The 1996 African Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth 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
Cotonou
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The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies ...
,
Benin
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, from 18 to 27 October 1996. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the
1997 World Championship in
Japan
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.
Algeria
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win their sixth title beating
Tunisia
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in the final game 21–19 after the first extra time of the history in the finals of the competition.
Qualified teams
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Venue
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
References
{{African Handball Championship
African handball championships
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
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Handball in Benin
1996 in Beninese sport
October 1996 sports events in Africa