title: Handball at the 1978 All-Africa Games
text: # Handball at the 1978 All-Africa Games
  
  The handball events at the 1978 All-Africa Games were held in Algiers, Algeria from 13 to 28 July 1978. The competition included for the first time the women's tournament while the men's tournament is played for the third time.
  
  ## Events
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  Final standing is:
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Algeria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
  | | Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
  | | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 4 | Madagascar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
  | 5 | Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 6 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 7 | Egypt (W) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
  
  ### Women's tournament
  
  Final standing is:
  
  | Rank | Team | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Algeria | 4–0 |
  | | Cameroon | 2–1 |
  | | Tunisia | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Ivory Coast | 1–3 |
  | 5 | Nigeria | 1–2 |
  | 6 | Egypt | 0–3 |
  