The 2026 African Men's Handball Championship was the 27th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Africa organized by CAHB. The tournament was held from 21 to 31 January 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda.
It was the first time in history that the championship was organised by Rwanda and the first time that the championship was held in East Africa.
It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany, with the top five nations qualifying.
Egypt were three time defending champions, most recently beating Algeria 29âÂÂ21 in the 2024 final in Cairo. They defended their title with a win over Tunisia.
The tournament will be played in Kigali across two venues.
The draw was held at 17:30 UTC+02:00 on 14 November 2025 at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda. The draw started with, in order, pots 4, 3, 2 and 1 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically.
All times are local (UTC+2).
In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by CAHB through drawing of lots.
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Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advance will be transferred to the main round.
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5âÂÂ8th place bracket
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