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 #YearHostFinalThird place matchChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth placeI2000DetailsAbidjan––II2004DetailsCasablanca––III2008DetailsTripoli31–2424–17V2010DetailsLibreville25–2422–20VII2012DetailsAbidjan27–2230–23IX2014DetailsNairobi26–2224–162016DetailsBamako26–2522–152018DetailsMarrakeshNo playoffsNo playoffs2020CasablancaCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemicXVIII2022DetailsKigali51–2941–34XX2024DetailsMahdia34–2920–11XXII2026DetailsAbidjan28–2518–17
Medal count
Participating nations Nation20002004200820102012201420162018202220242026Years 4th 7th 2nd3rd 4th 5th 5th 9th 8 5th 3rd 4th 3 1st 4th 2 4th 2 4th 8th 11th 3 7th 5th 2 9th 10th 2 6th 4th 2 1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st 1st 10 3rd 4th 2 10th 7th 6th 5th 3rd 4th 6 3rd 8th 8th 7th 4 6th 7th 2 3rd 5th 5th 7th 6th 12th 6 8th 13th 2 6th 8th 2 7th 1 3rd 5th 6th 5th 6th 3rd 4th 3rd 8 5th 8th 2 2nd 3rd 6th 3 7th 2nd 8th 3 2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd 1st2nd 2nd 2nd 9 6th 1 9th 14th 2# Teams 6 3 5 8 10 9 8 7 8 8 14
See also African Men's Junior Handball Championship African Women's Junior Handball Championship
External links African Youth Handball Championship - news.abidjan.net