2011 Men's African Volleyball Championship
# 2011 Men's African Volleyball Championship

The 2011 Men's African Volleyball Championship was held in Tangier, Morocco, from September 23 to September 29, 2011.

## Teams

* Algeria
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Congo
* Egypt
* Morocco
* South Africa
* Tunisia

## Group stage

The draw was held on 22 September.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 304 | 256 | 1.188 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 244 | 210 | 1.162 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 216 | 230 | 0.939 | |
| 4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 184 | 252 | 0.730 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Sep | 14:00 | Cameroon | 3–2 | Tunisia | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 23–25 | 15–9 | 108–94 |
| 23 Sep | 18:00 | Morocco | 3–0 | Botswana | 29–27 | 25–18 | 25–12 | | | 79–57 |
| 24 Sep | 10:00 | Botswana | 0–3 | Tunisia | 15–25 | 16–25 | 13–25 | | | 44–75 |
| 24 Sep | 18:00 | Morocco | 1–3 | Cameroon | 15–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | | 79–98 |
| 25 Sep | 14:00 | Cameroon | 3–1 | Botswana | 25–17 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–18 | | 98–83 |
| 25 Sep | 18:00 | Morocco | 0–3 | Tunisia | 23–25 | 16–25 | 19–25 | | | 58–75 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 257 | 195 | 1.318 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 263 | 225 | 1.169 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Congo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 219 | 234 | 0.936 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 146 | 228 | 0.640 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 23 Sep | 10:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–12 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | 75–42 |
| 23 Sep | 16:00 | Algeria | 3–1 | Congo | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 94–79 |
| 24 Sep | 14:00 | Congo | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–23 | 28–26 | 25–14 | | 78–63 |
| 24 Sep | 16:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Algeria | 25–21 | 26–28 | 29–27 | 25–18 | 105–94 |
| 25 Sep | 10:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–18 | 25–7 | 25–16 | | 75–41 |
| 25 Sep | 16:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Congo | 25–16 | 25–18 | 27–25 | | 77–59 |

## Knockout stage

### 5–8th place bracket

| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| September 27, Tangier | September 27, Tangier |
| Morocco | 3 |
| Morocco | 3 | September 28, Tangier | September 28, Tangier |
| South Africa | 0 | September 28, Tangier | September 28, Tangier |
| South Africa | 0 | Congo | 3 |
| September 27, Tangier | September 27, Tangier | | Congo | 3 |
| September 27, Tangier | September 27, Tangier | Morocco | 1 |
| Congo | 3 | Morocco | 1 |
| Botswana | 0 | | |
| Botswana | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | September 28, Tangier | September 28, Tangier |
| | | South Africa | 3 |
| | | Botswana | 1 |

**Classification 5–8 places**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 Sep | 14:00 | Congo | 3–0 | Botswana | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 75–62 | |
| 27 Sep | 16:00 | Morocco | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | | 75–54 | |

**Seventh place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 Sep | | Botswana | 1–3 | South Africa | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | | 94–97 | |

**Fifth place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 Sep | | Congo | 3–1 | Morocco | 25–23 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–21 | | 93–91 | |

### Championship bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| September 27 – Tangier | September 27 – Tangier |
| Cameroon | 3 |
| Cameroon | 3 | September 29 – Tangier | September 29 – Tangier |
| Algeria | 2 | September 29 – Tangier | September 29 – Tangier |
| Algeria | 2 | Cameroon | 1 |
| September 27 – Tangier | September 27 – Tangier | | Cameroon | 1 |
| September 27 – Tangier | September 27 – Tangier | Egypt | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | Egypt | 3 |
| Tunisia | 0 | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | September 29 – Tangier | September 29 – Tangier |
| | | Algeria | 1 |
| | | Tunisia | 3 |

**Semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 Sep | 18:00 | Cameroon | 3–2 | Algeria | 25–16 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 103–98 | |
| 27 Sep | 20:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | |

**Bronze medal match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 Sep | | Algeria | 1–3 | Tunisia | 26–28 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | 91–97 | |

**Final**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 Sep | | Cameroon | 1–3 | Egypt | 25–20 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | 85–95 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Egypt |
| | Cameroon |
| | Tunisia |
| 4 | Algeria |
| 5 | Congo |
| 6 | Morocco |
| 7 | South Africa |
| 8 | Botswana |

* 2011 Men's African champions
* Egypt 6th title
* Qualified for the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup

## Awards

* MVP: Ahmed Abdelhay
* Best digger: Anwer Taouerghi
* Best spiker: Jean Ndaki
* Best blocker: Sem Dolegombi
* Best server: Ahmed Abdelhay
* Best setter: Abdalla Ahmed
* Best libero: Rafik Djoudi
