2014 African Handball Champions League

2014 African Handball Champions League

Tournament details
Host country	Tunisia
Dates	October 9–18
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	5 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Club Africain (1st title)
Runner-up	Al Ahly
Third place	Espérance Tunis
Fourth place	Zamalek
Tournament statistics
Matches	33
Goals scored	1673 (50.7 per match)
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The 2014 African Handball Champions League was the 36th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 9–18, 2014 in four venues: Salle Beni Khiar, Salle Hammamet, Salle Nabeul and Salle Zouaoui, in Tunis, Tunisia, contested by 10 teams and won by Club Africain of Tunisia.^[1]

Club African and Al Ahly qualified to the 2015 IHF Super Globe.

Preliminary rounds ^[2]

Times given below are in CET UTC+1.

Group A

09 October, 2014 Wydad Smara 27 (13:11) 23 Blessing Club Africain 41 (20:10) 23 Étoile du Congo 10 October, 2014 Étoile du Congo 17 (08:14) 35 Al Ahly Club Africain 38 (19:04) 15 Blessing 10 October, 2014 Wydad Smara 25 (12:15) 26 Club Africain Al Ahly 35 (21:09) 23 Blessing 11 October, 2014 Blessing 11 (06:13) 31 Étoile du Congo Wydad Smara 19 (09:15) 30 Al Ahly 13 October, 2014 Wydad Smara 27 (14:07) 21 Étoile du Congo Al Ahly 27 (13:15) 25 Club Africain

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts Al Ahly 4 4 0 0 127 84 +43 8 Club Africain 4 3 0 1 130 90 +40 6 Wydad Smara 4 2 0 2 98 100 -2 4 Étoile du Congo 4 1 0 3 92 114 -22 2 Blessing 4 0 0 4 72 131 -59 0 * Note:      Advance to quarter-finals       Relegated to 9th place classification

Group B

09 October, 2014 JS Kinshasa 12 (09:13) 32 Zamalek Espérance Tunis 25 (10:11) 24 Stade Mandji 10 October, 2014 FAP Yaoundé 21 (10:18) 29 Zamalek JS Kinshasa 23 (10:18) 35 Espérance Tunis 11 October, 2014 FAP Yaoundé 26 (13:18) 29 Stade Mandji Espérance Tunis 25 (09:09) 22 Zamalek 13 October, 2014 FAP Yaoundé 32 (13:19) 33 JS Kinshasa Zamalek 43 (23:21) 42 Stade Mandji 14 October, 2014 Espérance Tunis 35 (18:15) 22 FAP Yaoundé JS Kinshasa 30 (15:19) 31 Stade Mandji

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts Espérance Tunis 4 4 0 0 120 91 +29 8 Zamalek 4 3 0 1 126 100 +26 6 Stade Mandji 4 2 0 2 126 124 +2 4 JS Kinshasa 4 1 0 3 98 130 -32 2 FAP Yaoundé 4 0 0 4 101 126 -25 0 * Note:      Advance to quarter-finals       Relegated to 9th place classification

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 14:00
	Al Ahly	30
					Fri 17 Oct 2014 – 12:00
	JS Kinshasa	23
					Al Ahly	25
	Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 16:30
					Zamalek	23
	Zamalek	29
									Sat 18 Oct 2014 – 11:00
	Wydad Smara	25
									Al Ahly	18
	Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 19:00
									Club Africain	24
	Club Africain	37
					Fri 17 Oct 2014 – 10:00
	Stade Mandji	18
					Club Africain	28			Third place
	Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 19:00
					Espérance Tunis	23
	Espérance Tunis	42							Zamalek	30
	Étoile du Congo	24							Espérance Tunis	31
									Sat 18 Oct 2014 – 08:30

5-8th bracket

	5–8th place				Fifth place
	Fri 17 Oct 2014 – 12:00
	JS Kinshasa	26
	Wydad Smara	23
					Sat 18 Oct 2014 – 11:00
					JS Kinshasa	33
					Stade Mandji	27
					Seventh place
	Fri 17 Oct 2014 – 10:00			Sat 18 Oct 2014 – 08:30
	Stade Mandji	34		Wydad Smara	29
	Étoile du Congo	32			Étoile du Congo	28

9th place

					Ninth place
					Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 11:30
					Blessing	26
					FAP Yaoundé	28

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Club Africain	6–1
	Al Ahly	6–1
	Espérance Tunis	6–1
4	Zamalek	4–3
5	J.S.K.	3–4
6	Stade Mandji	3–4
7	Wydad Smara	3–4
8	Étoile du Congo	1–6
9	FAP Yaoundé	1–4
10	Blessing	0–5

* Note:      Qualified to the 2015 IHF Super Globe

Awards

2014 African Handball Champions League Winner
Club Africain 1st title

Most Valuable Player

See also

2014 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

References

1. "Tunisia: African Club Championship - Club Africain Win First Continental Title". AllAfrica.com. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
2. "GENERAL PROGRAM OF CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 Men". cahbonline.info. Retrieved 2014-11-11.

External links

• CAHB official website