Handball at the 1978 All-Africa Games
# Handball at the 1978 All-Africa Games

The handball events at the 1978 All-Africa Games were held in Algiers, Algeria from 13 to 28 July 1978. The competition included for the first time the women's tournament while the men's tournament is played for the third time.

## Events

### Men's tournament

Final standing is:

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Algeria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| | Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Egypt (W) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |

### Women's tournament

Final standing is:

| Rank | Team | Record |
| - | - | - |
| | Algeria | 4–0 |
| | Cameroon | 2–1 |
| | Tunisia | 2–1 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 1–3 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 1–2 |
| 6 | Egypt | 0–3 |
