossou 8
	3×	Report	1×

Eleventh place game

30 January 2026 10:00	Rwanda	28–30	Congo	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Yapo, Koné (CIV)
	Kayijamahe 7	(16–16)	Zoko-Ezo 7
	5×	Report	1× 2×

Ninth place game

30 January 2026 14:00	Gabon	29–27	Cameroon	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Moqriich, El Gahss (MAR)
	Tabanguet 8	(18–13)	Bi Ndjee 7
	4×	Report	2×

Main round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advance will be transferred to the main round.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	131	78	+53	6	Semifinals
2	Algeria	3	1	2	78	89	−11	2^[b]	Semifinals
3	Nigeria	3	1	2	71	98	−27	2^[b]	5–8th place semifinals
4	Angola	3	1	2	77	92	−15	2^[b]	5–8th place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
^ ^a ^b ^c Algeria 2 Pts, +3 GD; Nigeria 2 Pts, −1 GD; Angola 2 Pts, −2 GD.

25 January 2026 11:30	Nigeria	24–27	Angola	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Yusuf 9	(11–14)	Chicola 9
	1× 8× 1×	Report	1× 3× 1×

25 January 2026 16:30	Egypt	42–28	Algeria	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	Omar 10	(20–10)	Benhalima 6
	4×	Report	2× 7×

27 January 2026 11:30	Algeria	27–22	Angola	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
	Abdi 8	(14–10)	Pestana 7
	3× 5×	Report	3×

27 January 2026 16:30	Egypt	48–22	Nigeria	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 300 Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Emad 12	(24–10)	Iyortyer 5
	2×	Report	4× 2×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	2	1	0	101	79	+22	5	Semifinals
2	Cape Verde	3	2	0	1	103	90	+13	4	Semifinals
3	Morocco	3	1	1	1	95	88	+7	3	5–8th place semifinals
4	Guinea	3	0	0	3	76	118	−42	0	5–8th place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

25 January 2026 14:00	Tunisia	29–29	Morocco	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Abdelli 9	(18–12)	Saa 8
	7× 1×	Report	1× 5×

25 January 2026 19:00	Cape Verde	45–25	Guinea	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
	Pina 10	(25–11)	Charti 5
	2×	Report	2×

27 January 2026 19:00	Guinea	26–38	Morocco	Petit Stade, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Kamal, Mohamed (EGY)
	Paquiom 8	(15–16)	Rezzouki 9
	5×	Report	4×

27 January 2026 19:00	Cape Verde	25–37	Tunisia	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 400 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Pina 6	(10–15)	Abdelli 10
	6×	Report	2× 4×

Final round

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

29 January

Egypt	32
		31 January
Cape Verde	26
		Egypt	37
29 January
		Tunisia	24
Algeria	24

Tunisia	33
		Third place

		31 January

		Cape Verde	29

		Algeria	23

5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semfinals		Fifth place

29 January

Nigeria	30
		30 January
Guinea	28
		Nigeria	20
29 January
		Angola	25
Angola	27

Morocco	20
		Seventh place

		30 January

		Guinea	33 (4)

		Morocco (pen)	33 (5)

5–8th place semifinals

29 January 2026 11:30	Nigeria	30–28	Guinea	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: Ahmed, Mohamed (EGY)
	Sulaimon, Shagari 8	(16–14)	Ruffe 7
	4× 1×	Report

29 January 2026 14:00	Angola	27–20	Morocco	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 100 Referees: El Saied, El Saied (EGY)
	Sebastião 7	(12–10)	Saa 4
	1× 2×	Report	2× 4×

Semifinals

29 January 2026 16:30	Egypt	32–26	Cape Verde	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 250 Referees: Faye, Diop (SEN)
	Omar 10	(16–11)	Landim 8
	2× 3× 1×	Report	2× 7×

29 January 2026 19:00	Algeria	24–33	Tunisia	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 300 Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
	three players 4	(11–19)	Abdelli 9
	2× 6×	Report	6× 1×

Seventh place game

30 January 2026 12:00	Guinea	37–38	Morocco	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 500 Referees: Ben Dahou, Zoghlami (TUN)
	Eponouh 8	(16–14)	Boukhamsa 9
	2× 1×	Report	1×
	FT: 33–33 Pen: 4–5

Fifth place game

30 January 2026 19:00	Nigeria	20–25	Angola	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 200 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Salami 5	(12–9)	Sousa 6
	5× 1×	Report	1× 3×

Third place game

31 January 2026 13:30	Cape Verde	29–23	Algeria	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 600 Referees: El Saied, El Saied (EGY)
	García 6	(16–16)	Mahdi 6
	1× 3×	Report	8× 1×

Final

31 January 2026 16:00	Egypt	37–24	Tunisia	BK Arena, Kigali Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Emad, Omar 6	(17–10)	Ben Salem, Ridha 4
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5×

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Egypt	7	7	0	0	290	166	+124	14	Champions
2	Tunisia	7	5	1	1	238	183	+55	11	Runners-up
3	Cape Verde	7	5	0	2	224	197	+27	10	Third place
4	Algeria	7	3	0	4	208	197	+11	6	Fourth place

5	Angola	7	5	0	2	199	174	+25	10	Fifth place game
6	Nigeria	7	4	0	3	187	189	−2	8	Fifth place game

7	Morocco	7	4	1	2	244	211	+33	9	Seventh place game
8	Guinea	7	2	0	5	201	231	−30	4	Seventh place game

9	Gabon	7	5	0	2	216	175	+41	10	Ninth place game
10	Cameroon	7	4	0	3	194	194	0	8	Ninth place game

11	Congo	7	3	1	3	206	204	+2	7	Eleventh place game
12	Rwanda (H)	7	3	0	4	202	210	−8	6	Eleventh place game

13	Benin	7	2	1	4	203	226	−23	5	Thirteenth place game
14	Zambia	7	1	0	6	156	245	−89	2	Thirteenth place game

15	Kenya	7	1	0	6	185	239	−54	2	Fifteenth place game
16	Uganda	7	0	0	7	155	267	−112	0	Fifteenth place game

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

Qualification table

Rank	Team
	Egypt
	Tunisia
	Cape Verde
4	Algeria
5	Angola
6	Nigeria
7	Morocco
8	Guinea
9	Gabon
10	Cameroon
11	Congo
12	Rwanda
13	Benin
14	Zambia
15	Kenya
16	Uganda

	Qualified for the 2027 World Championship

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals^[6]	Shots	%
1	Felix Kambundu	49	82	60
2	Yves Kayijamahe	46	63	73
3	Natan Paquiom	45	58	78
4	Chérubin Tabanguet	44	60	73
5	Mohamed Emad	42	58	72
5	Amjad Saa	42	62	68
7	Christopher Mayende	41	63	65
8	Délcio Pina	38	60	63
9	Bilel Abdelli	37	45	82
9	Bruno Landim	37	62	60

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	%	Saves^[7]	Shots
1	Abdelrahman Homayed	47	27	58
2	Ibrahim Koné	44	17	39
3	Mohamed Aly	41	45	111
4	Salim Mezaza	40	14	35
5	Fradj Ben Tekaya	39	9	23
5	Charles Ano	39	51	132
7	Solomon Micheal	36	71	200
8	Bruno Fernandes	35	11	31
	Jeremie Nomede		61	176
	Giovany Muachissengue		49	142

References

^ "Fourth in a row, as Egypt tie Tunisia as the most decorated team at the African Championship". ihf.info. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
^ "27th Men's Senior Africa Cup of Nations, Rwanda 2026: Kigali will host the group stage draw on November 14th". CAHB. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
^ "27th Men's Senior CAN, Rwanda 2026: the group compositions are known!". CAHB. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
^ https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/31200/sports/handball/handball-africa-cup-of-nations-draw-due-friday-in-kigali
^ https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/31269/sports/handball/can-handball-hosts-rwanda-algeria-in-group-a-holders-egypt-in-group-b
^ "Top goalscorers" (PDF). ihf.info. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
^ "Top goalkeepers" (PDF). ihf.info. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

External links

IHF website

[2] Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

[table_hth_ALG0.74707273894319-7] Algeria 2 Pts, +3 GD; Nigeria 2 Pts, −1 GD; Angola 2 Pts, −2 GD.

[1] "Fourth in a row, as Egypt tie Tunisia as the most decorated team at the African Championship". ihf.info. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[3] "27th Men's Senior Africa Cup of Nations, Rwanda 2026: Kigali will host the group stage draw on November 14th". CAHB. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[4] "27th Men's Senior CAN, Rwanda 2026: the group compositions are known!". CAHB. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[5] ttps://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/31200/sports/handball/handball-africa-cup-of-nations-draw-due-friday-in-kigali

[6] ttps://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/31269/sports/handball/can-handball-hosts-rwanda-algeria-in-group-a-holders-egypt-in-group-b

[8] "Top goalscorers" (PDF). ihf.info. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[9] "Top goalkeepers" (PDF). ihf.info. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

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