{"id":4777,"date":"2022-08-20T04:58:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T04:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ferwahand.rw\/?p=4777"},"modified":"2022-08-20T05:20:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T05:20:36","slug":"rwanda-to-face-angola-in-the-cahb-mens-junior-african-championship-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ferwahand.rw\/?p=4777","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda to face Angola in the CAHB Men’s Junior African Championship Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rwanda will face Central African Republic in the two sides\u2019 first Group A game at the upcoming U-20 African Men\u2019s Handball Championship due August 20-27 at BK Arena, in Kigali.<\/em><\/p>\n

Eight participating teams have been grouped in two pools.<\/p>\n

Hosts Rwanda are placed in Group A alongside Tunisia, Morocco and Angola, whereas Group B consists of Egypt, Algeria, Congo Brazzaville and Libya.<\/p>\n


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The Rwandan team, under the tutelage of Antoine Ntabanganyimana, will start their campaign against Angola this Saturday at 6 pm.<\/p>\n

The group stage will run from August 20 to 25, after which the best two teams in each group will advance to the knockouts; semi-finals and the final.<\/p>\n

The 7-8 and 5-6 position matches will be played on August 26, the same day as the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

The tournament will serve as a qualifying competition for the 2023 IHF Junior Men’s Wolrd Championship, taking place in Germany and Greece from June 20 to July 2.<\/p>\n

The preliminary group stage will occur over five match days (20, 21, 22, 24, 25 August) with the top two teams in each group, after the round-robin stage, going directly into the semi-finals and confirm their Germany and Greece ticket.<\/p>\n

The bottom teams in each preliminary group will move into the 7-8 placement match, with 3rd<\/sup> placed teams competing for 5-6 position on the same day as the semi-finals, on 26th<\/sup> August.<\/p>\n

The bronze and gold-medal matches will be played on Saturday, 27th<\/sup> August, 2022.<\/p>\n

Organizers will welcome spectators for a free entrance with proof of a full COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n

The complete group phase schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Match Day One: 20 August (Local time):<\/strong><\/p>\n

5:00 PM: Opening Ceremony<\/p>\n

6:00 PM: Rwanda vs Angola (Group A)<\/p>\n

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Match Day Two: 21 August <\/strong><\/p>\n

4:00 PM: Egypt vs Libya (Group B)<\/strong><\/p>\n

6:00 PM: Algeria vs Congo (Group B)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Match Day Three: 22 August<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:00 PM: Angola vs Tunisia (Group A)<\/p>\n

3:00 PM: Libya vs Algeria (Group B)<\/p>\n

5:00 PM: Egypt vs Congo (Group B)<\/p>\n

7:00 PM: Morocco vs Rwanda (Group A)<\/p>\n

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Match Day Four: 24 August<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1:00 PM: Congo vs Libya (Group B)<\/p>\n

3:00 PM: Algeria vs Egypt (Group B)<\/p>\n

5:00 PM: Morocco vs Angola (Group A)<\/p>\n

7:00 PM: Tunisia vs Rwanda (Group A)<\/p>\n

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Match Day Five: 25 August<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:00 PM: Tunisia vs Morocco (Group A)<\/p>\n

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