The IHF Trophy Africa - Zone IV tournament, which was supposed to be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo from 6 to 10 June 2018, has been cancelled as only the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon have registered national teams for the competition.

Subsequently, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon are automatically qualified to compete in the Continental Phase of the IHF Trophy for Africa to be held later this year.

Upcoming IHF Trophy competitions in 2018

Dates: 12-16 June 2018

Oceania - Continental Phase

Host City/Nation: Nouméa, New Caledonia (NCL)

Participating teams: Australia (AUS), Cook Islands (COK), Fiji (FIJ), New Caledonia (NCL), New Zealand (NZL), Papua New Guinea (PNG), Tahiti (TAH)

Dates: 26-30 June 2018

Central American Zone

Host City/Nation: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (HON)

Invited teams: Costa Rica (CRC), El Salvador (ESA), Guatemala (GUA), Honduras (HON), Nicaragua (NCA), Panama (PAN)

Dates: 28 June - 2 July 2018

Asia - Zone IA (East and South East Asia)

Host City/Nation: Hong-Kong (HKG)

Invited teams: Hong-Kong (HKG), Macau (MAC), Mongolia (MGL), DPR Korea (PRK), Chinese Taipei (TPE), Vietnam (VIE)

Dates: 10-14 July 2018

South American Zone

Host City/Nation: Sucre, Bolivia (BOL)

Invited teams: Bolivia (BOL), Colombia (COL), Ecuador (ECU), French Guiana (GUF), Paraguay (PAR), Peru (PER), Venezuela (VEN)