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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Algeria |
| City | Oran |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–21 September |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Guinea |
| Fourth place |  Angola |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 1,452 (45.38 per match) |
The 2025 African Women's Youth Handball Championship is held in Oran, Algeria from 14 to 21 September 2025[1][2]. It also acted as qualification tournament for the 2026 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship.
Teams
Draw
The draw was held on 31 July 2025 at the CAHB headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast[3].
Venues
| Oran | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bir El Djir | Medina Jedida (Oran Center) | ||
| Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena | Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace | ||
| Main Hall | Second Hall | ||
| Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | ||
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 91 | +76 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Angola |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 80 | +17 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 139 | −16 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Kenya |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 142 | +3 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Benin |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 135 | −37 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  Madagascar |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 101 | −43 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
| 14 September 2025 14:00 |
Madagascar |
0–10 | Nigeria |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 14 September 2025 16:00 |
Kenya |
28–36 | Tunisia |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–20) | ||||
| 14 September 2025 18:00 |
Angola |
10–0 | Benin |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 15 September 2025 16:00 |
Angola |
23–18 | Kenya |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–10) | ||||
| 15 September 2025 16:00 |
Tunisia |
10–0 | Madagascar |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 16 September 2025 14:00 |
Madagascar |
12–22 | Angola |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (7–13) | ||||
| 16 September 2025 18:00 |
Nigeria |
25–50 | Tunisia |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (8–25) | ||||
| 16 September 2025 18:00 |
Benin |
23–30 | Kenya |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 17 September 2025 16:00 |
Nigeria |
31–31 | Benin |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (17–15) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 14:00 |
Kenya |
34–23 | Madagascar |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (18–13) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 16:00 |
Tunisia |
41–19 | Benin |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (22–12) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 18:00 |
Nigeria |
20–23 | Angola |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (8–11) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 14:00 |
Benin |
25–23 | Madagascar |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (12–15) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 16:00 |
Angola |
19–30 | Tunisia |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–17) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 16:00 |
Kenya |
35–37 | Nigeria |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (14–18) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 52 | +50 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Guinea |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 65 | +33 | 5[a] | |
| 3 | Algeria (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 89 | +7 | 5[a] | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 98 | +3 | 2 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Zambia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 132 | −93 | 0 | Ninth place game |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Algeria 16–16 Guinea
| 14 September 2025 16:00 |
Egypt |
10–0 | Zambia |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| 14 September 2025 18:00 |
Algeria |
26–21 | Burkina Faso |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–11) | ||||
| 15 September 2025 18:00 |
Egypt |
36–15 | Algeria |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (21–4) | ||||
| 15 September 2025 18:00 |
Guinea |
25–17 | Burkina Faso |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–10) | ||||
| 16 September 2025 16:00 |
Burkina Faso |
17–32 | Egypt |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (8–16) | ||||
| 16 September 2025 16:00 |
Zambia |
8–37 | Guinea |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (4–18) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 16:00 |
Guinea |
20–24 | Egypt |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (11–9) | ||||
| 18 September 2025 18:00 |
Zambia |
16–39 | Algeria |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–25) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 14:00 |
Burkina Faso |
46–15 | Zambia |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (20–6) | ||||
| 19 September 2025 18:00 |
Algeria |
16–16 | Guinea |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (9–10) | ||||
Classification stage
Ninth place game
| 20 September 2025 14:00 |
Benin |
44–12 | Zambia |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (17–6) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 20 September 2025 16:00 |
Kenya |
29–20 | Burkina Faso |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–12) | ||||
Fifth place game
| 20 September 2025 18:00 |
Nigeria |
29–28 | Algeria |
Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace, Oran |
| (13–11) | ||||
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 20 September | ||||||
| Tunisia | 25 | |||||
| 21 September | ||||||
| Guinea | 23 | |||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||
| 20 September | ||||||
| Egypt | 33 | |||||
| Egypt | 19 | |||||
| Angola | 16 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 September | ||||||
| Guinea | 18 | |||||
| Angola | 11 | |||||
Semifinals
| 20 September 2025 15:30 |
Tunisia |
25–23 | Guinea |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 20 September 2025 18:00 |
Egypt |
19–16 | Angola |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (13–7) | ||||
Third place game
| 21 September 2025 15:30 |
Guinea |
18–11 | Angola |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (8–1) | ||||
Final
| 21 September 2025 18:00 |
Tunisia |
21–33 | Egypt |
Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, Bir El Djir |
| (9–16) | ||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Egypt |
 | Tunisia |
 | Guinea |
| 4 | Angola |
| 5 | Nigeria |
| 6 | Algeria |
| 7 | Kenya |
| 8 | Burkina Faso |
| 9 | Benin |
| 10 | Zambia |
| 11 | Madagascar |
| Team qualified for the 2026 U18 World Championship |
See also
References
- "البطولة الإفريقية للأمم إناث (أقل من 18-أقل من 20 سنة): وفد من الكونفدرالية الإفريقية لكرة اليد في زيارة إلى وهران". aps.dz (in Arabic). Redaction team. 11 June 2025.
- "Championnats d'Afrique féminins de handball cadets et juniors : l'Algérie hôte des 20e et 22e éditions en 2025". radioalgerie.dz (in French). APS. 1 December 2024.
- "Draw for the 32nd and 21st African Women's Junior and Cadet Nations Championships: see you on July 31, 2025 in Abidjan!". cahbonline. Redaction team. 23 July 2025.
External links
- Tournament details - ihf official website