The Tunisian U18 handball team drew with their Guinean counterparts (18-18) at a 19th Africa Women's Youth Handball Championship Group A day-1 game played on Saturday evening in Monastir.

Algeria lost 18-28 to Nigeria in their first Group A match.

In Group B, Egypt won their match against DR Congo by forfeit (10-0), while Angola defeated Morocco (37-15).

Under the competition's format, the eight teams will qualify for the tournament's quarter-finals on Tuesday.

The top four teams in the final standings will qualify for the 2024 Women's Youth World Championship.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse