2020 African Men's Handball Championship
The 2020 African Men's Handball Championship was the 24th edition of the championship and was held from 16 to 26 January 26 2020 in Tunisia. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.
Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–23 in the final.
Venues
| Radès | Nabeul |
| Salle Omnisport de Radès | Salle Bir Challouf |
| Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
| Hammamet | |
| Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall | |
| Capacity: 2,500 | |
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Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.Draw
The draw was held on 19 October 2019 in Tunis. Senegal withdrew before the tournament.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Squads
Match officials
On 13 January 2020, The African Handball Confederation has selected eight couples of referees.Preliminary round
All times are local.Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Placement round
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.Group 1
----Group 2
----15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Main round
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.Group I
----Group II
----Knockout stage
Bracket
;Fifth place bracket5–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking and awards
| Rank | Team |
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All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 3 February 2020.| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | |
| Right wing | |
| Right back | |
| Centre back | |
| Left back | |
| Left wing | |
| Pivot | |
| Most Valuable Player |