The 1996 African Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Cotonou, Benin, from 18 to 27 October 1996. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Championship in Japan.
Algeria win their sixth title beating Tunisia in the final game 21–19 after the first extra time of the history in the finals of the competition.
Qualified teams
Venue CotonouPalais des Sports de Cotonou Capacity: 5,000
Group stage Team advance to the knockout stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Team qualified for the 1997 World Championship RankTeam45678910
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