The 1985 African Men's Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the

African Men'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 tournam ...

, held in

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, from 14 to 23 September 1985. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1986 World Championship in

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. In the final,

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won their third consecutive title beating

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in the final game.

Qualified teams

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final ranking

References

{{African Handball Championship African handball championships

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