title: Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament
text: # Handball at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament
  
  The Handball events at the 2003 All-Africa Games were held in Abuja, Nigeria from 5 to 14 October 2003.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Zone | Team |
  | - | - |
  | Hosts | Nigeria |
  | Zone I | Algeria |
  | Zone II | Senegal |
  | Zone III | Ghana |
  | Zone IV | Cameroon |
  | Zone V | Egypt |
  | Zone VI | South Africa |
  | Zone VII | Madagascar (withdrew) DR Congo (replaces Madagascar) |
  
  ## Group stage
  
  All times are local (UTC+1).
  
  * Team advance to the knockout stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 66 | +33 | 6 |
  | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 87 | +13 | 4 |
  | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 90 | −6 | 2 |
  | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 93 | −40 | 0 |
  | 6 October 2003 16:00 | Senegal | 37–15 | South Africa | Abuja |
  | 6 October 2003 20:00 | Egypt | 35–20 | Cameroon | Abuja |
  | 8 October 2003 16:00 | Cameroon | 34–20 | South Africa | Abuja |
  | 8 October 2003 16:00 | | (15–6) | | Abuja |
  | 8 October 2003 20:00 | Egypt | 42–28 | Senegal | Abuja |
  | 10 October 2003 16:00 | Egypt | 22–18 | South Africa | Abuja |
  | 10 October 2003 18:00 | Senegal | 35–30 | Cameroon | Abuja |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 6 |
  | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 62 | +35 | 4 |
  | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 86 | −29 | 2 |
  | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 93 | −40 | 0 |
  | 5 October 2003 16:00 | Ghana | 24–19 | DR Congo | Abuja |
  | 5 October 2003 16:00 | | (12–8) | | Abuja |
  | 5 October 2003 20:00 | Algeria | 26–19 | Nigeria | Abuja |
  | 5 October 2003 20:00 | | (12–10) | | Abuja |
  | 7 October 2003 16:00 | Algeria | 31–18 | DR Congo | Abuja |
  | 7 October 2003 20:00 | Nigeria | 38–20 | Ghana | Abuja |
  | 7 October 2003 20:00 | | (19–10) | | Abuja |
  | 9 October 2003 16:00 | Algeria | 29–13 | Ghana | Abuja |
  | 9 October 2003 18:00 | Nigeria | 40–16 | DR Congo | Abuja |
  
  ## Classification matches
  
  ### 5–8th place bracket
  
  | Seventh place | Seventh place |
  | - | - |
  | 11 October – Abuja | 11 October – Abuja |
  | DR Congo | 24 |
  | South Africa | 19 |
  | Fifth place | Fifth place |
  | 11 October – Abuja | 11 October – Abuja |
  | Cameroon | 36 |
  | Ghana | 25 |
  
  ### 7–8th place match
  
  | 11 October 2003 16:00 | DR Congo | 24–19 | South Africa | Abuja |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ### 5–6th place match
  
  | 11 October 2003 20:00 | Cameroon | 36–25 | Ghana | Abuja |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 October – Abuja | 12 October – Abuja |
  | Egypt | 27 |
  | Egypt | 27 | 13 October – Abuja | 13 October – Abuja |
  | Nigeria | 21 | 13 October – Abuja | 13 October – Abuja |
  | Nigeria | 21 | Egypt | 31 |
  | 12 October – Abuja | 12 October – Abuja | | Egypt | 31 |
  | 12 October – Abuja | 12 October – Abuja | Algeria | 29 |
  | Algeria | 27 | Algeria | 29 |
  | Senegal | 24 | | |
  | Senegal | 24 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 13 October – Abuja | 13 October – Abuja |
  | | | Nigeria | 35 |
  | | | Senegal | 33 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | 12 October 2003 16:00 | Egypt | 27–21 | Nigeria | Abuja |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 October 2003 20:00 | Algeria | 27–24 | Senegal | Abuja |
  
  ### Third place match
  
  | 13 October 2003 16:00 | Nigeria | 35–33 | Senegal | Abuja |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ### Final
  
  | 13 October 2003 20:00 | Egypt | 31–29 | Algeria | Abuja |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Egypt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
  | | Algeria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
  | | Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
  | 4 | Senegal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
  | 5 | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 6 | Ghana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
  | 7 | DR Congo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
  | 8 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  