Rabat – The Moroccan national handball team on Tuesday beat its Cameroonian counterpart 35-28, qualifying for the quarter-finals of the 2022 African Men’s Handball Championship on Wednesday, where it will face Egypt.
The two teams are in Group A along with Cameroon.
The host country Egypt currently leads the group, with only two points more than Morocco, as it continues to defend its African championship title. The Pharaohs defeated the Cameroonian selection on Monday with a score of 40 to 17.
On Tuesday, the Moroccan handball team dominated the first and second half of the game against Cameroon, winning 18-14 in the first half and 35-28 in the second half.
The Moroccan player Mehdi Alaoui was named the man of the match.
As the Moroccan team prepares for the game against the Egyptian team, the top two teams from the remaining groups are also competing for the African title.
On Tuesday, Guinea qualified for the quarter finals after beating Algeria by 28 to 22 in Group B.
Although the Algerian team led the game in the first half 14-10, the Guinean players made a strong comeback in the second half, finishing with a 6-goal difference victory. Algeria is currently second in the Group B, with zero points, while Gabon occupies the third position.
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Tunisia, the winner of the most African titles, is leading Group C with Cape Verde. The two teams will face each other in the quarter-finals.
As for Group D, Angola and Congo top the group, after they secured victories against Senegal 32-25 and Zambia 43-24.
The upcoming quarter final games will determine which five African handball teams will compete in the 2023 World Championship in Poland and Sweden.
