# 2021 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship

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 | Total | 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 | KigaliKigali (Rwanda) |
| Kigali Arena | Petit Stade Amahoro | KigaliKigali (Rwanda) |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | KigaliKigali (Rwanda) |

## 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 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 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 | 9th–16th Quarterfinals |
* 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 |
| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 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 | 9th–16th Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 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 | 9th–16th Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 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 | 9th–16th Quarterfinals |
* 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 |
| 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–16th quarterfinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | | |
| Burundi | 3 | | | |
| Burundi | 3 | 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | | |
| Tanzania | 0 | 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | |
| Tanzania | 0 | Burundi | 1 | |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | Burundi | 1 | |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | Mali | 3 | |
| Mali | 3 | Mali | 3 | |
| Mali | 3 | | | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| South Sudan | 2 | | | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| South Sudan | 2 | | | | Mali | 0 |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | | | | Mali | 0 |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | | | Kenya | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 | | | | Kenya | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 | 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | | | |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | | | |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | Kenya | 3 | | | |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | Kenya | 3 | | | |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | Niger | 1 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Ethiopia | 1 | Niger | 1 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Ethiopia | 1 | | | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| Niger | 3 | | | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| Niger | 3 | | | | Burundi | 3 |
| | | | | | Niger | 1 |
| 13th–16th semifinals | 13th–16th semifinals | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali |
| Tanzania | 0 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| South Sudan | 3 | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| South Sudan | 3 | South Sudan | 2 |
| 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | | South Sudan | 2 |
| 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | Burkina Faso | 3 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | Burkina Faso | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 15th place match | 15th place match |
| | | 14 September – Kigali | 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 |
| 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | | |
| Rwanda | 0 | | | |
| Rwanda | 0 | 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | | |
| Morocco | 3 | 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | |
| Morocco | 3 | Morocco | 2 | |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | Morocco | 2 | |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | Cameroon | 3 | |
| Cameroon | 3 | Cameroon | 3 | |
| Cameroon | 3 | | | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| Nigeria | 1 | | | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| Nigeria | 1 | | | | Cameroon | 1 |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | | | | Cameroon | 1 |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | | | Tunisia | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | | | | Tunisia | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | | | |
| Uganda | 1 | 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | | | |
| Uganda | 1 | Egypt | 1 | | | |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | | Egypt | 1 | | | |
| 11 September – Kigali | 11 September – Kigali | Tunisia | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Tunisia | 3 | Tunisia | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Tunisia | 3 | | | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| DR Congo | 0 | | | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| DR Congo | 0 | | | | Morocco | 1 |
| | | | | | Egypt | 3 |
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali |
| Rwanda | 3 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| Nigeria | 0 | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| Nigeria | 0 | Rwanda | 1 |
| 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | | Rwanda | 1 |
| 13 September – Kigali | 13 September – Kigali | Uganda | 3 |
| Uganda | 3 | Uganda | 3 |
| DR Congo | 1 | | |
| DR Congo | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 14 September – Kigali | 14 September – Kigali |
| | | Nigeria | 3 |
| | | DR Congo | 0 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 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

| Rank | Team |
| | Tunisia |
| | Cameroon |
| | 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 |
* Qualified for the 2022 World Championship
* 2021 Men's African Nations champions
* 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