The African Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women's national

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teams of

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, 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

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and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Youth World Championship.

Summary

Most successful national teams

Participating nations

External links

African Youth Handball Championship
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Summary

Most successful national teams

Participating nations

See also

External links