Handball at the 2011 African Games – Women's tournament

For the men's tournament, see Handball at the 2011 African Games – Men's tournament.

Handball at the 2011 African Games
Women's tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Mozambique
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	08–17 September, 2011
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Angola (5th title)
Runner-up	Congo
Third place	Cameroon
Fourth place	Algeria

The 2011 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 8th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament ran from September 8–17, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique, contested by 12 national teams and won by Angola.

Participating teams

• Angola
• Algeria
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Cape Verde
• DR Congo
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Mozambique
• Madagascar
• Nigeria
• Senegal

Preliminary round

The draw was held on May 6, 2011.

Group A

8 September 2011 17:00	Cameroon	35 – 19	Senegal
		(14–5)

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10 September 2011 17:00	Cameroon	27 – 25	Algeria
		(14–15)

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11 September 2011 09:00	Algeria	30 – 18	Senegal
		(13–11)

Group B

8 September 2011 19:00	Kenya	22 – 20	Mozambique
		(10–13)

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9 September 2011 19:00	Cape Verde	27 – 26	Mozambique
		(12–14)

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11 September 2011 11:00	Cape Verde	30 – 22	Kenya
		(13–11)

Group C

9 September 2011 13:00	Angola	55 – 7	Ghana
		(29–3)

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10 September 2011 17:00	Angola	41 – 17	DR Congo
		(20–8)

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11 September 2011 17:00	DR Congo	37 – 15	Ghana
		(16–8)

Group D

9 September 2011 15:00	Congo	30 – 23	Nigeria
		(15–14)

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10 September 2011 19:00	Congo	35 – 11	Madagascar
		(16–5)

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11 September 2011 19:00	Nigeria	35 – 10	Madagascar
		(19–5)

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Cameroon	31
	Kenya	16
					Cameroon	16
					Congo	21
	Congo	26
	DR Congo	25
									Congo	23
									Angola	41
	Cape Verde	24
	Algeria	30
					Algeria	18
					Angola	32			Third place
	Angola	49
	Nigeria	16
									Cameroon	26
									Algeria	20

Quarterfinals

14 September 2011 13:00	Cameroon	31 – 16	Kenya
		(14–0)

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14 September 2011 15:00	Algeria	30 – 24	Cape Verde
		(14–13)

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14 September 2011 17:00	Angola	49 – 16	Nigeria
		(26–8)

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14 September 2011 19:00	Congo	26 – 25	DR Congo
		(14–12)

Semifinals

15 September 2011 15:00	Congo	21 – 16	Cameroon
		(8–10)

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15 September 2011 16:30	Angola	32 – 18	Algeria
		(13–9)

Third place game

17 September 2011 09:00	Cameroon	26 – 20	Algeria
		(11–12)

Final

17 September 2011 16:00	Angola	41 – 23	Congo
		(22–11)

5–8th place bracket

	Semifinals				Fifth place
	Kenya	21
	DR Congo	33
					DR Congo	10
					Nigeria	24
	Cape Verde	21
	Nigeria	25
					Seventh place
					Kenya	26
					Cape Verde	23

Semifinals

15 September 2011 11:00	DR Congo	33 – 21	Kenya
		(15–9)

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15 September 2011 12:30	Nigeria	25 – 21	Cape Verde
		(12–13)

Seventh place game

16 September 2011 11:00	Kenya	26 – 23	Cape Verde
		(11–9)

Fifth place game

16 September 2011 14:00	Nigeria	24 – 10	DR Congo
		(22–11)

9–12th place bracket

	Semifinals				Ninth place
	Senegal	31
	Mozambique	29
					Senegal	33
					Ghana	26
	Ghana	26
	Madagascar	24
					Eleventh place
					Mozambique	30
					Madagascar	23

Semifinals

12 September 2011 17:00	Senegal	31 – 29	Mozambique
		(11–16)

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12 September 2011 19:00	Ghana	26 – 24	Madagascar
		(14–8)

Eleventh place game

14 September 2011 09:00	Mozambique	30 – 23	Madagascar
		(16–8)

Ninth place game

14 September 2011 11:00	Senegal	33 – 26	Ghana
		(18–17)

Final standings

Rank	Women
	Team	Pld	W	L
	Angola	5	5	0
	Congo	5	4	1
	Cameroon	5	4	1
4.	Algeria	5	2	3
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5.	Nigeria	5	3	2
6.	DR Congo	5	2	3
7.	Kenya	5	2	3
8.	Cape Verde	5	2	3
Preliminary round 5th placers
9.	Senegal	4	2	2
10.	Ghana	4	1	3
11.	Mozambique	4	1	3
12.	Madagascar	4	0	4

2011 African Games Women's Handball winner
Angola Fifth title

See also

• Handball at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament

References

• Match schedule