2012 African Men's Handball Championship
The 2012 African Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, organized by the African Handball Confederation, which acted as the qualification process for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held in Rabat and Salé, Morocco between 11 and 20 January 2012. The winner qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Preliminary round
The draw was held on 24 September 2011 at Casablanca, Morocco.''All times are local.''
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
;5–8th bracket''All times are local.''
Quarterfinals
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5–8th semifinals
----Semifinals
----Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 8–0–0 | ||
| 6–1–1 | ||
| 6–1–1 | ||
| 4 | 5–0–3 | |
| 5 | 4–0–4 | |
| 6 | 4–0–4 | |
| 7 | 3–0–5 | |
| 8 | 3–0–5 | |
| 9 | 2–0–4 | |
| 10 | 1–0–5 | |
| 11 | 1–0–5 | |
| 12 | 0–0–6 |
Awards
| Best Player |
 All-Tournament TeamAll-star team was: |