2018 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

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{{Infobox International Handball Competition

| tourney_name = African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

| year = 2018

| yearr =

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Egypt

| dates = April 13–22, 2018

| num_teams = 14

| confederations = 1

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly SC

| count = 3

| second_other = {{flagicon|LBA}} Al-Ittihad

| third_other = {{flagicon|MAR}} Widad Smara

| fourth_other = {{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa

| matches = 35

| goals = 1898

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| player =

| previous = 2017 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

| next = 2019 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

}}

The 2018 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 24th 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 April 13–22, 2018 and took place in Cairo, Egypt, contested by 14 teams and won by Al Ahly SC of Egypt.{{cite web |url=http://en.el-balad.com/2332572 |title=Handball: Al Ahly crowned Africa Cup champions |publisher=en.el-balad.com |date=23 Apr 2017 |accessdate=26 Apr 2017}}

Draw

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!width=195px|Group A

!width=195px|Group B

!width=195px|Group C

!width=195px|Group D

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{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa

{{flagicon|ETH}} Kembata Durame

{{flagicon|GAB}} Phoenix Gabon

{{flagicon|MAR}} Widad Smara

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{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé

{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club

{{flagicon|EGY}} Sporting

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{{flagicon|EGY}} Heliopolis

{{flagicon|COD}} JS Lubumbashi

{{flagicon|ETH}} Kirkos

{{flagicon|CIV}} Red Star

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{{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly SC

{{flagicon|LBA}} Al-Ittihad

{{flagicon|CMR}} AS Minuh

Preliminary rounds

{{cite web |url=http://cahbonline.info/competitions/clubs/vainqueurs-de-coupe/ |title=LES RÉSULTATS // VAINQUEUR DE COUPE – CAIRE 2018 |publisher=cahbonline.info |accessdate=4 Jul 2018 }}

:Times given below are in EET (UTC+2).

=Group A=

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| colspan=4|{{Small|Fri, 13 Apr 2018}}

13:30align="right"|Widad Smara {{flagicon|MAR}}24 (14:09) 25align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} Phoenix Gabon
13:30align="right"|JS Kinshasa {{flagicon|COD}}67 (33:09) 19align=left|{{flagicon|ETH}} Kembata
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Sun, 15 Apr 2018}}

15:00align="right"|Kembata {{flagicon|ETH}}27 (07:21) 52align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Widad Smara
15:00align="right"|Phoenix Gabon {{flagicon|GAB}}26 (15:15) 33align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Tue, 17 Apr 2018}}

11:00align="right"|Phoenix Gabon {{flagicon|GAB}}53 (10:15) 12align=left|{{flagicon|ETH}} Kembata
13:00align="right"|Widad Smara {{flagicon|MAR}}28 (14:16) 25align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa

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width=25%|Team

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! 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|COD}} JS Kinshasa

320112573+526
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| align="left"| {{flagicon|MAR}} Widad Smara

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| align="left"| {{flagicon|GAB}} Phoenix Gabon

320110469+356
align="left"| {{flagicon|ETH}} Kembata300358172-1140

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

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=Group B=

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! width=25%|

! width=5%|

align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Sat, 14 Apr 2018}}

15:00align="right"|Sporting {{flagicon|EGY}}37 (17:13) 20align=left|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club
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| colspan=4|{{Small|Sun, 15 Apr 2018}}

19:00align="right"|Inter Club {{flagicon|CGO}}19 (11:14) 21align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé
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| colspan=4|{{Small|Tue, 17 Apr 2018}}

17:00align="right"|Sporting {{flagicon|EGY}}25 (12:13) 27align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé

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width=25%|Team

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! 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|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé

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bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|EGY}} Sporting

21016247+154
bgcolor=#ffdddd

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

20023958-190

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

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=Group C=

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! width=15%|

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align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Fri, 13 Apr 2018}}

10:30align="right"|Heliopolis {{flagicon|EGY}}34 (13:09) 24align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Lubumbashi
13:30align="right"|Red Star {{flagicon|CIV}}46 (24:04) 16align=left|{{flagicon|ETH}} Kirkos
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Sun, 15 Apr 2018}}

11:00align="right"|Kirkos {{flagicon|ETH}}20 (07:24) 41align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} Heliopolis
13:00align="right"|JS Lubumbashi {{flagicon|COD}}17 (07:13) 27align=left|{{flagicon|CIV}} Red Star
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Tue, 17 Apr 2018}}

15:00align="right"|Heliopolis {{flagicon|EGY}}26 (12:12) 24align=left|{{flagicon|CIV}} Red Star
15:00align="right"|JS Lubumbashi {{flagicon|COD}}29 (15:13) 25align=left|{{flagicon|ETH}} Kirkos

{{col-break}}

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|EGY}} Heliopolis

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bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|CIV}} Red Star

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bgcolor=#ffdddd

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

32017086-162
align="left"| {{flagicon|ETH}} Kirkos300361116-550

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

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=Group D=

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style="text-align:center" width=550
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! width=15%|

! width=25%|

! width=5%|

align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Fri, 13 Apr 2018}}

18:00align="right"|Al Ahly {{flagicon|EGY}}28 (11:08) 15align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} AS Minuh
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Sun, 15 Apr 2018}}

17:00align="right"|AS Minuh {{flagicon|CMR}}26 (14:16) 31align=left|{{flagicon|LBA}} Al-Ittihad
align="left" bgcolor=#D0E7FF

| colspan=4|{{Small|Tue, 17 Apr 2018}}

19:00align="right"|Al-Ittihad {{flagicon|LBA}}20 (11:15) 28align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

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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|EGY}} Al Ahly

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bgcolor=#ccffcc

| align="left"| {{flagicon|LBA}} Al-Ittihad

21015154-32
bgcolor=#ffdddd

| align="left"| {{flagicon|CMR}} AS Minuh

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

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Knockout stage

=13th place match=

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| colspan=4|{{Small|Thu, 19 Apr 2018}}

11:00align="right"|Kembata {{flagicon|ETH}}32 (15:15) 33align=left|{{flagicon|ETH}} Kirkos

=Championship bracket=

{{Round8-with third

|Thu 19 Apr 2018 – 13:00|{{Flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé|27|{{Flagicon|MAR}} Widad Smara|31

|Thu 19 Apr 2018 – 15:00|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Heliopolis|24|{{Flagicon|LBA}} Al-Ittihad|25

|Thu 19 Apr 2018 – 17:00|{{Flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa|35|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Sporting|29

|Thu 19 Apr 2018 – 19:00|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly|41|{{Flagicon|CIV}} Red Star|17

|Sat 21 Apr 2018 – 17:00|{{Flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa|22|{{Flagicon|LBA}} Al-Ittihad|23

|Sat 21 Apr 2018 – 19:00|{{Flagicon|MAR}} Widad Smara|19|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly|37

|Sun 22 Apr 2018 – 20:30|{{Flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly|25|{{Flagicon|LBA}} Al-Ittihad|12

|Sun 22 Apr 2018 – 13:00|{{Flagicon|COD}} JS Kinshasa|23|{{Flagicon|MAR}} Widad Smara|24

}}

=5-8th bracket=

{{Round4-with third

|RD1=5th-8th place

|RD2=Fifth place

|Consol=Seventh place

|Sat 21 Apr 2018 – 13:00

|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé|23|{{flagicon|CIV}} Red Star|29

|Sat 21 Apr 2018 – 15:00

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Sporting|30|{{flagicon|EGY}} Heliopolis|21

|Sun 22 Apr 2018 – 11:00

|{{flagicon|CIV}} Red Star|31|{{flagicon|EGY}} Sporting|33

|Sun 22 Apr 2018 – 09:00

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Heliopolis|29|{{flagicon|CMR}} FAP Yaoundé|34

}}

=9-12th place=

{{Round4-with third

|RD1=

|RD2=Ninth place

|Consol=

|Thu 19 Apr 2018 – 09:00

|{{flagicon|GAB}} Phoenix Gabon|23|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club|16

|Thu 19 Apr 2018 – 11:00

|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Lubumbashi|20|{{flagicon|CMR}} AS Minuh|29

|Sat 21 Apr 2018 – 11:00

|{{flagicon|GAB}} Phoenix Gabon|18|{{flagicon|CMR}} AS Minuh|24

|Sat 21 Apr 2018 – 11:00

|{{flagicon|CGO}} Inter Club|27|{{flagicon|COD}} JS Lubumbashi|15

}}

Final standings

{{cite web |url=http://handbollskanalen.se/varlden/al-ahly-mot-hammamet-i-cupvinnarcupfinalen/ |title=Al Ahly mot Hammamet i Cupvinnarcupfinalen |date=21 April 2017 |publisher=handbollskanalen.se |accessdate=23 Apr 2017 |language=den}}

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

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

5–0
Image:Silver medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{flagicon|LBA}} Al-Ittihad

3–2
Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Widad Smara

4–2
4

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

3–3
5

|align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} Sporting

3–2
6

|align=left|{{flagicon|CIV}} Red Star

3–3
7

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

3–2
8

|align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} Heliopolis

3–3
9

|align=left|{{flagicon|CMR}} AS Minuh

2–2
10

|align=left|{{flagicon|GAB}} Phoenix Gabon

3–2
11

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

1–3
12

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

2–3
13

|align=left|{{flagicon|ETH}} Kirkos

1–3
14

|align=left|{{flagicon|ETH}} Kembata

0–4

Awards

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!2018 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup Winner

{{flagicon|EGY|size=100px}}
Al Ahly Sport Club
3rd title

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Best Player

See also

References

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