Handball African Championship 1979
| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations de Handball 1979 | |
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| 3rd African men's handball championship 1979 | |
| Number of nations | 8 (of 8 applicants) |
| African champions |
 Tunisia (3rd title)
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| venue |
 Brazzaville , People's Republic of the Congo
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| Opening game | 20th July 1979 |
| Endgame | July 31, 1979 |
The 3rd African men's handball championship was held between July 20 and 31, 1979 in the Congolese capital Brazzaville by the Confédération Africaine de Handball (CAHB). Eight teams qualified for the finals. Tunisia also won the tournament after 1974 and 1976; Egypt and third placed Algeria also took the medal ranks . Fourth was the host's team, the People's Republic of the Congo , ahead of Cameroon in fifth and Togo in sixth. It was followed by Ivory Coast and Nigeria in 7th and 8th place.
With the success Tunisia qualified for the Olympic handball tournament in Moscow in 1980 ; However, since the country boycotted the games alongside 63 other nations, Algeria entered the tournament as a representative of Africa.
| placement | team | Results |
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| 1. |
Tunisia , defending champion
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In the final of the African Championship, the Tunisian team beat Egypt 21:17. |
| 2. |
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| 3. |
 Algeria
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In the game for third place, the Algerian team defeated the hosts of the People's Republic of the Congo with 26:24. |
| 4th |
People's Republic of the Congo , hosts
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| 5. |
 Cameroon
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| 6th |
 Togo
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| 7th |
 Ivory Coast
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| 8th. |
 Nigeria
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Web links
- CAHB online ( French ) In: cahbonline.info . Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- Men Handball Africa 1979 Brazzaville (CGO) 20-31.07 - Tunisia ( English ) In: todor66.com . Retrieved January 26, 2012.