Conakry ready for continental best

Following a number of regional qualification competitions, which ended with the Africa Zone VI competition in Zambia in June, the 2019/20 IHF Women’s Trophy: Continental Phase Africa throws-off later today (24 July) in Conakry, Guinea, before finishing on Sunday 28 July.

In the youth (U17) competition, Cameroon (CMR), Guinea (GUI), Nigeria (NGR), Uganda (UGA) and Zambia (ZAM) will compete, while in the junior competition Benin (BEN), Cameroon (CMR), Madagascar (MAD), Senegal (SEN) and Uganda (UGA) will participate.

Both competitions will be played on a round-robin basis, with the overall winner taking the title. All games are set to be played at the Gymnase du Stade du 28 Septembre in the capital of the West African nation.

Four referee couples will oversee the matches including Sonia Belloum/Ida Zoehinga Tounwende (BEN), Marie Adou Yedlock/Armande Daple Koue Alix (CIV), Georges Ondeko/Okwakau Iyeseh Kennedy (KEN) and Ahmed Moustafa Shawky Kedis/Mohamed Mahmoud Adel Moussa (EGY).

The winners of each respective age competition will automatically qualify for the 2019/20 IHF Women’s Trophy: Intercontinental Phase to be held in the future once all continental competitions have completed.

Match Schedule
All times local

Youth (U17) Competition: CMR, GUI, NGR, UGA, ZAM
Junior (U19) Competition: BEN, CMR, MAD, SEN, UGA

Wednesday 24 July

Youth (U17) Competition
14:00    CMR vs UGA
16:00    NGR vs GUI

Junior (U19) Competition
18:00    BEN vs SEN
20:00    CMR vs MAD

Thursday 25 July

Youth (U17) Competition
14:00    NGR vs CMR
16:00    UGA vs ZAM

Junior (U19) Competition
18:00    MAD vs BEN
20:00    SEN vs UGA

Friday 26 July

Youth (U17) Competition
14:00    ZAM vs NGR
16:00    CMR vs GUI

Junior (U19) Competition
18:00    UGA vs MAD
20:00    BEN vs CMR

Saturday 27 July

Youth (U17) Competition
14:00    GUI vs ZAM
16:00    NGR vs UGA

Junior (U19) Competition
18:00    CMR vs UGA
20:00    MAD vs SEN

Sunday 28 July

Youth (U17) Competition
14:00    UGA vs GUI
16:00    ZAM vs CMR

Junior (U19) Competition
18:00    SEN vs CMR
20:00    UGA vs BEN