# 2011 Women's African Volleyball Championship

The 2011 Women's African Nations Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 17 to 24 August 2011. The winner qualifies for the 2011 FIVB World Cup, in November, in Japan.
Kenya won the championship defeating Algeria in the final and Egypt finished third defeating Senegal for the bronze medal.

## Competing nations

The following national teams have confirmed participation:
* Algeria
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Tunisia

## Venue

* Nazarene University Sports Hall in Nairobi, Kenya.

## Format

The tournament is played in two stages. In the first stage, the participants are divided in two groups. A single round-robin format is played within each group to determine the teams' group position (as per procedure below). The top four teams in each group advance to the second stage, only the fifth placed team does not and finish the tournament in last place.
In the second stage, the two best teams of each group progress to the semifinals, while the third and fourth placed teams from each group progress to the classification matches (for 5th to 8th place). The second stage of the tournament consists of a single-elimination.

### Pool standing procedure

* Match points (win = 2 points, loss = 1 point)
* Number of matches won
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio

## Pool composition

The drawing of lots was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 16 August.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Kenya | Algeria |
| Cameroon | Tunisia |
| Egypt | Botswana |
| Nigeria | Rwanda |
| — | Senegal |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 257 | 205 | 1.254 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 270 | 255 | 1.059 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 264 | 237 | 1.114 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 131 | 225 | 0.582 | 5th–8th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Aug | Nigeria | 0–3 | Kenya | 11–25 | 15–25 | 15–25 | | | 41–75 |
| 18 Aug | Egypt | 3–2 | Cameroon | 25–23 | 29–27 | 19–25 | 20–25 | 15–12 | 108–112 |
| 19 Aug | Egypt | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–17 | | | 75–44 |
| 20 Aug | Kenya | 3–0 | Cameroon | 25–23 | 32–30 | 26–24 | | | 83–77 |
| 21 Aug | Cameroon | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 75–46 |
| 21 Aug | Egypt | 1–3 | Kenya | 14–25 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | | 77–99 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Algeria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 361 | 287 | 1.258 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Senegal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 312 | 279 | 1.118 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 379 | 354 | 1.071 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Botswana | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.500 | 298 | 353 | 0.844 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Rwanda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 255 | 332 | 0.768 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Aug | Senegal | 0–3 | Algeria | 15–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 57–75 |
| 17 Aug | Botswana | 1–3 | Tunisia | 18–25 | 12–25 | 25–18 | 18–25 | | 73–93 |
| 18 Aug | Tunisia | 3–1 | Rwanda | 25–12 | 25–14 | 16–25 | 25–14 | | 91–65 |
| 18 Aug | Senegal | 3–0 | Botswana | 26–24 | 25–10 | 25–14 | | | 76–48 |
| 19 Aug | Rwanda | 0–3 | Senegal | 22–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | | 57–75 |
| 19 Aug | Botswana | 1–3 | Algeria | 22–25 | 15–25 | 25–22 | 24–26 | | 86–98 |
| 20 Aug | Botswana | 3–1 | Rwanda | 16–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25-17 | | 91–86 |
| 20 Aug | Tunisia | 2–3 | Algeria | 21–25 | 26–24 | 10–25 | 26–24 | 12–15 | 95–113 |
| 21 Aug | Tunisia | 2–3 | Senegal | 25–20 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 22–25 | 12–15 | 98–114 |
| 21 Aug | Rwanda | 0–3 | Algeria | 13–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | | 49–75 |

## Knockout stage
### 5th–8th place bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Cameroon | 3 |
| Botswana | 1 | | |
| Botswana | 1 | Cameroon | 3 |
| | | Tunisia | 2 |
| Tunisia | 3 | Tunisia | 2 |
| Nigeria | 0 | | |
| Nigeria | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Botswana | 3 |
| | | Nigeria | 2 |

#### Classification 5th–8th places

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Aug | Cameroon | 3–1 | Botswana | 25–23 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–21 | | 94–91 |
| 22 Aug | Tunisia | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | | 75–49 |

#### Seventh place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Aug | Botswana | 3–2 | Nigeria | 25–22 | 12–25 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 15–13 | 97–101 |

#### Fifth place match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Aug | Cameroon | 3–2 | Tunisia | 16–25 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 29–27 | 15–9 | 104–105 |

### Championship bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Kenya | 3 |
| Senegal | 0 | | |
| Senegal | 0 | Kenya | 3 |
| | | Algeria | 1 |
| Algeria | 3 | Algeria | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 | | |
| Egypt | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Senegal | 2 |
| | | Egypt | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Aug | Kenya | 3–0 | Senegal | 25–10 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | | 75–43 |
| 22 Aug | Algeria | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–16 | 27–25 | 25–27 | 25–20 | | 102–88 |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 24 Aug | Senegal | 2–3 | Egypt | 21–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 8–15 | 100–110 |

#### Final

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 24 Aug | Kenya | 3–1 | Algeria | 25-10 | 17-25 | 25–21 | 25-13 | | 92–69 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Kenya |
| | Algeria |
| | Egypt |
| 4 | Senegal |
| 5 | Cameroon |
| 6 | Tunisia |
| 7 | Botswana |
| 8 | Nigeria |
| 9 | Rwanda |
* 2011 Women's African Volleyball Championship
* Kenya 7th title