Sayed Ayari, the trainer of the Tunisian handball champions and 17 players flew to Abidjan on September 7 for the 27th African Handball Championship. La Presse reports that the 27th African Championship is to be held in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from 9 to 18 September with the participation of ten clubs, including MC Alger (holding the champion title), Minuh (Cameroon), Primero Agosto (Angola), US Goree (Senegal), Avenir of Raif (Congo), and Skikda (Algeria).