The African Handball Confederation (CAHB) 2018 African Men’s Junior Championships enters its fifth of seven day playing days later today in Morocco after a rest day yesterday which had followed four days of action featuring teams from around in the continent battling it out at the Le Prince Moulay Rachid Hall in Morocco’s capital city,

A few days before the start of the competition it was confirmed that DR Congo, Sierra Leone and Zambia withdrew from competing, meaning the competition moved from two groups and a knockout format, to a league ranking featuring the seven remaining nations: Tunisia (TUN), Algeria (ALG), Angola (ANG), Nigeria (NGR), Egypt (EGY), Morocco (MAR) and Guinea (GUI).

After the four days of action Tunisia and Egypt – with three wins out of three each – top the league with six points each, although the Tunisians lie in top spot thanks to 72 goals scored, better than the 65 from Egypt. Tunisia are defending their title after beating Egypt in Bamako, Mali, back in 2016.

Nigeria are third on four points, with two wins and two losses and Algeria along with hosts Morocco take fifth and fourth respectively with three points each. Angola’s 23:18 win over Guinea ensured they sit in sixth, with their defeated rivals in seventh, having played four and lost four.

After a rest day yesterday (Tuesday 11 September), the teams are back in action today.

1500 Guinea vs Nigeria

1700 Tunisia vs Angola

1900 Egypt vs Morocco

1500 Angola vs Nigeria

1700 Algeria vs Egypt

1900 Morocco vs Tunisia

1500 Guinea vs Algeria

1700 Morocco vs Angola

1900 Tunisia vs Egypt

TUN vs ALG 46:25 (23:12)

EGY vs NGR 39:27 (21:13)

MAR vs GUI 24:21 (11:8)

ALG vs ANG 20:18 (11:8)

GUI vs EGY 21:47 (10:18)

MAR vs NGR 22:29 (8:18)

ANG vs GUI 23:18 (13:10)

NGR vs TUN 25:38 (10:21)

MAR vs ALG 22:22 (11:12)

TUN vs GUI 48:22 (27:8)

ALG vs NGR 22:25 (14:12)

EGY vs ANG 29:17 (15:14)