African Volleyball Championship

African Volleyball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2015 Men's African Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1967
Inaugural season	1967
No. of teams	8 (Finals)
Continent	CAVB (Africa)
Most recent champion(s)	M: Egypt (8 title) W: Kenya (9th title)
Most titles	M: Tunisia (8 titles) M: Egypt (8 title) W: Kenya (9 titles)

The African Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.

Men's tournament

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1967 Details	Tunis		Tunisia	3 – 0	Algeria		Guinea	–	Libya
1971 Details	Cairo		Tunisia	3 – 2	Egypt		Madagascar	–	Cameroon
1976 Details	Tunis		Egypt	–	Tunisia		Morocco	–	Senegal
1979 Details	Tripoli		Tunisia	–	Libya		Madagascar	–	Senegal
1983 Details	Port Said		Egypt	–	Tunisia		Algeria	–	Cameroon
1987 Details	Tunis		Tunisia	3 – 0	Cameroon		Algeria	–	Egypt
1989 Details	Abidjan		Cameroon	–	Algeria		Egypt	–	Ivory Coast
1991 Details	Cairo		Algeria	–	Egypt		Tunisia	–	Cameroon
1993 Details	Algiers		Algeria	–	Tunisia		Egypt	–	Seychelles
1995 Details	Tunis		Tunisia	3 – 0	Egypt		Algeria	–	Morocco
1997 Details	Lagos		Tunisia	–	Cameroon		Algeria	–	Nigeria
1999 Details	Cairo		Tunisia	3 – 1	Egypt		Algeria	–	Cameroon
2001 Details	Port Harcourt		Cameroon	–	Nigeria		South Africa	–	Mauritius
2003 Details	Cairo		Tunisia	3 – 0	Egypt		Cameroon	3 – 0	Algeria
2005 Details	Cairo		Egypt	3 – 1	Tunisia		Cameroon	3 – 0	Morocco
2007 Details	Durban		Egypt	3 – 2	Tunisia		Cameroon	3 – 0	South Africa
2009 Details	Tétouan		Egypt	3 – 0	Algeria		Cameroon	3 – 1	Morocco
2011 Details	Tangier		Egypt	3 – 1	Cameroon		Tunisia	3 – 1	Algeria
2013 Details	Sousse		Egypt		Tunisia		Morocco		Cameroon
2015 Details	Cairo		Egypt	3 – 0	Tunisia		Morocco	3 – 1	Algeria

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Tunisia	8	7	2	17
2	Egypt	8	5	2	15
3	Algeria	2	3	5	10
4	Cameroon	2	3	4	9
5	Libya	0	1	0	1
	Nigeria	0	1	0	1
7	Morocco	0	0	3	3
8	Madagascar	0	0	2	2
9	Guinea	0	0	1	1
	South Africa	0	0	1	1
Total		20	20	20	60

Participating nations

Nation	1967	1971	1976	1979	1983	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Years
Algeria	2nd				3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd		4th			2nd	4th	5th	4th	14
Angola					6th			10th													2
Botswana									10th		8th				9th	7th	8th	8th		7th	7
Cameroon		4th			4th	2nd	1st	4th		5th	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	5th	16
Congo			8th															5th			2
DR Congo									6th					6th	7th						3
Ivory Coast		6th	6th				4th	9th	9th												5
Egypt		2nd	1st		1st	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd		2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	17
Gabon																	9th				1
Ghana								6th				6th									2
Guinea	3rd																				1
Kenya						8th		7th	7th	6th						5th				8th	6
Libya	4th			2nd													6th		6th		4
Madagascar		3rd	5th	3rd																	3
Mauritius													4th							9th	2
Morocco			3rd						5th	4th		5th		5th	4th		4th	6th	3rd	3rd	10
Mozambique																9th					1
Nigeria				5th		5th		5th			4th		2nd		6th						6
Rwanda						7th								8th	5th	6th				6th	5
Senegal		5th	4th	4th							6th										4
Seychelles									4th												1
South Africa									8th		7th		3rd	7th	8th	4th	7th	7th			8
Sudan					5th	6th							5th		10th						4
Togo		8th																			1
Tunisia	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st		3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st		1st	2nd	2nd	5th	3rd	2nd	2nd	18
Zambia								8th													1
Zimbabwe					7th											8th					2
Total

Women's tournament

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1976 Details	Port Said		Egypt	–	Tunisia		Morocco	–	Algeria
1985 Details	Tunis		Tunisia	–	Egypt		Cameroon	–	Algeria
1987 Details	Casa Blanca		Tunisia	3 – 2	Morocco		Egypt	–	Cameroon
1989 Details	Port Louis		Egypt	3 – 0	Mauritius		Madagascar	3 – 1	Kenya
1991 Details	Cairo		Kenya	–	Egypt		Cameroon	–	Ghana
1993 Details	Llovin		Kenya	3 – 0	Egypt		Nigeria	–	Cameroon
1995 Details			Kenya	–	Nigeria		Tunisia	–	Angola
1997 Details			Kenya	–	Nigeria		Angola	–	South Africa
1999 Details	Lagos		Tunisia		Cameroon		Nigeria		Guinea
2001 Details	Port Harcourt		Seychelles	–	Nigeria		Cameroon	–	South Africa
2003 Details	Nairobi		Egypt	3 – 1	Kenya		Cameroon	3 – 1	Algeria
2005 Details	Abuja		Kenya	3 – 1	Nigeria		Egypt	3 – 2	Tunisia
2007 Details	Nairobi		Kenya	3 – 0	Algeria		Tunisia	3 – 1	Egypt
2009 Details	Batna		Algeria	3 – 0	Tunisia		Cameroon	3 – 0	Senegal
2011 Details	Nairobi		Kenya	3 – 1	Algeria		Egypt	3 – 2	Senegal
2013 Details	Nairobi		Kenya		Cameroon		Tunisia		Senegal
2015 Details	Nairobi		Kenya	3 – 0	Algeria		Cameroon	3 – 2	Senegal

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya	9	1	0	10
2	Egypt	3	3	3	9
3	Tunisia	3	2	3	8
4	Algeria	1	3	0	4
5	Seychelles	1	0	0	1
6	Nigeria	0	4	2	6
7	Cameroon	0	2	6	8
8	Morocco	0	1	1	2
9	Mauritius	0	1	0	1
10	Angola	0	0	1	1
	Madagascar	0	0	1	1
Total		17	17	17	51

Participating nations

Nation	1976	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Years
Algeria	4th	4th									4th		2nd	1st	2nd	6th	2nd	8
Angola							4th	3rd										2
Botswana						10th						7th	7th	5th	7th		8th	6
Cameroon		3rd	4th		3rd	4th			2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	6th	3rd	5th	2nd	3rd	13
DR Congo					6th						7th							2
Ivory Coast												8th						1
Egypt	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd					1st	3rd	4th		3rd	5th		11
Ethiopia					8th	5th												2
Ghana					4th	9th												2
Guinea	6th								4th									2
Kenya				4th	1st	1st	1st	1st			2nd	1st	1st		1st	1st	1st	11
Madagascar				3rd	7th													2
Mauritius				2nd		7th	5th										7th	4
Morocco	3rd		2nd									6th		6th			6th	5
Mozambique								5th										1
Nigeria						3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd		2nd			8th			7
Rwanda													10th		9th			2
Senegal											8th		5th	4th	4th	4th	4th	6
Seychelles										1st	6th							2
South Africa						8th		4th		4th			8th					4
Sudan	5th																	1
Uganda													9th					1
Tunisia	2nd	1st	1st		5th	6th	3rd		1st		5th	4th	3rd	2nd	6th	3rd	5th	14
Zambia							6th											1
Total																6	8

External links

• African Volleyball Championship (todor66.com)