2011 African Handball Champions League

For the women's tournament, see 2011 African Women's Handball Champions League.

2011 African Handball Champions League

Tournament details
Host country	Nigeria
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	October 21–30
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	Zamalek (8th title)
Runner-up	Étoile du Sahel
Third place	1º de Agosto
Fourth place	JSE Skikda

The 2011 African Handball Champions League was the 33rd edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–30, 2011 in Kaduna, Nigeria, contested by 13 teams and won by Al Zamalek Cairo of Egypt.[1]

Draw

Group A	Group B	Group C
FAP Yaoundé GS Pétroliers Safety Shooters Zamalek	Al Ahly Étoile du Sahel JS Kinshasa Red Star	Étoile du Congo Flowers JSE Skikda Niger United Primeiro de Agosto

Preliminary round

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Times given below are in WAT UTC+1.

Group A

Fri/Tue, 21/25 Oct 2011 FAP Yaoundé 21 : 31 Safety Shooters GS Pétroliers 24 : 18 Zamalek Sat/Mon, 22/24 Oct 2011 Zamalek 27 : 27 FAP Yaoundé GS Pétroliers 21 : 16 Safety Shooters Sun, 23 Oct 2011 FAP Yaoundé 20 : 20 GS Pétroliers Zamalek 32 : 24 Safety Shooters

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts GS Pétroliers 3 2 1 0 65 54 +11 5 Zamalek 3 1 1 1 77 75 +2 3 Safety Shooters 3 1 0 2 71 74 -3 2 FAP Yaoundé 3 0 2 1 68 78 -10 2 * Note:   Advance to quarter-finals    Relegated to 9-13th place classification

Group B

Sat/Mon, 22/24 Oct 2011 Al Ahly 23 : 5 JS Kinshasa ES Sahel 30 : 15 Red Star Sun, 23 Oct 2011 JS Kinshasa 17 : 46 ES Sahel Red Star 27 : 39 Al Ahly Tue, 25 Oct 2011 ES Sahel 25 : 26 Al Ahly JS Kinshasa : Red Star

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts Al Ahly 3 3 0 0 88 57 +31 6 ES Sahel 3 2 0 1 101 58 +43 4 Red Star 2 0 0 2 42 69 -27 0 JS Kinshasa 2 0 0 2 22 69 -47 0 * Note:   Advance to quarter-finals    Relegated to 9-13th place classification

Group C

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 Flowers 23 : 34 JSE Skikda Étoile du Congo 35 : 31 Niger United Sat, 22 Oct 2011 1º de Agosto 40 : 18 Étoile du Congo Niger United 32 : 30 Flowers Sun, 23 Oct 2011 JSE Skikda 30 : 26 Étoile du Congo Niger United 21 : 33 1º de Agosto Mon, 24 Oct 2011 1º de Agosto 41 : 25 Flowers JSE Skikda 30 : 25 Niger United Tue, 25 Oct 2011 Étoile du Congo 24 : 24 Flowers JSE Skikda 23 : 29 1º de Agosto

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts 1º de Agosto 4 4 0 0 143 87 +56 8 JSE Skikda 4 3 0 1 117 103 +14 6 Étoile du Congo 4 1 1 2 103 125 -22 3 Niger United 4 1 0 3 109 128 -19 2 Flowers 4 0 1 3 102 131 -29 1 * Note:   Advance to quarter-finals    Relegated to 9-13th place classification

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Thu 27 Oct 2011 – 10:00
	1º de Agosto	30
					Fri 28 Oct 2011 – 15:30
	Étoile du Congo	21
					1º de Agosto	21
	Thu 27 Oct 2011 – 13:00
					ES Sahel	22
	JSE Skikda	28
									Sun 30 Oct 2011 – 12:00
	Safety Shooters	25
									ES Sahel	24
	Thu 27 Oct 2011 – 17:00
									Zamalek	27
	GS Pétroliers	17
					Fri 28 Oct 2011 – 19:00
	ES Sahel	23
					JSE Skikda	25
	Thu 27 Oct 2011 – 19:00
					Zamalek	28			Third place
	Al Ahly	24
									Sun 30 Oct 2011 – 11:00
	Zamalek	30
									1º de Agosto	26
									JSE Skikda	20

5-8th bracket

	5–8th place				Fifth place
	Fri 28 Oct 2011 -
	Al Ahly	41
					Sat 29 Oct 2011 – 12:00
	Safety Shooters	22
					GS Pétroliers	24
	Fri 28 Oct 2011 -
					Al Ahly	27
	GS Pétroliers	28
	Étoile du Congo	21
					Seventh place
					Sat 29 Oct 2011 – 10:30
					Étoile du Congo	34
					Safety Shooters	27

9–13th classification

26 October 2011 Red Star 35 : 18 JS Kinshasa FAP Yaoundé 30 : 32 Niger United 27 October 2011 Flowers 35 : 32 JS Kinshasa Red Star 30 : 21 FAP Yaoundé 28 October 2011 FAP Yaoundé 32 : 23 Flowers Niger United 28 : 30 Red Star 29 October 2011 Flowers 32 : 42 Red Star JS Kinshasa 23 : 19 Niger United 30 October 2011 JS Kinshasa 24 : 39 FAP Yaoundé Flowers 33 : 29 Niger United

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts 9 Red Star 4 4 0 0 137 99 +38 8 10 FAP Yaoundé 4 2 0 2 122 109 +13 2 11 Flowers 4 2 0 2 123 135 -12 2 12 JS Kinshasa 4 1 0 3 97 128 -31 1 13 Niger United 4 1 0 3 108 116 -8 1

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Record
	Zamalek	4–1
	Étoile du Sahel	4–2
	Primeiro de Agosto	6–1
4	JSE Skikda	4–3
5	Al Ahly	5–1
6	GS Pétroliers	3–2
7	Étoile du Congo	2–4
8	Safety Shooters	1–5
9	Red Star	4–2
10	FAP Yaoundé	2–3
11	Flowers	2–5
12	JS Kinshasa	1–5
13	Niger United	2–6

Awards

Al Zamalek Cairo is 2011 champion.

2011 African Handball Champions Cup Winner
Al Zamalek Cairo 8th title

See also

• 2014 African Handball Championship

References

1. "Egypt: Handball - Zamalek Wins African Championship". AllAfrica.com. 31 Oct 2011. Retrieved 28 Feb 2016.
2. "African Handball Champions League 2011 Groups". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 Feb 2016.

External links

• Tournament at goalzz.com
• Official website