African Handball Championship.. Algeria is in the group of the organizing country – New Algeria

Algeria will compete in the first group of the 2026 African Nations Handball Championship, according to the results of the draw that took place today, Friday, in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

The 27th edition of the African Nations Handball Championship will be held from January 21 to 31, 2026, in Rwanda.

It has resulted Lottery process Which took place today, Friday, in Kigali, as a result of which the Algerian national team was included in the first group, along with the teams of the organizing country, Rwanda, Nigeria and Zambia.

The defending champion, Egypt, will compete in the second group. This is in addition to the teams of Angola, Gabon and Uganda, while Tunisia, the team with the most titles with ten titles, will play in the third group with Guinea, Cameroon and Kenya.

The fourth group includes Cape Verde, Morocco, Congo and Benin.

The top two teams from each group qualify for the quarter-finals.

And it counts African Nations Championship Handball 2026 is a qualifier for the next World Championship, scheduled in Germany from January 13 to 31, 2027.

It is worth noting that the Algerian national team had reached the final match in the last African championship held in 2024 in Cairo. Which won the Egyptian team.