African Women's Handball Championship
The African Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympics and For World Handball Championship.Summary
A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.;Legend
- – Champions
- – Runners-up
- – Third place
- – Fourth place
- Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
- — Qualified but withdrew
- — Did not qualify
- — Did not enter / Withdrew from the Championship
- — Disqualified / Banned
- — Hosts
Team | 1974 | 1976 | 1979 | 1981 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | Years |
| 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | | | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | | 6th | 4th | | | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 8th | | 18 |
| | | | 7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | | 20 |
| | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | | 2nd | | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | | | | | 5th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | Q | 17 |
| | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | | 22 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | | 10 |
| 3rd | | | 6th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 7th | | | | | | | 6th | | | 6th | 9th | | | | | 10 |
| | | 9th | | 9th | | 7th | | | | | | | 8th | 7th | | 7th | 8th | | | | | | | 7 |
| | | | | | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 7th | 7th | | 3 |
| | 7th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | | 5th | 9th | | 21 |
| | | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | | 10th | | | 10th | | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | | | 1st | 4th | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 2nd | 5th | | | | 8th | | | 5th | 6th | | | | 7th | | | | | | 8th | 6th | ×× | 2nd | | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | | 7th | | | | | | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 1st | 1st | | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 6th | | 7th | 6th | | | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | | 19 |
| 4th | 4th | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
Total | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | | |