The preliminary round of both the junior and youth versions of the 2019 IHF Women’s Trophy Africa - Zone V tournament completed yesterday with the 5-8 Placement Round starting today (15 March) ahead of the semi-finals and then final round on Friday (16) and Saturday (17), when the tournament finishes.

Hosts Tanzania (TAN), Burundi (BDI), Djibouti (DJI), Ethiopia (ETH), Kenya (KEN), Rwanda (RWA), Sudan (SUD) and Uganda (UGA) have teams competing in both the junior and youth competitions.

 In the youth competition, Kenya won preliminary group A with three wins out of three, scoring a combined 108 goals in their wins against Uganda, Tanzania and Sudan. Uganda finished second in the group with two wins from their three games while the hosts finished third, with two points – a win against bottom-placed Sudan, who lost all three of their matches. Group B saw Ethiopia finish top, ahead of Rwanda in second, Burundi and Djibouti.

For the junior teams, Uganda were dominant in group B, scoring 116 goals in their wins against Djibouti, Burundi and Sudan, to finish top on six points, followed by Burundi, Djibouti and Sudan. Group A was won by Kenya with Rwanda finishing in second, followed by Ethiopia and home nation Tanzania.

The semi-finals start tomorrow (16 March) with Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda contesting them in the youth competition and Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi in the junior competition.

Match Schedule: 2019 IHF Women’s Trophy Africa - Zone V tournament

All match days and times subject to change

 
Friday 15 March

All matches in Mnazimmoja

 
Youth Competition

15:30    Placement Round 5-8: TAN vs DJI

17:00    Placement Round 5-8: BDI vs SUD

 
Junior Competition

15:30    Placement Round 5-8: ETH vs SUD

17:00    Placement Round 5-8: DJI vs TAN

 
Saturday 16 March

Youth Competition

14:00    7-8 Placement Match

16:00    5-6 Placement Match

18:00    Semi-Final 1

20:00    Semi-Final 2

Junior Competition

14:00    7-8 Placement Match

16:00    5-6 Placement Match

18:00    Semi-Final 1

20:00    Semi-Final 2

Sunday 17 March

Youth Competition

14:00    Bronze Medal Match

18:00    Gold Medal Match

Junior Competition

16:00    Bronze Medal Match

20:00    Gold Medal Match

 
RESULTS

Tuesday 12 March

 
Youth Competition

DJI vs ETH       3:52 (1:25)

BDI vs RWA      12:17 (7:5)

TAN vs SUD     48:3 (30:0)

Wednesday 13 March

 
Youth Competition

KEN vs UGA     29:9 (14:3)

RWA vs DJI      56:13 (29:6)

UGA vs TAN     41:11 (25:5)

ETH vs BDI       14:13 (10:5)

 
Junior Competition

KEN vs ETH      26:12 (14:4)

TAN vs RWA     14:28 (4:14)

DJI vs UGA       9:39 (4:21)

BDI vs SUD      29:1 (14:1)

ETH vs TAN      23:14 (13:7)

Thursday 14 March

 
Youth Competition

SUD vs KEN     2:56 (2:30)

RWA vs ETH     14:20 (8:9)

KEN vs TAN      23:8 (12:3)

SUD vs UGA     3:51 (1:24)

DJI vs BDI        3:18 (0:10)

 
Junior Competition

RWA vs KEN    15:28 (8:15)

KEN vs TAN      40:19 (19:11)

RWA vs ETH     21:17 (12:8)

SUD vs DJI       6:34 (3:17)

UGA vs BDI      28:10 (19:4)

DJI vs BDI        7:10 (5:3)

SUD vs UGA     1:49 (0:21)