The 27th African Men's Championship took place in Rwanda from 21 to 31 January 2026. 

The event serves as qualification for the 30th IHF Men's World Championship.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Algeria (ALG), Angola (ANG), Benin (BEN), Cameroon (CMR), Cape Verde (CPV), Congo (CGO), Egypt (EGY), Gabon (GAB), Guinea (GUI), Kenya (KEN), Morocco (MAR), Nigeria (NGR), Rwanda (RWA), Tunisia (TUN), Uganda (UGA), Zambia (ZAM)

DRAW

The draw event took place in Kigali, Rwanda on 14 November 2025 at 13:00 GMT.

Pots

Pot 1: EGY, ALG, TUN, CPV
Pot 2: GUI, MAR, ANG, NGR
Pot 3: CMR, GAB, CGO, RWA
Pot 4: BEN, KEN, ZAM, UGA

Results

FINAL RANKING

1. Egypt*
2. Tunisia*
3. Cape Verde*
4. Algeria*
5. Angola*
6. Nigeria, 7. Morocco, 8. Guinea, 9. Gabon, 10. Cameroon, 11. Congo, 12. Rwanda, 13. Benin, 14. Zambia, 15. Kenya, 16. Uganda

*Qualified for the 2027 IHF Men's World Championship.