# Men's African Volleyball Championship

The African Men's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Africa, organized by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1987 they have been held biannually. The current champion is Egypt, which won its ninth title at the 2023 tournament on home soil.

## Summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 1967 Details | Tunis | Tunisia | 3–0 | Algeria | Guinea | 3–0 | Libya | 4 |
| 1971 Details | Cairo | Tunisia | 3–2 | Egypt | Madagascar | | Cameroon | 7 |
| 1976 Details | Tunis | Egypt | | Tunisia | Morocco | | Senegal | 8 |
| 1979 Details | Tripoli | Tunisia | | Libya | Madagascar | | Senegal | 5 |
| 1983 Details | Port Said | Egypt | | Tunisia | Algeria | Round-robin | Cameroon | 7 |
| 1987 Details | Tunis | Tunisia | 3–0 | Cameroon | Algeria | 3–2 | Egypt | 8 |
| 1989 Details | Abidjan | Cameroon | 3–2 | Algeria | Egypt | 3–0 | Ivory Coast | 4 |
| 1991 Details | Cairo | Algeria | 3–2 | Egypt | Tunisia | 3–0 | Cameroon | 10 |
| 1993 Details | Algiers | Algeria | 3–0 | Tunisia | Egypt | 3–0 | Seychelles | 10 |
| 1995 Details | Tunis | Tunisia | Round-robin | Egypt | Algeria | Round-robin | Morocco | 6 |
| 1997 Details | Lagos | Tunisia | 3–0 | Cameroon | Algeria | 3–1 | Nigeria | 8 |
| 1999 Details | Cairo | Tunisia | Round-robin | Egypt | Algeria | Round-robin | Cameroon | 6 |
| 2001 Details | Port Harcourt | Cameroon | 3–1 | Nigeria | South Africa | Round-robin | Mauritius | 5 |
| 2003 Details | Cairo | Tunisia | 3–0 | Egypt | Cameroon | 3–0 | Algeria | 8 |
| 2005 Details | Cairo | Egypt | 3–1 | Tunisia | Cameroon | 3–0 | Morocco | 10 |
| 2007 Details | Durban | Egypt | 3–2 | Tunisia | Cameroon | 3–0 | South Africa | 9 |
| 2009 Details | Tétouan | Egypt | 3–0 | Algeria | Cameroon | 3–1 | Morocco | 9 |
| 2011 Details | Tangier | Egypt | 3–1 | Cameroon | Tunisia | 3–1 | Algeria | 8 |
| 2013 Details | Sousse | Egypt | Round-robin | Tunisia | Morocco | Round-robin | Cameroon | 6 |
| 2015 Details | Cairo | Egypt | 3–0 | Tunisia | Morocco | 3–1 | Algeria | 9 |
| 2017 Details | Cairo | Tunisia | 3–0 | Egypt | Cameroon | 3–1 | Algeria | 14 |
| 2019 Details | Tunis | Tunisia | 3–2 | Cameroon | Algeria | 3–1 | Egypt | 10 |
| 2021 Details | Kigali | Tunisia | 3–1 | Cameroon | Egypt | 3–1 | Morocco | 16 |
| 2023 Details | Cairo | Egypt | 3–1 | Algeria | Libya | 3–1 | Cameroon | 15 |

## Medal summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Tunisia | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Egypt | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Cameroon | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Algeria | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Libya | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 1967 | 1971 | 1976 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | Years |
| Algeria | 2nd | | | | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | | 4th | | | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | | 2nd | 17 |
| Angola | | | | | 6th | | | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Botswana | | | | | | | | | 10th | | 8th | | | | 9th | 7th | 8th | 8th | | 7th | 11th | 10th | | | 9 |
| Burkina Faso | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | | 1 |
| Burundi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 11th | 14th | 3 |
| Cameroon | | 4th | | | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 20 |
| Chad | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 7th | | 7th | 3 |
| Congo | | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | | | | 6th | | | 3 |
| DR Congo | | | | | | | | | 6th | | | | | 6th | 7th | | | | | | 8th | 8th | 8th | | 6 |
| Egypt | | 2nd | 1st | | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 21 |
| Ethiopia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | | 1 |
| Gabon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Gambia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 1 |
| Ghana | | | | | | | | 6th | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | 10th | 4 |
| Guinea | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | | 6th | 6th | | | | 4th | 9th | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Kenya | | | | | | 8th | | 7th | 7th | 6th | | | | | | 5th | | | | 8th | 10th | | 9th | 9th | 9 |
| Libya | 4th | | | 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | | 6th | | 7th | | | 3rd | 6 |
| Madagascar | | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Mali | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 15th | 2 |
| Mauritius | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | | | | | 9th | | | | | 2 |
| Morocco | | | 3rd | | | | | | 5th | 4th | | 5th | | 5th | 4th | | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 8th | 14 |
| Mozambique | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Niger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | | 12th | | 2 |
| Nigeria | | | | 5th | | 5th | | 5th | | | 4th | | 2nd | | 6th | | | | | | 13th | | 7th | | 8 |
| Rwanda | | | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | 8th | 5th | 6th | | | | 6th | 6th | | 6th | 6th | 8 |
| Senegal | | 5th | 4th | 4th | | | | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 5 |
| Seychelles | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| South Africa | | | | | | | | | 8th | | 7th | | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 4th | 7th | 7th | | | | | | | 8 |
| South Sudan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | | 1 |
| Sudan | | | | | 5th | 6th | | | | | | | 5th | | 10th | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Tanzania | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 13th | 2 |
| Togo | | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Tunisia | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 22 |
| Uganda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | | 1 |
| Zambia | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 15 | |