35th CAHB Men’s and Women’s African Club Cup Winners Championship

15 men’s, and eight women’s teams have travelled to Oujda, Morocco ahead of the 35th CAHB Men’s and Women’s African Club Cup Winners Championship which will be held in the north African country from 5-14 April.

 

The championship brings together the winners of the various cups in each African country. The Preliminary Group games will take place from 5-9 April. These will be followed by the quarter-finals on 11 April, ahead of the semi-finals on 12 April, placement matches on 13 April and medal matches the following day (14 April).

 

Men’s Competition

Group A: Widad Smara (Morocco – MAR), Smouha (Egypt – EGY), OKA (DR Congo – COD), Horoya (Guinea – GUI)

 

Group B: Al Ahly (Egypt – EGY), Etoile Sportive (Tunisia – TUN), Phoenix (Gabon – GAB), Mekele (Ethiopia – ETH)

 

Group C: Esperance (Tunisia – TUN), FAP (Cameroon – CMR), Oujda (MAR)

 

Group D: JSK (COD), Raja d’Agadir (MAR), Kirkos (ETH), Don Bosco (Cote d’Ivoire – CIV)

 

Women’s Competition

Group A: Primero de Agosto (Angola – ANG), HC Heritage (COD), Dynamique (Cameroon – CMR), Bandama (CIV)

 

Group B: FAP (CMR), Petro Atletico (ANG), DGSP (Congo – CGO), Renaissance (Senegal - SEN)

 

Super Cup

The festival of African handball takes place over 10 days, preceded by the traditional Super Cup which sees the winners of the CAHB African Men’s and Women’s Champions Leagues and the previous winners of the CAHB Men’s and Women’s African Club Cup Winners Champions taking each other on.

 

The 26th edition of the Super Cup is extra special this year as for the first time it will see the winners of the women’s competition qualify directly through to the IHF Women’s Super Globe, to be held in China in August.

 

Schedule

Thursday 4 April

 

Men’s Final

Al Ahly (EGY) vs Zamalek (EGY)

 

Women’s Final

Petro Atletico (ANG) vs Primero de Agosto (ANG)

 

To read about the 2018 edition, click HERE.