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2008 African Women's Handball Championship

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Host country
  
Angola

Teams
  
8

Champions
  
Angola (9th title)

Dates
  
8–16 January

Venue(s)
  
3 (in 3 host cities)

Runner-up
  
Ivory Coast

The 2008 African Women's Handball Championship was held in Angola. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Bracket

5–8th place bracket

Final ranking

Angola qualified also for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Ivory Coast and Congo participated at a 2008 Summer Olympics qualification tournament.

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Nair Almeida (ANG)
    • All-star team
  •  Maria Pedro (ANG)
  •  Nair Almeida (ANG)
  •  Marcelina Kiala (ANG)
  •  Isabel Fernandes (ANG)
  •  Bassarila Ndona (CGO)
  •  Okoye Chantal (CGO)
  •  Saad Hela (TUN)

    • References

    2008 African Women's Handball Championship Wikipedia
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