Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games
{{short description|All-Africa Games Handball events}}
{{Infobox international handball competition
| tourney_name = Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games
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| country = Nigeria
| city = Lagos
| dates = January 1973
| num_teams = 8
| confederations =
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = ALG
| count = 1
| second = EGY
| second-flagvar = 1972
| third = SEN
| fourth = CIV
| matches = 16
| goals = 509
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
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| previous = Handball at the 1965 All-Africa Games
| next = Handball at the 1978 All-Africa Games
}}
The Handball events at the 1973 All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria in January 1973. The competition included only men's event.{{cite web |url=http://www.todor66.com/handball/Africa/Men_AG_1973.html |title=Men Handball II All Africa Games - 1973 Lagos |work=todor66.com |publisher=Todor Krastev |date=September 21, 2017 |accessdate= }}
Qualified teams
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!Zone!!width=170|Team | |
| align=center|Hosts | {{hb|NGR}} |
| align=center|Zone I | {{hb|ALG}} |
| align=center|Zone II | {{hb|SEN}} |
| align=center|Zone III | {{hb|CIV}} |
| align=center|Zone IV | {{hb|TOG}} |
| align=center|Zone V | {{hb|CMR|1961}} |
| align=center|Zone VI | {{hb|EGY|1972}} |
| align=center|Zone VII | {{hb|MAD}} |
Squads
{{Main|Handball at the 1973 All-Africa Games squads}}
Group stage
All times are local (UTC+1).
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| style="background:#ccffcc;"|
|Team advance to the knockout stage |
=Group A=
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|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n
|team1=EGY|name_EGY={{hb|EGY|1973}}
|team2=ALG|name_ALG={{hb|ALG}}
|team3=CMR|name_CMR={{hb|CMR|1961}}
|team4=TOG|name_TOG={{hb|TOG}}
|win_EGY=2|draw_EGY=0|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=50|ga_EGY=46
|win_ALG=2|draw_ALG=0|loss_ALG=1|gf_ALG=45|ga_ALG=41
|win_CMR=1|draw_CMR=0|loss_CMR=2|gf_CMR=50|ga_CMR=45
|win_TOG=1|draw_TOG=0|loss_TOG=2|gf_TOG=41|ga_TOG=54
|col_A=green1|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
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|date = ... January 1973
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|team1 = {{hb-rt|CMR|1961}}
|score = 23–13
|team2 = {{hb|EGY|1972}}
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|date = ... January 1973
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|score = 17–14
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|date = ... January 1973
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|team1 = {{hb-rt|EGY|1972}}
|score = 22–11
|team2 = {{hb|TOG}}
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|score = 16–12
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|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|TOG}}
|score = 16–15
|team2 = {{hb|CMR|1916}}
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|date = ... January 1973
|time =
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|score = 15–12
|team2 = {{hb|ALG}}
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=Group B=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n
|team1=SEN|name_SEN={{hb|SEN}}
|team2=CIV|name_CIV={{hb|CIV}}
|team3=MAD|name_MAD={{hb|MAD}}
|team4=NGR|name_NGR={{hb|NGR}}
|win_SEN=3|draw_SEN=0|loss_SEN=0|gf_SEN=62|ga_SEN=39
|win_CIV=2|draw_CIV=0|loss_CIV=1|gf_CIV=66|ga_CIV=45
|win_MAD=1|draw_MAD=0|loss_MAD=2|gf_MAD=48|ga_MAD=64
|win_NGR=0|draw_NGR=0|loss_NGR=3|gf_NGR=38|ga_NGR=67
|col_A=green1|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
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|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|SEN}}
|score = 18–13
|team2 = {{hb|CIV}}
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|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|MAD}}
|score = 17–16
|team2 = {{hb|NGR}}
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|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|SEN}}
|score = 21–15
|team2 = {{hb|MAD}}
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|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|CIV}}
|score = 27–11
|team2 = {{hb|NGR}}
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{{handballbox
|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|SEN}}
|score = 23–11
|team2 = {{hb|NGR}}
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{{handballbox
|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|CIV}}
|score = 26–16
|team2 = {{hb|MAD}}
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Knockout stage
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=Semifinals
|RD2=Final
|Consol=Third place
|.. January – Lagos|{{hb|EGY|1972}}|15|{{hb|CIV}}|13
|.. January – Lagos|{{hb|SEN}}|14|{{hb|ALG}}|17
|14 January – Lagos|{{hb|EGY|1972}}|12|{{hb|ALG}}|14
|14 January – Lagos|{{hb|CIV}}|7|{{hb|SEN}}|17
}}
=Semifinals=
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|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score = 15–13
|team2 = {{hb|CIV}}
|report =
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|stadium = Lagos
|referee =
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{{handballbox
|date = ... January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|SEN}}
|score = 14–17
|team2 = {{hb|ALG}}
|report =
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=Third place match=
{{handballbox
|bg = #cc9966
|date = 14 January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|CIV}}
|score = 7–17
|team2 = {{hb|SEN}}
|report =
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|stadium = Lagos
|referee =
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=Final=
{{handballbox
|bg = gold
|date = 14 January 1973
|time =
|team1 = {{hb-rt|EGY|1972}}
|score = 12–14
|team2 = {{hb|ALG}}
|report =
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|stadium = Lagos
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Final standing
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|for_against_style=none
|team1=ALG|pos_ALG=16px|name_ALG={{hb|ALG}}
|team2=EGY|pos_EGY=16px|name_EGY={{hb|EGY|1972}}
|team3=SEN|pos_SEN=16px|name_SEN={{hb|SEN}}
|team4=CIV|name_CIV={{hb|CIV}}
|team5=CMR|name_CMR={{hb|CMR|1961}}
|team6=MAD|name_MAD={{hb|MAD}}
|team7=TOG|name_TOG={{hb|TOG}}
|team8=NGR|name_NGR={{hb|NGR}}
|win_ALG=4|draw_ALG=0|loss_ALG=1|gf_ALG=0|ga_ALG=0
|win_EGY=3|draw_EGY=0|loss_EGY=2|gf_EGY=0|ga_EGY=0
|win_SEN=4|draw_SEN=0|loss_SEN=1|gf_SEN=0|ga_SEN=0
|win_CIV=2|draw_CIV=0|loss_CIV=3|gf_CIV=0|ga_CIV=0
|win_CMR=1|draw_CMR=0|loss_CMR=2|gf_CMR=0|ga_CMR=0
|win_MAD=1|draw_MAD=0|loss_MAD=2|gf_MAD=0|ga_MAD=0
|win_TOG=1|draw_TOG=0|loss_TOG=2|gf_TOG=0|ga_TOG=0
|win_NGR=0|draw_NGR=0|loss_NGR=3|gf_NGR=0|ga_NGR=0
|update=complete|source=
}}