Men’s African Championship ~2021

The African Nations Volleyball Championship is the official competition for the senior men’s national volleyball teams of Africa that is organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, CAVB.

Rwanda are the host of the this 23rd edition of the tournament which takes place between September 5th and 16th in Kigali Arena. 

A record number of 16 nations will compete in this edition including, Rwanda, Burundi, Burkina Fuso, Uganda, Nigeria, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Mali, Cameroon, RDC, Niger, Morocco, Kenya, Egypt, and Tanzania. Tunisia is 10-time titles holder and defending champions.

Group A: Rwanda, Burkina Fuso, Burundi, and Uganda
Group B: Nigeria, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Tunisia
Group C: Mali, Cameroon, DR Congo, and Niger
Group D: Morocco, Kenya, Egypt, and Tanzania

Final Ranking

1. Tunisia (Gold)
2. Cameroon (Silver)
3. Egypt (Bronze)
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

Gold/Silver/Bronze

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
14/09/2021	Morocco	1	(25 26 21 18)	Kigali Arena
FT	Egypt	3	(23 28 25 25)	KIGALI
14/09/2021	Cameroon	1	(25 21 21 16)	Kigali Arena
FT	Tunisia	3	(16 25 25 25)	KIGALI

Place 5th/7th

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
14/09/2021	Rwanda	1	(25 23 20 13)	Kigali Arena
5rd Place	Uganda	3	(21 25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
14/09/2021	Nigeria	3	(25 25 25)	Petit Stade
7th Place	RDC	0	(10 20 22)	KIGALI

Semifinal 1-4

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
12/09/2021	Morocco	2	(25 22 25 17 13)	Kigali Arena
FT	Nigeria	3	(15 25 21 25 15)	KIGALI
12/09/2021	Egypt	1	(19 25 14 21)	Kigali Arena
FT	Tunisia	3	(25 16 25 25)	KIGALI

Semifinal 5-8

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
13/09/2021	Uganda	3	(23 25 25 25)	Petit Stade
FT	RDC	1	(25 21 23 19)	KIGALI
13/09/2021	Rwanda	3	(25 25 25)	Petit Stade
FT	Nigeria	0	(17 22 17)	KIGALI

Quarterfinal 1-8

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
11/09/2021	Cameroon	3	(25 25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Nigeria	1	(19 17 19 20)	KIGALI
11/09/2021	Tunisia	3	(25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	DR Congo	0	(22 17 21)	KIGALI
11/09/2021	Egypt	3	(28 25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Uganda	1	(30 18 16 21)	KIGALI
11/09/2021	Rwanda	0	(17 23 17)	Kigali Arena
FT	Morocco	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI

Place 9th/11th/13th/15th

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
14/09/2021	Kenya	3	(25 25 25)	Petit Stade
9th Place	Mali	0	(21 21 16)	KIGALI
14/09/2021	Burundi	3	(15 25 25 25)	Petit Stade
11th Place	Niger	1	(25 23 22 21)	KIGALI
14/09/2021	South Sudan	2	(25 25 19 24 9)	Petit Stade
13th Place	Burkina Faso	3	(25 18 25 25)	KIGALI
14/09/2021	Tanzania	0	(00 00 00)	Petit Stade
15th Place	Ethiopia	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI

Semifinal 9-12

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
13/09/2021	Burundi	1	(18 21 25 16	Petit Stade
FT	Mali	3	(25 25 16 25)	KIGALI
13/09/2021	Kenya	3	(25 24 25 25)	Petit Stade
FT	Niger	1	(15 26 12 18)	KIGALI

Semifinal 13-16

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
13/09/2021	Tanzania	0	(00 00 00)	Petit Stade
FT	South Sudan	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI
13/09/2021	Burkina Faso	3	(25 25 25 25)	Petit Stade
FT	Ethiopia	1	(19 18 27 21)	KIGALI

Quarterfinal 9-16

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
11/09/2021	Burundi	3	(25 25 25)	Petit Stade
FT	Tanzania	0	(00 00 00)	KIGALI
11/09/2021	Kenya	3	(25 25 25)	Petit Stade
FT	Burkina Faso	0	(22 13 21)	KIGALI
11/09/2021	Ethiopia	1	(23 25 20 19)	Petit Stade
FT	Niger	3	(25 18 25 25)	KIGALI
11/09/2021	Mali	3	(22 25 22 25 15)	Petit Stade
FT	South Sudan	2	(25 22 25 19 10)	KIGALI

GROUP A

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
07/09/2021	Uganda	3	(25 25 26 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Burkina Faso	1	(15 18 28 13)	KIGALI
07/09/2021	Burundi	0	(15 19 12)	Kigali Arena
FT	Rwanda	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI
09/09/2021	Burundi	0	(18 15 18)	Kigali Arena
FT	Uganda	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI
09/09/2021	Burkina Faso	0	(14 20 16)	Kigali Arena
FT	Rwanda	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI
10/09/2021	Burkina Faso	1	(26 20 21 20)	Kigali Arena
FT	Burundi	3	(24 25 25 25)	KIGALI
10/09/2021	Rwanda	3	(25 21 23 25 15)	Kigali Arena
FT	Uganda	2	(15 25 25 11 09)	KIGALI

GROUP B

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
07/09/2021	South Sudan	2	(25 20 25 21 09)	Kigali Arena
FT	Ethiopia	3	(23 25 20 25 15)	KIGALI
07/09/2021	Nigeria	0	(15 21 18)	Kigali Arena
FT	Tunisia	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI
08/09/2021	Tunisia	3	(25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Ethiopia	0	(13 14 16)	KIGALI
08/09/2021	Nigeria	3	(25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	South Sudan	0	(20 21 19)	KIGALI
10/09/2021	South Sudan	0	(11 14 12)	Kigali Arena
FT	Tunisia	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI
10/09/2021	Ethiopia	1	(20 12 34 17)	Kigali Arena
FT	Nigeria	3	(25 25 32 25)	KIGALI

GROUP C

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
07/09/2021	Cameroon	3	(25 22 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	DR Congo	1	(19 25 15 17)	KIGALI
07/09/2021	Mali	3	(21 25 31 26 15)	Kigali Arena
FT	Niger	2	(25 20 33 24 12)	KIGALI
08/09/2021	Niger	2	(26 23 25 25 11)	Kigali Arena
FT	DR Congo	3	(28 25 21 21 15)	KIGALI
08/09/2021	Mali	0	(15 17 09)	Kigali Arena
FT	Cameroon	3	(25 25 25)	KIGALI
09/09/2021	DR Congo	3	(25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Mali	0	(17 18 21)	KIGALI
09/09/2021	Cameroon	3	(25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Niger	0	(17 12 20)	KIGALI

GROUP D

DATE/STATUS	TEAMS	SETS	SCORE	VENUE
08/09/2021	Morocco	3	(25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Tanzania	0	(14 14 22)	KIGALI
08/09/2021	Kenya	3	(18 25 25 18 15)	Kigali Arena
FT	Egypt	2	(25 22 20 25 12)	KIGALI
09/09/2021	Egypt	3	(25 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Tanzania	0	(15 15 16)	KIGALI
09/09/2021	Morocco	3	(19 25 25 24)	Kigali Arena
FT	Kenya	1	(25 22 17 21)	KIGALI
10/09/2021	Kenya	3		Kigali Arena
Forfeit	Tanzania	0		KIGALI
10/09/2021	Egypt	3	(25 22 25 25)	Kigali Arena
FT	Morocco	1	(21 25 18 19)	KIGALI

GROUP A

TEAM	GP	W	L	PTS
Rwanda	03	03	00	09
Uganda	03	02	01	06
Burundi	03	01	02	03
Burkina Faso	03	00	03	00

GROUP B

TEAM	GP	W	L	PTS
Tunisia	03	02	00	09
Nigeria	03	02	01	06
Ethiopia	03	01	02	03
South Sudan	03	00	03	00

GROUP C

TEAM	GP	W	L	PTS
Cameroon	03	03	00	09
RDC	03	02	01	06
Mali	03	01	02	03
Niger	03	00	02	00

GROUP D

TEAM	GP	W	L	PTS
Egypt	03	02	01	06
Morocco	03	02	01	06
Kenya	03	02	01	06
Tanzania	03	00	02	00