| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Mali |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | September 2–9, 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Egypt |
| Third place |  Algeria |
| Fourth place |  DR Congo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 1,299 (54.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rahmani Youcef (38) |
The 2016 African Men's Youth Handball Championship was the 7th edition of the tournament, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation and held at the Palais des Sports de l'ACI 2000 in Bamako, Mali from September 2 to 9, 2016.
Tunisia was the champion and qualified, alongside the three remaining top teams. to the 2017 world championship.[1]
- ^ "CAN cadet 2016 : La Tunisie met fin au règne de l'Egypte". handball.tn. Retrieved 17 Apr 2017.