The African Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women's national
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 ...
teams of
Africa
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, organized by the
African Handball Confederation
The African Handball Confederation (acronym CAHB, referring to ) is the administrative and controlling body for African team handball. Founded on 15 January 1973 after the 1973 All-Africa Games, 2nd All-Africa Games in Lagos (Nigeria), it represe ...
, under the supervision of the
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...
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
See also
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African Women's Junior Handball Championship
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African Men's Youth Handball Championship
External links
African Youth Handball Championship- ''news.abidjan.net''
{{International Handball
Youth
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Youth handball competitions
Women's handball competitions
Youth sport in Africa
Women's sports competitions in Africa