The 33rd African Men’s Junior Handball Championship was staged in Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 5 to 12 September 2026.

The event serves as qualification event for the 2027 IHF Men's Junior World Championship.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS 

Algeria (ALG), Angola (ANG), Benin (BEN), Cameroon (CMR), Congo (CGO), Democratic Republic of Congo (COD), Egypt (EGY), Ivory Coast (CIV), Guinea (GUI), Kenya (KEN), Libya (LBA), Madagascar (MAD), Nigeria (NGR), Rwanda (RWA), Tunisia (TUN), Zimbabwe (ZIM)

DRAW

The draw was held on 4 August 2026.

Pots

Pot 1: EGY, TUN, ALG, GUI
Pot 2: ANG, CIV, LBA, CMR
Pot 3: COD, NGR, BEN, RWA
Pot 4: CGO, MAD, ZIM

Results

FINAL RANKING

1. Egypt*
2. Tunisia*
3. Nigeria*
4. Angola*
5. Guinea*
6. Libya, 7. DR Congo, 8. Rwanda, 9. Cameroon, 10. Algeria, 11. Kenya, 12. Ivory Coast, 13. Congo, 14. Madagascar, 15. Benin, 16. Zimbabwe

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