The 2012 African Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the

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, organized by the

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, which acted as the qualification process for the

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. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held in

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and

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between 11 and 20 January 2012. The winner qualified for the

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Teams

Venues

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 24 September 2011 at

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. ''All times are local (

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

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Quarterfinals

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5–8th semifinals

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Semifinals

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Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

Awards

All-Tournament Team

All-star team was:.

References

External links

Official websiteGoalzz.comStatistics of CAN 2012
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