2022 African Men's Handball Championship
The 2022 African Men's Handball Championship took place in Egypt from July 11 to July 18, 2022. It was the 25th edition and also served as the African qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship in Poland and Sweden. The event was originally scheduled to be held in Morocco in January 2022 but was postponed after protests; in March 2022, Egypt was chosen as the new host.
Host cities and format
- Host country: Egypt
- Venues: 2 in 1 city
- Teams: 13
- All games were played in local time (UTC+2)
Results and statistics
- Champions: Egypt, winning their 8th title
- Runners-up: Cape Verde
- Third place: Morocco
- Fourth place: Tunisia
- Matches played: 32
- Goals scored: 1,881 (average 58.78 per match)
- Best player: Yahia Omar
Final and notable milestones
- Egypt defeated Cape Verde 37–25 in the final to claim the title.
- The final marked the first time since 1983 that a sub-Saharan team reached the final, and the first time neither Tunisia nor Algeria competed in the final.
- The draw for the tournament was held on May 26, 2022, in Cairo after an earlier cancellation in Abidjan.
All-star team
- The all-star team was announced on July 19, 2022.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 11:41 (CET).