# 2023 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship

The 2023 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB). The tournament was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 16 to 24 August 2023. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship as the CAVB representatives.

## Pools composition

CAVB announced the pool composition on 16 August 2023.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Cameroon | Kenya |
| Nigeria | Morocco |
| Burundi | Rwanda |
| Mali | Uganda |
| Algeria | Burkina Faso |
| Egypt | Lesotho |

## 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 West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 396 | 224 | 1.768 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cameroon (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 | 381 | 264 | 1.443 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Algeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 382 | 305 | 1.252 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 340 | 354 | 0.960 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mali | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 212 | 360 | 0.589 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 6 | Burundi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 171 | 375 | 0.456 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Aug | 11:00 | Nigeria | 3–0 | Mali | 25–18 | 25–14 | 25–20 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 16 Aug | 14:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–22 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 16 Aug | 18:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Burundi | 25–2 | 25–8 | 25–12 | | | 75–22 | Report |
| 17 Aug | 11:00 | Mali | 0–3 | Egypt | 10–25 | 9–25 | 6–25 | | | 25–75 | Report |
| 17 Aug | 13:00 | Burundi | 0–3 | Algeria | 6–25 | 13–25 | 11–25 | | | 30–75 | Report |
| 17 Aug | 18:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–17 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 18 Aug | 12:00 | Nigeria | 3–0 | Burundi | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–9 | | | 75–40 | Report |
| 18 Aug | 16:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Mali | 25–10 | 25–7 | 25–12 | | | 75–29 | Report |
| 18 Aug | 18:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Cameroon | 25–16 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–16 | | 96–76 | Report |
| 19 Aug | 12:00 | Mali | 3–0 | Burundi | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 19 Aug | 13:00 | Nigeria | 0–3 | Egypt | 14–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 19 Aug | 18:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–21 | 30–28 | 25–18 | | | 80–67 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 13:00 | Algeria | 3–2 | Nigeria | 25–16 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 15–6 | 112–91 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 14:00 | Burundi | 0–3 | Egypt | 2–25 | 4–25 | 13–25 | | | 19–75 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 18:00 | Mali | 0–3 | Cameroon | 9–25 | 11–25 | 11–25 | | | 31–75 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 397 | 230 | 1.726 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rwanda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 381 | 293 | 1.300 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Morocco | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 432 | 376 | 1.149 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Uganda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 360 | 314 | 1.146 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 213 | 354 | 0.602 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 6 | Lesotho | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 159 | 375 | 0.424 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Aug | 09:00 | Morocco | 3–0 | Burkina Faso | 25–18 | 25–11 | 25–7 | | | 75–36 | Report |
| 16 Aug | 12:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 16 Aug | 13:00 | Uganda | 3–0 | Lesotho | 25–10 | 25–5 | 25–10 | | | 75–25 | Report |
| 17 Aug | 12:00 | Lesotho | 0–3 | Rwanda | 4–25 | 11–25 | 7–25 | | | 22–75 | Report |
| 17 Aug | 14:00 | Burkina Faso | 0–3 | Kenya | 10–25 | 9–25 | 10–25 | | | 29–75 | Report |
| 17 Aug | 16:00 | Uganda | 3–2 | Morocco | 25–15 | 26–28 | 17–25 | 25–16 | 15–11 | 108–95 | Report |
| 18 Aug | 11:00 | Rwanda | 3–0 | Burkina Faso | 25–8 | 25–7 | 25–14 | | | 75–29 | Report |
| 18 Aug | 12:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Uganda | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | | 75–44 | Report |
| 18 Aug | 14:00 | Morocco | 3–0 | Lesotho | 25–10 | 25–11 | 25–11 | | | 75–32 | Report |
| 19 Aug | 11:00 | Lesotho | 0–3 | Burkina Faso | 17–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |
| 19 Aug | 14:00 | Uganda | 0–3 | Rwanda | 20–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |
| 19 Aug | 16:00 | Morocco | 1–3 | Kenya | 16–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 14–25 | | 78–97 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 11:00 | Rwanda | 2–3 | Morocco | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 9–15 | 103–109 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 12:00 | Burkina Faso | 0–3 | Uganda | 14–25 | 12–25 | 18–25 | | | 44–75 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 16:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Lesotho | 25–5 | 25–8 | 25–13 | | | 75–26 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).

### 9th–12th places

| 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| 22 August | 22 August |
| Mali | 3 |
| Mali | 3 | 23 August | 23 August |
| Lesotho | 0 | 23 August | 23 August |
| Lesotho | 0 | Mali | 3 |
| 22 August | 22 August | | Mali | 3 |
| 22 August | 22 August | Burkina Faso | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | Burkina Faso | 0 |
| Burundi | 0 | | |
| Burundi | 0 | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| | | 23 August | 23 August |
| | | Lesotho | 1 |
| | | Burundi | 3 |

#### 9th–12th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Aug | 11:00 | Mali | 3–0 | Lesotho | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 22 Aug | 13:00 | Burkina Faso | 3–0 | Burundi | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | | 75–51 | Report |

#### 11th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 08:00 | Lesotho | 1–3 | Burundi | 13–25 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | 73–96 | Report |

#### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 10:00 | Mali | 3–0 | Burkina Faso | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 75–58 | Report |

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 22 August | 22 August | | | |
| Egypt | 3 | | | |
| Egypt | 3 | 23 August | 23 August | | |
| Uganda | 0 | 23 August | 23 August | |
| Uganda | 0 | Egypt | 3 | |
| 22 August | 22 August | | Egypt | 3 | |
| 22 August | 22 August | Rwanda | 0 | |
| Rwanda | 3 | Rwanda | 0 | |
| Rwanda | 3 | | | | 24 August | 24 August |
| Algeria | 2 | | | | 24 August | 24 August |
| Algeria | 2 | | | | Egypt | 0 |
| 22 August | 22 August | | | | | Egypt | 0 |
| 22 August | 22 August | | | | Kenya | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 | | | | Kenya | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 | 23 August | 23 August | | | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 23 August | 23 August | | | |
| Nigeria | 0 | Kenya | 3 | | | |
| 22 August | 22 August | | Kenya | 3 | | | |
| 22 August | 22 August | Cameroon | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Cameroon | 3 | Cameroon | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Cameroon | 3 | | | | 24 August | 24 August |
| Morocco | 0 | | | | 24 August | 24 August |
| Morocco | 0 | | | | Rwanda | 1 |
| | | | | | Cameroon | 3 |
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 23 August | 23 August |
| Uganda | 0 |
| Uganda | 0 | 24 August | 24 August |
| Algeria | 3 | 24 August | 24 August |
| Algeria | 3 | Algeria | 3 |
| 23 August | 23 August | | Algeria | 3 |
| 23 August | 23 August | Nigeria | 1 |
| Nigeria | 3 | Nigeria | 1 |
| Morocco | 0 | | |
| Morocco | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 24 August | 24 August |
| | | Uganda | 1 |
| | | Morocco | 3 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Aug | 12:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Uganda | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–11 | | | 75–42 | Report |
| 22 Aug | 14:00 | Rwanda | 3–2 | Algeria | 23–25 | 15–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 16–14 | 104–105 | Report |
| 22 Aug | 16:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–11 | | | 75–42 | Report |
| 22 Aug | 18:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 | Report |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 12:00 | Uganda | 0–3 | Algeria | 20–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 23 Aug | 14:00 | Nigeria | 3–0 | Morocco | 26–24 | 25–21 | 29–27 | | | 80–72 | Report |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 16:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–14 | 25–11 | 25–10 | | | 75–35 | Report |
| 23 Aug | 18:00 | Kenya | 3–1 | Cameroon | 25–27 | 25–14 | 25–11 | 25–18 | | 100–70 | Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | 08:00 | Uganda | 1–3 | Morocco | 24–26 | 25–27 | 26–24 | 22–25 | | 97–102 | Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | 10:00 | Algeria | 3–1 | Nigeria | 25–18 | 25–13 | 23–25 | 25–17 | | 98–73 | Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | 14:00 | Rwanda | 1–3 | Cameroon | 25–21 | 15–25 | 14–25 | 15–25 | | 69–96 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | 18:00 | Egypt | 0–3 | Kenya | 22–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Kenya |
| | Egypt |
| | Cameroon |
| 4 | Rwanda |
| 5 | Algeria |
| 6 | Nigeria |
| 7 | Morocco |
| 8 | Uganda |
| 9 | Mali |
| 10 | Burkina Faso |
| 11 | Burundi |
| 12 | Lesotho |
* Qualified for the 2025 World Championship
* 2023 Women's African Nations champions
* Kenya 10th title