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1987 African Women's Handball Championship

The 1987 African Women's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Morocco. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo 3 3 0 0 51 33 +18 6
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 47 44 +3 4
 Egypt 3 1 0 2 35 43 −8 2
 Gabon 3 0 0 3 32 45 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
4 July 1987 Congo  17–9  Egypt
5 July 1987 Tunisia  15–14  Egypt
6 July 1987 Tunisia  19–10  Gabon
7 July 1987 Congo  14–11  Gabon
8 July 1987 Congo  20–13  Tunisia
8 July 1987 Egypt  12–11  Gabon

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 66 42 +24 5
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 61 51 +10 4
 Angola 3 1 1 1 71 52 +19 3
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 23 76 −53 0
Source: [citation needed]
4 July 1987 Ivory Coast  25–22  Angola
5 July 1987 Ivory Coast  21–9  Morocco
6 July 1987 Angola  29–7  Morocco
6 July 1987 Cameroon  20–15  Ivory Coast
7 July 1987 Cameroon  26–7  Morocco
8 July 1987 Cameroon  20–20  Angola

Knockout stage

Seventh place game

11 July 1987 Gabon  22–12  Morocco

Fifth place game

11 July 1987 Angola  20–17  Egypt

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ivory Coast18
 
 
 
 Congo17
 
 Ivory Coast16
 
 
 
 Cameroon13
 
 Cameroon18
 
 
 Tunisia15
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Congo20
 
 
 Tunisia16

Semifinals

10 July 1987 Ivory Coast  18–17  Congo
10 July 1987 Cameroon  18–15  Tunisia

Third place game

12 July 1987 Congo  20–16  Tunisia

Final

27 July 1989 Ivory Coast  16–13  Cameroon
(7–10)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics
Rank Team
 Ivory Coast
 Cameroon
 Congo
4  Tunisia
5  Angola
6  Egypt
7  Gabon
8  Morocco