Beijing Olympic Games

Updated: 2008-01-13

(BEIJING, January 12) — The second round of the preliminary sessions of the African Women’s Handball Championships was held in Angola on the morning of January 12, 2008. The host Angola earns the second straight victory and qualifies for the semifinals in advance.

In the Group A’s competition, Angola defeated Congo 35-30. In the other match, Algeria won narrowly 21-20 over Gabon. Angola tops the ranking with two victories. Since the last match of the preliminary sessions will oppose Congo to Algeria, both of which had one victory and one defeat, Angola has qualified for the semifinals in advance. Gabon, which suffered two defeats, has no chance to take part in the semifinals.

In the Group B competition staged in Huambo, Tunisia had a 24-24 tie with Cote d’Ivoire, while Cameroon overpowered DR Congo 29-24. DR Congo has been defeated twice and has no place in the semifinals. All the other three teams still have opportunities. In the last match, Tunisia will meet a hopeless DR Congo team, but the competition between Cote d’Ivoire and Cote d’Ivoire is likely to be quite tough.

The African Women’s Handball Championships are the qualification competition for the Beijing Olympic Games. A total of eight teams participate in the competition.