1987 African Men's Handball Championship

1987 African Men's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Morocco
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	3–12 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Algeria (4th title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Tunisia
Fourth place	Congo

The 1987 African Men's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Rabat, Morocco, from 3 to 12 July 1987. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

In the final, Algeria win their fourth consecutive title beating Egypt in the final game.

Qualified teams

• Algeria
• Angola
• Congo
• Egypt
• Ivory Coast
• Morocco (hosts)
• Senegal
• Tunisia

Group stage

Team advance to the knockout stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Algeria	3	3	0	0	78	55	+23	6
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:
(H) Hosts

3 July 1987	Algeria	23–16	Morocco	Rabat
		(11–7)

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5 July 1987	Algeria	22–12	Egypt	Rabat

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7 July 1987	Algeria	33–27	Ivory Coast	Rabat

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	July – Rabat
	Algeria	16
					12 July – Rabat
	Tunisia	15
					Algeria	22
	July – Rabat
					Egypt	16
	Congo
	Egypt
					Third place
					July – Rabat
					Tunisia
					Congo

Semifinals

	Algeria	16–15	Tunisia	Rabat

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	Congo	–	Egypt	Rabat

Third place game

	Tunisia	–	Congo	Rabat

Final

12 July 1987	Algeria	22–16	Egypt	Rabat

Final ranking

	Team qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics
	Team qualified for the 1989 World Men's Handball Championship Group B

Rank	Team
	Algeria
	Egypt
	Tunisia
4	Congo
5	Angola
6	Ivory Coast
7	Senegal
8	Morocco