The 1972 IHF Olympic African qualification tournament was held in the Tunisia. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics .
African qualification tournament Tournament details Host country TunisiaVenue 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 25–31 March 1972 Teams 6 (from 1 confederation) Final positions Champions TunisiaRunners-up EgyptThird place SenegalFourth place AlgeriaTournament statistics Matches played 15
Officials Nation Referee 1 Referee 1 West Germany Edgar Reichel Wilfried Tetens Finland Unto Repo Heikki Tuominen Switzerland Hansjakob Bertschinger [de] Kurt Gabriel
Nation Name Roll Spain Alberto de San Roman Vice president of the IHF France René Ricard Member of the technical commission of the IHF
Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Tunisia (H) 5 4 0 1 97 86 +11 8 1972 Summer Olympics 2 Egypt 5 3 1 1 105 81 +24 7 3 Senegal 5 3 0 2 97 100 −3 6 4 Algeria 5 2 1 2 90 94 −4 5 5 Cameroon 5 2 0 3 91 99 −8 4 6 Morocco 5 0 0 5 83 103 −20 0
Source: Der Bund Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.(H) Hosts
Matches All times are local (UTC+1).
Some results were published in a Swiss newspapers. The winner of the other games were derived from the two standings table. And the results of the Algerian team.
25 March 1972 Algeria 20-19 Morocco Stade El Menzah, Tunis
25 March 1972 Tunisia 25–22 Senegal Stade El Menzah, Tunis
25 March 1972 Egypt 27–14 Cameroon Stade El Menzah, Tunis
26 March 1972 Algeria 17-16 Tunisia Stade El Menzah, Tunis
26 March 1972 Senegal 21–19 Cameroon Stade El Menzah, Tunis
26 March 1972 Egypt 22–13 Morocco Stade El Menzah, Tunis
28 March 1972 Tunisia 18–13 Egypt Stade El Menzah, Tunis
28 March 1972 Senegal 21-17 Algeria Stade El Menzah, Tunis
28 March 1972 Cameroon 24–17 Morocco Stade El Menzah, Tunis
29 March 1972 Egypt 19–19 Algeria Stade El Menzah, Tunis
29 March 1972 Tunisia 17–15 Cameroon Stade El Menzah, Tunis
29 March 1972 Senegal 16–15 Morocco Stade El Menzah, Tunis
31 March 1972 Tunisia 21–19 Morocco Stade El Menzah, Tunis
31 March 1972 Cameroon 19–17 Algeria Stade El Menzah, Tunis
31 March 1972 Egypt 24–17 Senegal Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Roaster of Algeria Hachemi, Zoheir Negli, Amara, Farouk Bouzrar, Boukhobza, Lamdjadani, Bouras, Larbaoui
Coaches: Mircea Costache II et Djoudi