The 2002 African Men's Handball Championship was the 15th 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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and

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, from 19 to 28 April 2002. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Championship in

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win their sixth title beating

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in the final game 25–22.

Qualified teams

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Venues

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

;5th place bracket ;9th place bracket

Quarterfinals

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9–12th place semifinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Eleventh place game

''Gabon withdrew.''

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

''Congo withdrew.''

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 ...

Handball in Morocco 21st century in Casablanca 21st century in Rabat April 2002 sports events in Africa