After a number of regional IHF Trophy tournaments throughout the
different zones of African handball this past year all the winning teams will
descend upon Kigali, Rwanda, as it hosts the IHF Trophy Africa - Continental
Phase from 8-12 August.
The tournament will feature two age categories – Junior
(born on or after 1 January 1998) and Youth (born on or after 1 January 2000) – with the
best two teams from both categories advancing to the IHF Trophy Intercontinental
Phase, to be held later this year.
The winners of the eventual IHF Trophy Intercontinental Junior
competition earn an automatic spot at the 2019 IHF Men’s Junior (U21) World
Championship in Spain.
In Rwanda, all games will be held at the Kimisagara Youth Sport
Centre in Kigali with the Junior category featuring Senegal (SEN), Nigeria
(NGR), Madagascar (MAD), Rwanda (RWA), DR Congo (COD) and Cameroon (CMR) and
the Youth category featuring Guinea (GUI), Niger (NGR), Kenya (KEN), DR Congo,
Cameroon and Zambia (ZAM).
In 2019, the IHF Trophy will be for junior and youth women with the
same format and qualification potential for the following years’ IHF Junior
World Championships.
The IHF Trophy will then continue to alternate between men’s and women’s
competitions each year.
IHF Trophy Africa -
Continental Phase
Match Schedule
All times local
Youth Competition
Group A: COD, ZAM, KEN
Group B: NGR, CMR, GUI
Wednesday 8 August
10:30 COD-ZAM
12:30 NGR-CMR
Thursday 9 August
10:30 COD-KEN
12:30 NGR-GUI
Friday 10 August
10:30 ZAM-KEN
12:30 CMR-GUI
Saturday 11 August
08:30 Placement 5/6
10:30 Semi-Final 1
12:30 Semi-Final 2
Sunday 12 August
10:30 Bronze
14:30 Final
Junior Competition
Group A: COD, NGR, CMR
Group B: RWA, SEN, MAD
Wednesday 8 August
14:30 COD-NGR
16:30 RWA-SEN
Thursday 9 August
14:30 NGR-CMR
16:30 SEN-MAD
Friday 10 August
14:30 COD-CMR
16:30 RWA-MAD
Saturday 11 August
16:30 Semi-Final 1
18:30 Semi-Final 2
Sunday 12 August
08:30 Placement 5/6
12:30 Bronze
16:30 Final