Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games

Tournament details
Host country	Nigeria
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	January 1973
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Algeria (1st title)
Runner-up	Egypt
Third place	Senegal
Fourth place	Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	509 (31.81 per match)

The Handball events at the 1973 All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria in January 1973. The competition included only men's event.^[1]

Qualified teams

Zone	Team
Hosts	Nigeria
Zone I	Algeria
Zone II	Senegal
Zone III	Ivory Coast
Zone IV	Togo
Zone V	Cameroon
Zone VI	Egypt
Zone VII	Madagascar

Squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Egypt	3	2	0	1	50	46	+4	4
Algeria	3	2	0	1	45	41	+4	4
Cameroon	3	1	0	2	50	45	+5	2
Togo	3	1	0	2	41	54	−13	2

Source:

... January 1973	Cameroon	23–13	Egypt	Lagos

... January 1973	Algeria	17–14	Togo	Lagos

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... January 1973	Egypt	22–11	Togo	Lagos

... January 1973	Algeria	16–12	Cameroon	Lagos

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... January 1973	Togo	16–15	Cameroon	Lagos

... January 1973	Egypt	15–12	Algeria	Lagos

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Senegal	3	3	0	0	62	39	+23	6
Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	66	45	+21	4
Madagascar	3	1	0	2	48	64	−16	2
Nigeria	3	0	0	3	38	67	−29	0

Source:

... January 1973	Senegal	18–13	Ivory Coast	Lagos

... January 1973	Madagascar	17–16	Nigeria	Lagos

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... January 1973	Senegal	21–15	Madagascar	Lagos

... January 1973	Ivory Coast	27–11	Nigeria	Lagos

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... January 1973	Senegal	23–11	Nigeria	Lagos

... January 1973	Ivory Coast	26–16	Madagascar	Lagos

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	.. January – Lagos
	Egypt	15
					14 January – Lagos
	Ivory Coast	13
					Egypt	12
	.. January – Lagos
					Algeria	14
	Senegal	14
	Algeria	17
					Third place
					14 January – Lagos
					Ivory Coast	7
					Senegal	17

Semifinals

... January 1973	Egypt	15–13	Ivory Coast	Lagos

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... January 1973	Senegal	14–17	Algeria	Lagos

Third place match

14 January 1973	Ivory Coast	7–17	Senegal	Lagos

Final

14 January 1973	Egypt	12–14	Algeria	Lagos

Final standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
	Algeria	5	4	0	1	8
	Egypt	5	3	0	2	6
	Senegal	5	4	0	1	8
4	Ivory Coast	5	2	0	3	4
5	Cameroon	3	1	0	2	2
6	Madagascar	3	1	0	2	2
7	Togo	3	1	0	2	2
8	Nigeria	3	0	0	3	0

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