2012 African Women's Handball Championship
The 2012 African Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, organized by the African Handball Confederation. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held in 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
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----Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 7–0–0 | ||
| 6–0–1 | ||
| 3–2–2 | ||
| 4 | 4–0–3 | |
| 5 | 4–0–3 | |
| 6 | 3–0–4 | |
| 7 | 2–1–4 | |
| 8 | 1–0–6 | |
| 9 | 1–1–3 | |
| 10 | 0–0–5 |