2021 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship

2021 Men's African Nations Championship

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Tournament details
Host nation	Rwanda
City	Kigali
Dates	7–14 September
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Tunisia (11th title)
Runners-up	Cameroon
Third place	Egypt
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament awards
MVP	Mohamed Al Hachdadi
Best Setter	Khaled Ben Slimene
Best MB	Christian Voukeng Mbativou
Best Libero	Mohamed Hassan (volleyball)

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.

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	—	—	1	Rwanda
2019 African Championship	21–28 July 2019	Tunis	5	Tunisia Cameroon Egypt Morocco DR Congo
Zone 2 representatives	—	—	1	Mali Guinea
Zone 3 representatives	—	—	3	Niger Burkina Faso Nigeria
Zone 4 representatives	—	—	1	Burundi
Zone 5 representatives	—	—	5	South Sudan Tanzania Kenya Uganda Ethiopia
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
Rwanda (Hosts)	Tunisia (1)	Cameroon (2)	Egypt (4)
Burkina Faso (–)	Nigeria (–)	DR Congo (8)	Morocco (5)
Burundi (9)	Ethiopia (–)	Mali (–)	Tanzania (–)
Uganda (–)	South Sudan (–)	Niger (–)	Kenya (–)

Venue

Kigali		Kigali is located in Rwanda Kigali Kigali Kigali (Rwanda)
Kigali Arena	Petit Stade Amahoro
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 3,000
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Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. 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	Rwanda (H)	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	259	181	1.431	Quarterfinals
2	Uganda	3	2	1	7	8	4	2.000	261	234	1.115
3	Burundi	3	1	2	3	3	7	0.429	196	237	0.827	9th–16th Quarterfinals
4	Burkina Faso	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	211	275	0.767

Source:
(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	Burkina Faso	25–15	25–18	26–28	25–13		101–74
7 Sep	18:00	KGL	Rwanda	3–0	Burundi	25–15	25–19	25–12			75–46
9 Sep	14:00	KGL	Burundi	0–3	Uganda	18–25	15–25	18–25			51–75
9 Sep	18:00	KGL	Burkina Faso	0–3	Rwanda	14–25	20–25	16–25			50–75
10 Sep	16:00	PTS	Burkina Faso	1–3	Burundi	26–24	20–25	21–25	20–25		87–99
10 Sep	18:00	KGL	Rwanda	3–2	Uganda	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	Tunisia	3	3	0	9	9	0	MAX	225	134	1.679	Quarterfinals
2	Nigeria	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	236	218	1.083
3	Ethiopia	3	1	2	2	4	8	0.500	234	282	0.830	9th–16th Quarterfinals
4	South Sudan	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	197	258	0.764

Source:

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	Ethiopia	25–23	20–25	25–20	21–25	9–15	100–108
7 Sep	20:00	KGL	Nigeria	0–3	Tunisia	15–25	21–25	18–25			54–75
8 Sep	12:00	KGL	Tunisia	3–0	Ethiopia	25–13	25–14	25–16			75–43
8 Sep	14:00	KGL	Nigeria	3–0	South Sudan	25–20	25–21	25–19			75–60
10 Sep	14:00	KGL	South Sudan	0–3	Tunisia	11–25	14–25	12–25			37–75
10 Sep	16:00	KGL	Ethiopia	1–3	Nigeria	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	Cameroon	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	247	166	1.488	Quarterfinals
2	DR Congo	3	2	1	5	7	5	1.400	261	263	0.992
3	Mali	3	1	2	2	3	8	0.375	215	264	0.814	9th–16th Quarterfinals
4	Niger	3	0	3	2	4	9	0.444	273	303	0.901

Source:

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Sep	11:00	KGL	Cameroon	3–1	DR Congo	25–19	22–25	25–15	25–17		97–76
7 Sep	15:00	KGL	Mali	3–2	Niger	21–25	25–20	31–33	26–24	15–12	118–114
8 Sep	10:00	KGL	Niger	2–3	DR Congo	26–28	23–25	25–21	25–21	11–15	110–110
8 Sep	16:00	KGL	Mali	0–3	Cameroon	15–25	17–25	9–25			41–75
9 Sep	10:00	KGL	DR Congo	3–0	Mali	25–17	25–18	25–21			75–56
9 Sep	12:00	KGL	Cameroon	3–0	Niger	25–17	25–12	25–20			75–49

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	2	1	7	8	4	2.000	276	185	1.492	Quarterfinals
2	Morocco	3	2	1	6	7	4	1.750	252	182	1.385
3	Kenya	3	2	1	5	7	5	1.400	262	198	1.323	9th–16th Quarterfinals
4	Tanzania	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	0	225	0.000

Source:

• 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	Tanzania	25–0	25–0	25–0			75–0
8 Sep	20:00	KGL	Kenya	3–2	Egypt	19–25	25–22	25–20	18–25	15–12	102–104
9 Sep	16:00	KGL	Egypt	3–0	Tanzania	25–0	25–0	25–0			75–0
9 Sep	20:00	KGL	Morocco	3–1	Kenya	19–25	25–22	25–17	25–21		94–85
10 Sep	12:00	KGL	Kenya	3–0	Tanzania	25–0	25–0	25–0			75–0
10 Sep	20:00	KGL	Egypt	3–1	Morocco	25–21	22–25	25–18	25–19		97–83

Final round

• All times are Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00).

9th–16th places

	9th–16th quarterfinals				9th–12th semifinals				9th place match
	11 September – Kigali
	Burundi	3
					13 September – Kigali
	Tanzania	0
					Burundi	1
	11 September – Kigali
					Mali	3
	Mali	3
									14 September – Kigali
	South Sudan	2
									Mali	0
	11 September – Kigali
									Kenya	3
	Kenya	3
					13 September – Kigali
	Burkina Faso	0
					Kenya	3
	11 September – Kigali
					Niger	1			11th place match
	Ethiopia	1
									14 September – Kigali
	Niger	3
									Burundi	3
									Niger	1

	13th–16th semifinals				13th place match
	13 September – Kigali
	Tanzania	0
					14 September – Kigali
	South Sudan	3
					South Sudan	2
	13 September – Kigali
					Burkina Faso	3
	Burkina Faso	3
	Ethiopia	1
					15th place match
					14 September – Kigali
					Tanzania	0
					Ethiopia	3

9th–16th quarterfinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep	10:00	PTS	Burundi	3–0	Tanzania	25–0	25–0	25–0			75–0
11 Sep	12:00	PTS	Kenya	3–0	Burkina Faso	25–22	25–13	25–21			75–56
11 Sep	14:00	PTS	Ethiopia	1–3	Niger	23–25	25–18	20–25	19–25		87–93
11 Sep	16:00	PTS	Mali	3–2	South Sudan	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
13 Sep	10:00	PTS	Tanzania	0–3	South Sudan	0–25	0–25	0–25			0–75
13 Sep	18:00	PTS	Burkina Faso	3–1	Ethiopia	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
13 Sep	12:00	KGL	Burundi	1–3	Mali	18–25	21–25	25–16	16–25		80–91
13 Sep	20:00	KGL	Kenya	3–1	Niger	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
14 Sep	09:00	PTS	Tanzania	0–3	Ethiopia	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
14 Sep	11:00	PTS	South Sudan	2–3	Burkina Faso	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
14 Sep	13:00	PTS	Burundi	3–1	Niger	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
14 Sep	15:00	PTS	Mali	0–3	Kenya	21–25	21–25	16–25			58–75

Final eight

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	11 September – Kigali
	Rwanda	0
					13 September – Kigali
	Morocco	3
					Morocco	2
	11 September – Kigali
					Cameroon	3
	Cameroon	3
									14 September – Kigali
	Nigeria	1
									Cameroon	1
	11 September – Kigali
									Tunisia	3
	Egypt	3
					13 September – Kigali
	Uganda	1
					Egypt	1
	11 September – Kigali
					Tunisia	3			3rd place match
	Tunisia	3
									14 September – Kigali
	DR Congo	0
									Morocco	1
									Egypt	3

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	13 September – Kigali
	Rwanda	3
					14 September – Kigali
	Nigeria	0
					Rwanda	1
	13 September – Kigali
					Uganda	3
	Uganda	3
	DR Congo	1
					7th place match
					14 September – Kigali
					Nigeria	3
					DR Congo	0

Quarterfinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep	11:00	KGL	Cameroon	3–1	Nigeria	25–19	25–27	25–19	25–20		100–85
11 Sep	13:00	KGL	Tunisia	3–0	DR Congo	25–22	25–17	25–21			75–60
11 Sep	15:00	KGL	Egypt	3–1	Uganda	28–30	25–18	25–16	25–21		103–85
11 Sep	17:00	KGL	Rwanda	0–3	Morocco	17–25	23–25	17–25			57–75

5th–8th semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	14:00	PTS	Uganda	3–1	DR Congo	23–25	25–21	25–23	25–19		98–88
13 Sep	16:00	PTS	Rwanda	3–0	Nigeria	25–17	25–22	25–17			75–56

Semifinals

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Sep	14:00	KGL	Morocco	2–3	Cameroon	25–15	22–25	25–21	17–25	13–15	102–101
13 Sep	16:00	KGL	Egypt	1–3	Tunisia	19–25	25–16	14–25	21–25		79–91

7th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Sep	09:30	KGL	Nigeria	3–0	DR Congo	25–10	25–20	25–22			75–52

5th place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Sep	11:30	KGL	Rwanda	1–3	Uganda	25–21	23–25	20–25	13–25		81–96

3rd place match

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Sep	15:00	KGL	Morocco	1–3	Egypt	25–23	26–28	21–25	18–25		90–101

Final

Date	Time	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Sep	18:00	KGL	Cameroon	1–3	Tunisia	25–16	21–25	21–25	16–25		83–91

Final standing

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Rank	Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Cameroon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Egypt
4	Morocco
5	Uganda
6	Rwanda
7	Nigeria
8	DR Congo
9	Kenya
10	Mali
11	Burundi
12	Niger
13	Burkina Faso
14	South Sudan
15	Ethiopia
16	Tanzania

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Qualified for the 2022 World Championship

2021 Men's African Nations champions
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 11th title

14–man roster

Yassine Kassis, Ahmed Kadhi, Khaled Ben Slimene, Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi, Elyes Karamosli, Omar Agrebi, Hamza Nagga, Ismaïl Moalla, Mehdi Ben Cheikh (c), Selim Mbareki, Wassim Ben Tara, Mohamed Ayech, Ali Bongui, Saddem Hmissi

Head coach

Antonio Giacobbe

Awards

• Most valuable player

  Mohamed Al Hachdadi

• Best attacker

  Wassim Ben Tara

• Best blocker

  Christian Voukeng Mbativou

• Best server

  Yvan Arthur Kody

• Best setter

  Khaled Ben Slimene

• Best receiver

  Zouheir El Graoui

• Best libero

  Mohamed Reda

See also

• 2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship

External links

• Official website