Season Description
The 2026 African Men's Handball Championship is the 27th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Africa organized by CAHB. The tournament is held from 21 to 31 January 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda. It will be the first time in history that the championship will be organised by Rwanda and the first time that the championship will be held in East Africa. It acts as the African qualifying tournament for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany, with the top five nations qualifying. Egypt are three time defending champions, most recently beating Algeria 29–21 in the 2024 final in Cairo.

Event List
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21 Jan r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerRwanda HandballRwanda Handba30 - 19 Zambia HandballZambia Handba
22 Jan r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerAlgeria HandballAlgeria Handb46 - 25 Rwanda HandballRwanda Handba
24 Jan r03 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerNigeria HandballNigeria Handb30 - 20 Rwanda HandballRwanda Handba
25 Jan r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerRwanda HandballRwanda Handba37 - 27 Uganda HandballUganda Handba
27 Jan r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerRwanda HandballRwanda Handba34 - 26 Zambia HandballZambia Handba
29 Jan r03 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerRwanda HandballRwanda Handba28 - 32 Gabon HandballGabon Handbal
30 Jan Playoff Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerRwanda HandballRwanda Handba28 - 30 Congo HandballCongo Handbal


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