Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – African women's qualification tournament facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
African Women's Qualification for Olympic Games 2024

Tournament details
Host country	Angola
Dates	11–14 October 2023
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Angola
Runner-up	Cameroon
Third place	Senegal
Fourth place	Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches	6
Goals scored	259 (43.17 per match)

The African Women's Qualification for Olympic Games 2024 was a special handball tournament. It was held in Luanda, Angola from October 11 to 14, 2023.

This event was super important because the winning team would get a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France!

After some exciting matches, the team from Angola won the tournament. This meant they earned their place to compete in the Olympics. Other teams that did well got a chance to play in other qualification tournaments later.

Tournament Standings

This section shows how each team finished in the tournament. Teams earned points for winning games. The team with the most points at the end won the tournament.

Final Standings

Rank	Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
1	Angola (Angola)	3	3	0	0	79	57	6
2	Cameroon (Cameroon)	3	1	1	1	59	63	3
3	Senegal (Senegal)	3	1	0	2	63	61	2
4	Congo (Congo)	3	0	1	2	58	78	1

• Q means the team qualified directly for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
• A means the team advanced to other qualification tournaments to try and earn an Olympic spot.

Match Results

All the games were played at the Pavilhão Multiusos in Luanda, Angola. The times listed are local times for Angola (UTC+1).

October 11, 2023

• 16:00: Cameroon  21–21  Congo

  (Half-time: 9–12)

• 18:00: Angola  22–21  Senegal

  (Half-time: 11–11)

October 12, 2023

• 16:00: Cameroon  17–15  Senegal

  (Half-time: 7–6)

• 18:00: Congo  15–30  Angola

  (Half-time: 9–17)

October 14, 2023

• 16:00: Senegal  27–22  Congo

  (Half-time: 16–13)

• 18:00: Angola  27–21  Cameroon

  (Half-time: 16–9)