African Men's Youth Handball Championship

For the women's tournament, see African Women's Youth Handball Championship.

African Men's Youth Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2026 African Men's Youth Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	2000
First season	2000 African Men's Youth Handball Championship
Continent	Africa (CAHB)
Most recent champion	Egypt (8th title)
Most titles	Egypt (8 titles)

The African Men's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth men's 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 tournament for the Youth World Championship. Egypt is the most successful national team with a record number of eight (8) titles out of nine (9) participants.

Summary

#	Year	Host		Final				Third place match
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
I	2000 Details	Abidjan		Benin	–	Nigeria		Ivory Coast	–	Burkina Faso
II	2004 Details	Casablanca		Egypt	–	Tunisia		Morocco	–
III	2008 Details	Tripoli		Egypt	31–24	Tunisia		Libya	24–17	Benin
V	2010 Details	Libreville		Egypt	25–24	Tunisia		Gabon	22–20	Algeria
VII	2012 Details	Abidjan		Egypt	27–22	Tunisia		Angola	30–23	Gabon
IX	2014 Details	Nairobi		Egypt	26–22	Algeria		Tunisia	24–16	Angola
	2016 Details	Bamako		Tunisia	26–25	Egypt		Algeria	22–15	DR Congo
	2018 Details	Marrakesh		Egypt	No playoffs	Tunisia		Nigeria	No playoffs	Algeria
	2020	Casablanca		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
XVIII	2022 Details	Kigali		Egypt	51–29	Rwanda		Morocco	41–34	Burundi
XX	2024 Details	Mahdia		Egypt	34–29	Tunisia		Guinea	20–11	Morocco
XXI	2026 Details	Abidjan			–				–

Medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	8	1	0	9
2	Tunisia	1	6	1	8
3	Benin	1	0	0	1
4	Algeria	0	1	1	2
	Nigeria	0	1	1	2
6	Rwanda	0	1	0	1
7	Morocco	0	0	2	2
8	Angola	0	0	1	1
	Gabon	0	0	1	1
	Guinea	0	0	1	1
	Ivory Coast	0	0	1	1
	Libya	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		10	10	10	30

Participating nations

Nation	2000	2004	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	Years
Algeria				4th	7th	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	5th	7
Angola				5th	3rd	4th					3
Benin	1st		4th								2
Burkina Faso	4th										2
Burundi									4th	8th	2
Cameroon				7th							1
Congo					9th						1
DR Congo					6th		4th				2
Egypt		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	9
Gabon				3rd	4th						2
Guinea					10th	7th	6th	5th		3rd	5
Ivory Coast	3rd			8th	8th						3
Kenya						6th				7th	2
Libya			3rd		5th	5th			7th	6th	5
Madagascar									8th		1
Mali	6th						8th				2
Mauritania								7th			1
Morocco		3rd	5th	6th			5th	6th	3rd	4th	7
Niger	5th					8th					2
Nigeria	2nd							3rd			2
Rwanda							7th		2nd		2
Tunisia		2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd		2nd	8
Uganda									6th		1
Zambia						9th					1
# Teams	6	3	5	8	10	9	8	7	8	8

See also

• African Men's Junior Handball Championship
• African Women's Junior Handball Championship

External links

• African Youth Handball Championship - news.abidjan.net