2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

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{{Infobox International Handball Competition

| tourney_name = African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

| year = 2015

| yearr =

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Gabon

| dates = May 15–24

| num_teams = 12

| confederations = 1

| venues = 2

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis

| count = 3

| second_other = {{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

| third_other = {{flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain

| fourth_other = {{flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji

| matches = 46

| goals = 2401

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| player =

| previous = 2014 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

| next = 2016 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

}}

The 2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 21st 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 May 15–24, 2015 in Libreville, Gabon, contested by 12 teams and won by Espérance de Tunis.{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201505251048.html |title=Africa: Esperance St Retain Africa Handball Clubs Championship for Winners' Cup |publisher=AllAfrica.com |date=24 May 2015 |accessdate= 30 Jan 2016}}

Draw

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!width=195px|Group A

!width=195px|Group B

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{{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

{{flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain

{{flagicon|CMR}} Fanz

{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club

{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa

{{flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji

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{{flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires

{{flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis

{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé

{{flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers

{{flagicon|GAB}} JS Mouila

{{flagicon|COD}} AC Scorpion

{{cite web |url=http://www.cahbonline.info/Clubs_Champions_2013.php |title=Poules |publisher=CAHBOnline.com |accessdate=27 Jan 2016 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195811/http://www.cahbonline.info/Clubs_Champions_2013.php |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }}

Preliminary rounds

{{cite web |url=http://www.cahbonline.info/CACC_Homme_2014.php |title=GENERAL PROGRAM OF CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 Men |publisher=cahbonline.info |accessdate=2014-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112021438/http://www.cahbonline.info/CACC_Homme_2014.php |archive-date=2014-11-12 |url-status=dead }}

:Times given below are in WAT UTC+1.

=Group A=

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width=30%|

! width=15%|

! width=30%|

align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Fri, 15 May 2015}}

align="right"|JS Kinshasa {{flagicon|COD}}16 (05:13) 23align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club
align="right"|Al Ahly {{flagicon|EGY}}31 (13:06) 26align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} Fanz
align="right"|Club Africain {{flagicon|TUN}}30 (14:14) 28align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Sat, 16 May 2015}}

align="right"|Stade Mandji {{flagicon|GAB}}24 (05:10) 18align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa
align="right"|Fanz {{flagicon|CMR}}17 (12:07) 24align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain
align="right"|Inter Club {{flagicon|CGO}}22 (09:16) 30align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Sun, 17 May 2015}}

align="right"|Fanz {{flagicon|CMR}}21 (10:10) 22align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club
align="right"|Club Africain {{flagicon|TUN}}20 (14:11) 21align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa
align="right"|Al Ahly {{flagicon|EGY}}34 (18:16) 31align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Tue, 19 May 2015}}

align="right"|JS Kinshasa {{flagicon|COD}}25 (13:13) 26align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly
align="right"|Stade Mandji {{flagicon|GAB}}27 (11:14) 25align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} Fanz
align="right"|Club Africain {{flagicon|TUN}}32 (19:11) 19align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Wed, 20 May 2015}}

align="right"|Al Ahly {{flagicon|EGY}}28 (11:09) 24align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain
align="right"|JS Kinshasa {{flagicon|COD}}27 (17:09) 23align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} Fanz
align="right"|Inter Club {{flagicon|CGO}}24 (12:14) 32align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji

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width=25%|Team

! width=5%|Pld

! width=5%|W

! width=5%|D

! width=5%|L

! width=5%|GF

! width=5%|GA

! width=5%|GDIF

! width=5%|Pts

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

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bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain

5302130113+176
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji

5302142131+116
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club

5203110131-214
bgcolor=#ffdddd

| align="left"| {{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa

5203107116-94
bgcolor=#ffdddd

| align="left"| {{flagicon|CMR}} Fanz

5005112131-190

* Note: {{color box|#ccffcc}} Advance to quarter-finals
{{pad|2.95em}}{{color box|#ffdddd}} Relegated to 9-12th classification

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=Group B=

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width=30%|

! width=15%|

! width=30%|

align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Fri, 15 May 2015}}

align="right"|FAP Yaoundé {{flagicon|CMR}}28 (16:14) 27align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires
align="right"|AC Scorpion {{flagicon|COD}}11 (06:19) 37align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis
align="right"|JS Mouila {{flagicon|GAB}}25 (09:16) 33align=left|{{flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Sat, 16 May 2015}}

align="right"|JS Mouila {{flagicon|GAB}}31 (15:10) 21align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} AC Scorpion
align="right"|Diables Noires {{flagicon|CGO}}25 (14:21) 35align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis
align="right"|RC Flowers {{flagicon|BEN}}25 (12:16) 25align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Sun, 17 May 2015}}

align="right"|FAP Yaoundé {{flagicon|CMR}}37 (13:10) 24align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} AC Scorpion
align="right"|RC Flowers {{flagicon|BEN}}31 (16:11) 26align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires
align="right"|Espérance Tunis {{flagicon|TUN}}31 (14:08) 21align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} JS Mouila
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Tue, 19 May 2015}}

align="right"|AC Scorpion {{flagicon|COD}}12 (04:10) 25align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires
align="right"|Espérance Tunis {{flagicon|TUN}}30 (14:21) 17align=left|{{flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers
align="right"|FAP Yaoundé {{flagicon|CMR}}34 (12:14) 30align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} JS Mouila
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Wed, 20 May 2015}}

align="right"|AC Scorpion {{flagicon|COD}}25 (10:20) 41align=left|{{flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers
align="right"|Diables Noires {{flagicon|CGO}}37 (14:12) 26align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} JS Mouila
align="right"|Espérance Tunis {{flagicon|TUN}}31 (14:08) 23align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé

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class=wikitable style="text-align:center" width=500
width=25%|Team

! width=5%|Pld

! width=5%|W

! width=5%|D

! width=5%|L

! width=5%|GF

! width=5%|GA

! width=5%|GDIF

! width=5%|Pts

bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis

550016495+6910
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers

5311147131+167
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé

5311147137+107
bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires

5203138132+64
bgcolor=#ffdddd

| align="left"| {{flagicon|GAB}} JS Mouila

5104133156-232
bgcolor=#ffdddd

| align="left"| {{flagicon|COD}} AC Scorpion

500593171-780

* Note: {{color box|#ccffcc}} Advance to quarter-finals
{{pad|2.95em}}{{color box|#ffdddd}} Relegated to 9-12th classification

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Knockout stage

;Championship bracket

{{Round8-with third

|Thu 21 May – 17:00|{{Flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis|26|{{Flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club|24

|Thu 21 May – 19:00|{{Flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain|27|{{Flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé|22

|Thu 21 May – 17:00|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly|25|{{Flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires|23

|Thu 21 May – 13:00|{{Flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji|28|{{Flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers|24

|Sat 23 May – 13:00|{{Flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis|34|{{Flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain|33

|Sat 23 May – 18:00|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly|29|{{Flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji|23

|Sun 24 May – 18:00|{{Flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis|27|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly|26

|Sun 24 May – 12:30|{{Flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain|24|{{Flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji|23

}}

;5-8th bracket

{{Round4-with third

|RD1=5th-8th place

|RD2=Fifth place

|Consol=Seventh place

|Fri 22 May – 17:30

|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé|27|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club|26

|Fri 22 May – 12:30

|{{flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers|30|{{flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires|26

|Sat 23 May – 14:00

|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé|33|{{flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers|24

|Sat 23 May – 10:00

|{{flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires|24|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club|22

}}

;9-12th bracket

{{Round4-with third

|RD1=9th-12th place

|RD2=Ninth place

|Consol=Eleventh place

|Thu 21 May – 11:00

|{{flagicon|CMR}} Fanz|22|{{flagicon|GAB}} JS Mouila|18

|Thu 21 May – 13:00

|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa|27|{{flagicon|COD}} AC Scorpion|21

|Fri 22 May – 12:30

|{{flagicon|CMR}} Fanz|25|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa|24

|Fri 22 May – 10:00

|{{flagicon|COD}} AC Scorpion|25|{{flagicon|GAB}} JS Mouila|23

}}

Final standings

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Rankwidth=170|TeamRecord
Image:Gold medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{Flagicon|TUN}} Espérance Tunis

8–0
Image:Silver medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

7–1
Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} Club Africain

5–3
4

|align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} Stade Mandji

4–4
5

|align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé

5–2
6

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEN}} RC Flowers

4–3
7

|align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Diables Noires

3–5
8

|align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club

2–6
9

|align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} Fanz

2–5
10

|align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa

3–4
11

|align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} AC Scorpion

1–3
12

|align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} JS Mouila

1–4

Awards

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!2015 African Handball Cup Winner's Cup Winner

{{flagicon|TUN|size=100px}}
Espérance Sportive de Tunis
3rd title

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Most Valuable Player

See also

References

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