The 2013 African Women's Youth Handball Championship was the 8th edition of the
African Women's Youth Handball Championship
The African Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women's national handball teams of Africa, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the supervision of the International Handball Federation and ta ...
. The event, organized by the
African Handball Confederation
The African Handball Confederation, (acronym CAHB) referring to a (french: Confédération Africaine de Handball), is the administrative and controlling body for African team handball. Founded on 15 January 1973 after the 2nd All-Africa Games in L ...
, under the supervision of the
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...
, took place in the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
, in one host city,
Oyo, from August 24 to 30. Seven teams participated on the tournament.
Angola
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, the defending champion, retained its title, by beating Tunisia 29-18 in the final.
The tournament also served as the qualification for the
2014
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Women's Youth World Handball Championship, in
Macedonia.
Draw
Preliminary round
The seven teams were divided into two groups. Top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals while the last three played for the 5th to 7th places.
Group A
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Group B
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Placement round 5–7
Bracket
5th to 7th place matches
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final
Final ranking
Awards
See also
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2012 African Women's Handball Championship
The 2012 African Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, organized by the African Handball Confederation. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held in Salé, Morocco between 11 ...
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2013 African Women's Junior Handball Championship
References
External links
Tournament page on the African Handball Confederation official website
{{African Youth Handball Championship
African Women's Youth Handball Championship
The African Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women's national handball teams of Africa, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the supervision of the International Handball Federation and ta ...
2013 in African handball
2013 in the Republic of the Congo sport
International sports competitions hosted by the Republic of the Congo
Youth
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Women's handball in the Republic of the Congo