The 2011

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was the 3rd edition of the tournament, organized by the

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, under the auspices of the

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. The tournament was held in

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from August 7 to 13, 2011.

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was the champion and the tournament qualified the top four teams to the

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world championship.

Draw

Preliminary round

6 teams were drawn into two groups of three, with the two top teams of each group playing the semifinals while the two third-placed teams played for the 5th place. ''All times are local (

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).''

Group A

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Group B

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Placement round 5–6

Final round

Bracket

Semi finals

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Bronze medal game

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Final

Final standings

Awards

References

External links

{{African Youth Handball Championship 2011 in African handball

International sports competitions hosted by Burkina Faso

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