The 2021 African Women's Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the
African Women's Handball Championship
The African Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tourname ...
, which was originally scheduled to take place from 2 to 12 December 2020. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
, it was rescheduled to 8 to 18 June 2021 in
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
, Cameroon. The tournament was held under the aegis of
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 ...
and acted as the African qualifying tournament for the
2021 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2021 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 25th event by the International Handball Federation, was held in Spain from 1 to 19 December 2021. On 18 October 2018, at a congress in Doha, Qatar, the IHF announced that the World Championsh ...
.
Angola won their third straight and 14th overall title after defeating Cameroon in the final.
Venues
Draw
The draw was made on 1 April 2021.
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Ranking of third-placed teams
President's Cup
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Fifth place bracket
Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standing
References
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Sport in Yaoundé
International sports competitions hosted by Cameroon
June 2021 sports events in Africa
Handball events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 in African women's sport