African Women's Youth Handball Championship

African Women's Youth Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 African Women's Youth Handball Championship
SportHandball
Founded2000
First season2000
ContinentAfrica (CAHB)
Most recent
champion
 Egypt (6th title)
Most titles Egypt (5 titles)

The African Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women's national handball teams of Africa, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the supervision of the International Handball Federation 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

Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2000
Details
Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Ivory Coast

Nigeria
No third place
2004 Morocco
Casablanca
No team entered No team entered
2009
Details
Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Angola
29–17
Ivory Coast

DR Congo
No playoffs None awarded
2011
Details
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou

Angola
19–16
DR Congo

Tunisia
19–17
Congo
2013
Details
Republic of the Congo
Oyo

Angola
29–18
Tunisia

Congo
21–18
Senegal
2015
Details
Kenya
Nairobi

Egypt
No playoffs
Angola

DR Congo
No playoffs
Kenya
2017
Details
Ivory Coast
Abidjan

Egypt
No playoffs
Tunisia

Angola
No playoffs
Senegal
2019
Details
Niger
Niamey

Egypt
No playoffs
Angola

Tunisia
No playoffs
Guinea
2022
Details
Guinea
Conakry

Egypt
No playoffs
Guinea

Algeria
No playoffs
Gambia
2023
Details
Tunisia
Monastir

Egypt
29–16
Guinea

Nigeria
28–24
Angola
2025
Details
Algeria
Oran

Egypt
33–21
Tunisia

Guinea
18–11
Angola

Most successful national teams

Rank Team Champions Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
1  Egypt 6 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)
2  Angola 3 (2009, 2011, 2013) 2 (2015, 2019) 1 (2017) 2 (2023, 2025)
3  Ivory Coast 1 (2000) 1 (2009)
4  Tunisia 3 (2013, 2017, 2025) 2 (2011, 2019)
5  Guinea 2 (2022, 2023) 1 (2025) 1 (2019)
6  DR Congo 1 (2011) 2 (2009, 2015)
7  Nigeria 1 (2000) 1 (2023)
8  Congo 1 (2013) 1 (2011)
9  Algeria 1 (2022)
10  Senegal 2 (2013, 2017)
11  Kenya 1 (2015)
12  Gambia 1 (2022)

Participating nations

Nation Ivory Coast
2000
Ivory Coast
2009
Burkina Faso
2011
Republic of the Congo
2013
Kenya
2015
Ivory Coast
2017
Niger
2019
Guinea
2022
Tunisia
2023
Algeria
2025
Years
 Algeria 7th 5th 3rd 7th 6th 5
 Angola 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 8
 Benin 9th 1
 Burkina Faso 5th 8th 2
 Congo 4th 3rd 2
 DR Congo 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 5th 6th 8th 7
 Egypt 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 6
 Gambia 4th 1
 Guinea 6th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 5
 Guinea-Bissau 6th 1
 Ivory Coast 1st 2nd 6th 3
 Kenya 4th 7th 2
 Madagascar 11th 1
 Mali 6th 1
 Morocco 6th 1
 Niger 7th 1
 Nigeria 2nd 3rd 5th 3
 Senegal 4th 4th 2
 Sierra Leone 5th 1
 Tunisia 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 2nd 6
 Zambia 7th 10th 2
# Teams 2 3 6 7 4 7 7 6 8 11

See also