| Ranking | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Egypt | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175: | 100 | | 2. Algeria | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140: | 72 | | 3. Tunisia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 151: | 82 | | 4. Morocco | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 137: | 113 | | 5. Congo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 112: | 156 | | 6. Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 80: | 158 | | 7. Congo DR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 87: | 201 |
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| Team | Egyp | Alge | Tuni | Moro | Cong | Gabo | Cong | | Egypt | ---- | 22:20 | 18:15 | 29:18 | 35:18 | 33:15 | 38:14 | | Algeria | | ---- | 13:11 | 18:13 | 21: 8 | 32:8 | 36:10 | | Tunisia | | | ---- | 15:15 | 31:15 | 28:9 | 51:12 | | Morocco | | | | ---- | 34:22 | 26:14 | 31:15 | | Congo | | | | | ---- | 22:16 | 27:19 | | Gabon | | | | | | ---- | 18:17 | | Congo DR | | | | | | | ---- |
| Africa has an extra place following Egypt's 7th place in World Championship 1999. |
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| date | time | v | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 22.04 | 15:30 | H |  Algeria | 32-8 |  Gabon | 15-3 | | 23.04 | 16:30 | H |  Tunisia | 15-15 | Morocco | 9-7 | | 23.04 | 16:30 | C |  Egypt | 35-18 |  Congo | 18-8 | | 24.04 | 14:30 | C | Tunisia | 51-12 | Congo DR | 23-3 | | 24.04 | 16:30 | H | Algeria | 21-8 | Congo | 10-5 | | 24.04 | 18:30 | H | Egypt | 29-18 | Morocco | 13-7 | | 25.04 | 16:30 | H | Egypt | 22-20 | Algeria | 10-9 | | 25.04 | 16:30 | C | Tunisia | 28-9 | Gabon | 16-5 | | 25.04 | 18:30 | H | Congo | 27-19 | Congo DR | 12-11 | | 27.04 | 14:30 | C | Morocco | 26-14 | Gabon | 9-8 | | 27.04 | 16:30 | H | Tunisia | 31-15 | Congo | 15-7 | | 27.04 | 16:30 | C | Egypt | 38-14 | Congo DR | 14-9 | | 28.04 | 16:30 | H | Algeria | 36-10 | Congo DR | 16-3 | | 28.04 | 18:30 | H | Morocco | 34-22 | Congo | 15-11 | | 29.04 | 14:30 | C | Gabon | 18-17 | Congo DR | 10-8 | | 29.04 | 16;30 | H | Algeria | 18-13 | Morocco | 11-6 | | 29.04 | 18:30 | H | Egypt | 18-15 | Tunisia | 9-7 | | 30.04 | --:-- | | Egypt | 33-15 | Gabon | 18-6 | | 01.05 | --:-- | H | Congo | 22-16 | Gabon | 11-5 | | 01.05 | --:-- | H | Morocco | 31-15 | Congo DR | 14-9 | | 01.05 | --:-- | H | Algeria | 13-11 | Tunisia | 8-6 |
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| Venues | | H - Salle Harcha Hacene | | C - Salle de Gue Constantine (Free entrance) |
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