2021 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Kigali |
| Dates | 7–14 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | |
| Best Setter | |
| Best MB | |
| Best Libero | |
← 2019 2023 → | |
The 2021 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the Men's African Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) with Rwanda Volleyball Federation (FRVB). The tournament was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 7 to 14 September 2021. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship as the CAVB representatives.[1]
Qualification
16 teams have registered to participate in the 2021 African Championship.
Guinea originally qualified, but declined to enter.
| Means of qualification | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | |
| 2019 African Championship | 21–28 July 2019 | 5 | ||
| Zone 2 representatives | N/a | N/a | 1 | |
| Zone 3 representatives | N/a | N/a | 3 | |
| Zone 4 representatives | N/a | N/a | 1 | |
| Zone 5 representatives | N/a | N/a | 5 | |
| Total | 16 | |||
Pools composition
Ranking from the previous edition was shown in brackets except the host and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (–). The host country and the top 8 ranked teams were seed in the Serpentine system. The 10 remaining teams were drawn in Kigali, Rwanda on 6 September 2021.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
Squads
Venue
| Kigali | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kigali Arena | Petit Stade Amahoro | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | |
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Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
Group stage
- All times are Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 259 | 181 | 1.431 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 261 | 234 | 1.115 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 196 | 237 | 0.827 | 9th–16th Quarterfinals | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 211 | 275 | 0.767 |
(H) Host
- The confederation has decided to postpone the match between
Burkina Faso and
Burundi, originally scheduled for 10 September at 10:00, in consideration of the health and safety of players and coaches. The match was rescheduled for 10 September at 16:00 after COVID-19 tests for Burundi team were negative.
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep | 09:00 | KGL | Uganda | 3–1 | | 25–15 | 25–18 | 26–28 | 25–13 | 101–74 | ||
| 7 Sep | 18:00 | KGL | Rwanda | 3–0 | | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–12 | 75–46 | |||
| 9 Sep | 14:00 | KGL | Burundi | 0–3 | | 18–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | 51–75 | |||
| 9 Sep | 18:00 | KGL | Burkina Faso | 0–3 | | 14–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 50–75 | |||
| 10 Sep | 16:00 | PTS | Burkina Faso | 1–3 | | 26–24 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 87–99 | ||
| 10 Sep | 18:00 | KGL | Rwanda | 3–2 | | 25–15 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–11 | 15–9 | 109–85 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 134 | 1.679 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 236 | 218 | 1.083 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 234 | 282 | 0.830 | 9th–16th Quarterfinals | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 197 | 258 | 0.764 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep | 13:00 | KGL | South Sudan | 2–3 | | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 9–15 | 100–108 | |
| 7 Sep | 20:00 | KGL | Nigeria | 0–3 | | 15–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 54–75 | |||
| 8 Sep | 12:00 | KGL | Tunisia | 3–0 | | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 75–43 | |||
| 8 Sep | 14:00 | KGL | Nigeria | 3–0 | | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 75–60 | |||
| 10 Sep | 14:00 | KGL | South Sudan | 0–3 | | 11–25 | 14–25 | 12–25 | 37–75 | |||
| 10 Sep | 16:00 | KGL | Ethiopia | 1–3 | | 20–25 | 12–25 | 34–32 | 17–25 | 83–107 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 247 | 166 | 1.488 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 261 | 263 | 0.992 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 215 | 264 | 0.814 | 9th–16th Quarterfinals | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 273 | 303 | 0.901 |
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep | 11:00 | KGL | Cameroon | 3–1 | | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 97–76 | ||
| 7 Sep | 15:00 | KGL | Mali | 3–2 | | 21–25 | 25–20 | 31–33 | 26–24 | 15–12 | 118–114 | |
| 8 Sep | 10:00 | KGL | Niger | 2–3 | | 26–28 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 11–15 | 110–110 | |
| 8 Sep | 16:00 | KGL | Mali | 0–3 | | 15–25 | 17–25 | 9–25 | 41–75 | |||
| 9 Sep | 10:00 | KGL | DR Congo | 3–0 | | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 75–56 | |||
| 9 Sep | 12:00 | KGL | Cameroon | 3–0 | | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–20 | 75–49 |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 276 | 185 | 1.492 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 252 | 182 | 1.385 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 262 | 198 | 1.323 | 9th–16th Quarterfinals | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 0 | 225 | 0.000 |
- The confederation has decided to remove
Tanzania from the ongoing tournament for having failed to comply with their financial obligations. Their games were forfeited and will receive zero classification point.
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep | 18:00 | KGL | Morocco | 3–0 | | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | 75–0 | |||
| 8 Sep | 20:00 | KGL | Kenya | 3–2 | | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 15–12 | 102–104 | |
| 9 Sep | 16:00 | KGL | Egypt | 3–0 | | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | 75–0 | |||
| 9 Sep | 20:00 | KGL | Morocco | 3–1 | | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 94–85 | ||
| 10 Sep | 12:00 | KGL | Kenya | 3–0 | | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | 75–0 | |||
| 10 Sep | 20:00 | KGL | Egypt | 3–1 | | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 97–83 |
Final round
- All times are Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00).
9th–16th places
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9th–16th quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 11 Sep | 10:00 | PTS | Burundi | 3–0 | | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | 75–0 | |||
| 11 Sep | 12:00 | PTS | Kenya | 3–0 | | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–21 | 75–56 | |||
| 11 Sep | 14:00 | PTS | Ethiopia | 1–3 | | 23–25 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 87–93 | ||
| 11 Sep | 16:00 | PTS | Mali | 3–2 | | 22–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 15–10 | 109–101 |
13th–16th semifinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 13 Sep | 10:00 | PTS | Tanzania | 0–3 | | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–75 | |||
| 13 Sep | 18:00 | PTS | Burkina Faso | 3–1 | | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 100–85 |
9th–12th semifinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 13 Sep | 12:00 | KGL | Burundi | 1–3 | | 18–25 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 80–91 | ||
| 13 Sep | 20:00 | KGL | Kenya | 3–1 | | 25–15 | 24–26 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 99–71 |
15th place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 14 Sep | 09:00 | PTS | Tanzania | 0–3 | | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–25 | 0–75 |
13th place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 14 Sep | 11:00 | PTS | South Sudan | 2–3 | | 25–22 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 9–15 | 102–111 |
11th place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 14 Sep | 13:00 | PTS | Burundi | 3–1 | | 15–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 90–91 |
9th place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 14 Sep | 15:00 | PTS | Mali | 0–3 | | 21–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | 58–75 |
Bracket
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Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 14 Sep | 11:30 | KGL | Rwanda | 1–3 | | 25–21 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 13–25 | 81–96 |
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best attacker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best setter
- Best receiver
- Best libero
See also
References
- ↑ "Africa: What You Need to Know About African Men's Volleyball Championship". Damas Sikubwabo. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.


