The 1981 African Women's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Tunisia from 17 to 31 July 1981. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Tunisia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 17–31 July |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Tunisia |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
Draw
edit| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Congo
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Egypt
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 19 July 1981 | Ivory Coast
|
12–9 | Egypt
|
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| (7–6) | ||||
| 25 July 1981 | Congo
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12–10 | Egypt
|
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| 28 July 1981 | Congo
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– | Ivory Coast
|
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Algeria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Angola
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 0 |
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 17 July 1981 | Tunisia
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17–10 | Angola
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| (9–6) | ||||
| 18 July 1981 | Algeria
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9–9 | Nigeria
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| (–) | ||||
| 21 July 1981 | Algeria
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20–13 | Angola
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| (–) | ||||
| 21 July 1981 | Tunisia
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11–11 | Nigeria
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| (4–4) | ||||
| 24 July 1981 | Tunisia
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17–10 | Algeria
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| (–) | ||||
| 25 July 1981 | Nigeria
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29–13 | Angola
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| (–) | ||||
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Congo | ||||||
| Nigeria | ||||||
| Congo | 11 | |||||
| Tunisia | 10 | |||||
| Tunisia | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Nigeria | 12 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 9 | |||||
Fifth place bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Egypt | ||||||
| Angola | ||||||
| Egypt | 16 | |||||
| Algeria | 17 | |||||
Fifth place game
edit| Algeria
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17–16 | Egypt
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||
| (–) | ||||
Third place game
edit| 25 July 1981 | Nigeria
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12–9 | Ivory Coast
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| (5–3) | ||||
Final
edit| 30 July 1981 | Congo
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11–10 | Tunisia
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Final ranking
edit| Qualified for the 1982 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Congo
|
 |
Tunisia
|
 |
Nigeria
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| 4 | Ivory Coast
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| 5 | Algeria
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| 6 | Egypt
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| 7 | Angola
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References
edit"Taça Marien Ngouabi em Andebol" [Handball Marien Ngouabi Cup]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 19 July 1981.