| بطولة إفريقيا تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم 2011 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Morocco |
| Dates | 26 November – 10 December |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Gabon (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Morocco |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Abdelaziz Barrada  Raheem Lawal(3 goals) |
The 2011 African U-23 Championship was the first edition of the football tournament for players under 23 years.[1] It was originally scheduled to be hosted by Egypt from 26 November to 10 December 2011. However, less than two months prior to the start of the tournament, Egyptian authorities decided against hosting the competition because of security concerns.[2] On 13 October 2011, Morocco was chosen as the replacement to host the tournament.[3]
The tournament also doubles up as the qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The top 3 placed teams qualified automatically for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament, while the 4th best placed team qualify for a play-off with an AFC counterpart.[4]
- ^ "Football - 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament". bbc.co.uk. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ Egypt denied from staging Olympic qualifiers; FilGoal.com, 10 October 2011.
- ^ Morocco to host Olympic qualifying tournament; BBC, 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Egypt hosting Olympic qualifier". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.