1996 African Men's Handball Championship

1996 African Men's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Benin
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	18–27 October
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Algeria (6th title)
Runner-up	Tunisia
Third place	Egypt
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	1,176 (43.56 per match)
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The 1996 African Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Cotonou, Benin, from 18 to 27 October 1996. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Championship in Japan.^[1]

Algeria win their sixth title beating Tunisia in the final game 21–19 after the first extra time of the history in the finals of the competition.