2011 All-Africa Games

X All-Africa Games

Host city	Maputo, Mozambique
Nations participating	53
Athletes participating	5000 (projected athletes, coaches, officials)
Events	20 sports
Opening ceremony	3 September 2011
Closing ceremony	18 September 2011
Officially opened by	Armando Guebuza
Main venue	Zimpeto Stadium
Website	www.cojamaputo2011.org.mz
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Maputo

Location of Maputo in Mozambique.

The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique.^[1][2] Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.

Host awarding

In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named the host of the 10th Games by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa at a meeting in Algeria.^[3] In 2004, Ghana had indicated an interest in hosting the Games,^[4] but reportedly withdrew its bid.

In December 2008, the Zambian government withdrew its offer to host the 2011 Games, due to a lack of funds.^[5]

In April 2009, Mozambique stepped in to take on hosting duties.^[6]

Participating Nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 2011 All-Africa Games:^[7]

Algeria (265) Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon (210) Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Ivory Coast Djibouti DR Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea

Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger

Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan[8] Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia (72) Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Sports

The Maputo 2011 All Africa Games featured 20 sports, 2 of which also featured disabled events (athletics and swimming). While most venues was located in and around Maputo, the Canoeing venue was in Chidenguella Lagoon, 275 km north of the city.

Athletics (35) () Badminton () Basketball (2) () Beach volleyball () Boxing () Canoeing () Chess ()

Cycling () Football () Handball () Judo () Karate () Netball (1) () Sailing ()

Swimming () Table tennis () Taekwondo () Tennis () Triathlon () Volleyball ()

Calendar

The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar is to be completed with event finals information.^[9][10]

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

September		2nd Fri	3rd Sat	4th Sun	5th Mon	6th Tue	7th Wed	8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat	11th Sun	12th Mon	13th Tue	14th Wed	15th Thu	16th Fri	17th Sat	18th Sun	Events
Ceremonies			OC															CC
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoeing
Chess
Cycling
Football
Handball
Judo
Karate
Netball
Sailing
Swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Total events
Cumulative total
September		2nd Fri	3rd Sat	4th Sun	5th Mon	6th Tue	7th Wed	8th Thu	9th Fri	10th Sat	11th Sun	12th Mon	13th Tue	14th Wed	15th Thu	16th Fri	17th Sat	18th Sun	Events

Medal table

As of September 17, 2011 ^[11]

Key

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa (RSA)	61	55	40	156
2	Egypt (EGY)	32	14	20	66
3	Nigeria (NGR)	31	28	39	98
4	Tunisia (TUN)	29	26	13	68
5	Algeria (ALG)	22	29	34	85
6	Kenya (KEN)	14	14	22	50
7	Senegal (SEN)	8	8	17	33
8	Cameroon (CMR)	8	5	20	33
9	Ethiopia (ETH)	6	10	12	28
10	Angola (ANG)	6	10	10	26
	Total	249	246	314	809

Venues and infrastructure

When Mozambique initially announced its ability to host the 10th Games, there was a possibility of a paring down of the sports to be offered, due to time constraints and a potential lack of facilities for the Games (e.g. the country has no field hockey field capable of hosting a Games-level competition).^[6] However, the Games eventually featured 20 sports, down 4 from the 24 hosted at the 2007 All-Africa Games.

Listed below are the venues that hosted the 2011 All-African Games:^[12]

• Universidade Eduardo Mondlane – Handball
• Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto – Athletics
• Escola Josina Machel – Badminton
• Pavilhão do Zimpeto – Basketball
• Pavilhão do Estrela Vermelha – Boxing
• Chidenguele – Canoeing
• Via Pública – Cycling
• Estádio Nacional de Zimpeto, Estádio do Costa do Sol, Estádio do Maxaquene, Estádio da Machava – Football
• Escola Central da Frelimo – Judo
• Universidade Eduardo Mondlane – Karate
• Piscina Olimpica de Zimpeto – Swimming
• IMAP – Netball
• Arena do Costa do Sol – Beach volleyball
• Escola Central da Frelimo – Taekwondo
• Courts do Zimpeto — Tennis
• Centro Mahometano – Table tennis
• Bilene – Triathlon
• Baía de Maputo – Sailing
• Pavilhão do Maxaquene – Volleyball
• Banco de Moçambique Matola – Chess

References

1. 2011 All-Africa Games website (www.maputo2011.com); retrieved 2010-12-21. Archived February 7, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. Maputo to Host 2011 All-Africa Games, by Bonnie Mugabe and Agencies, captured and re-posted by AllAfrica.com on 2009-04-16, retrieved 2010-12-03.
3. Zambia to host 2011 All-Africa Games published by People's Daily Online [China] on 2005-04-27; retrieved 2010-12-21.
4. Ghana Bids for 2011 AAG, published by GhanaWeb.com on 2004-07-20; retrieved 2010-12-21.
5. Zambia withdraws offer to host 2011 All Africa Games, published by the Lukasa Times on 2008-12-12; retrieved 2010-12-21.
6. Relief as Maputo offers to host All Africa Games, by Eric Odanga, Daily Nation; published 2009-04-12, retrieved 2010-12-21.
7. (Portuguese) Participants
8. South Sudan to attend All Africa Games in Mozambique
9. (Portuguese) 2011 All-Africa Games Program
10. General Schedule"
11. Medal Standings"
12. (Portuguese) Local Arrangements (Venues)

External links

• Official website
• All Sports General Schedule
• Event at Ultraviewdirectory
• List of Mozambique athletes at the 2011 All-Africa Games