# 2008 African Volleyball Championship U21

The 2008 African Volleyball Championship U21 was the 13th edition of the African Volleyball Championship U21. It was held in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia from 23 August to 30 August 2010. The finalists will qualify for the 2009 Junior World Championship.

## Teams

* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Morocco
* South Africa
* Tunisia

## Group stage

The draw was held on 21 August.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 131 | 1.718 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 187 | 179 | 1.045 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 214 | 243 | 0.881 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 175 | 249 | 0.703 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 23 Aug | 1:09 | Tunisia | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 75–60 |
| 24 Aug | 1:06 | Algeria | 3–0 | Cameroon | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | 75–49 |
| 25 Aug | 1:06 | South Africa | 0–3 | Algeria | 15–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | 55–75 |
| 25 Aug | 1:00 | Cameroon | 0–3 | Tunisia | 9–25 | 17–25 | 8–25 | | 34–75 |
| 26 Aug | 1:44 | South Africa | 3–1 | Cameroon | 29–27 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 99–93 |
| 26 Aug | 1:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Tunisia | 15–25 | 9–25 | 13–25 | | 37–75 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 240 | 161 | 1.491 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 224 | 193 | 1.161 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Benin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 194 | 233 | 0.833 | |
| 4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 179 | 250 | 0.716 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 24 Aug | 0:59 | Egypt | 3–0 | Botswana | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–11 | | 75-40 |
| 24 Aug | 1:04 | Morocco | 3–0 | Benin | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–17 | | 75–47 |
| 25 Aug | 1:46 | Botswana | 1–3 | Benin | 21–25 | 25–23 | 15–25 | 22-25 | 83–98 |
| 25 Aug | 1:31 | Morocco | 1–3 | Egypt | 19–25 | 14–25 | 25–15 | 14–25 | 72–90 |
| 26 Aug | 1:00 | Morocco | 3–0 | Botswana | 25–11 | 25–20 | 27–25 | | 77–56 |
| 26 Aug | 0:59 | Benin | 0–3 | Egypt | 14–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 49–75 |

## Knockout stage
### 5–8th place bracket

| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| August 28, Sidi Bou Said | August 28, Sidi Bou Said |
| South Africa | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | August 29, Sidi Bou Said | August 29, Sidi Bou Said |
| Botswana | 0 | August 29, Sidi Bou Said | August 29, Sidi Bou Said |
| Botswana | 0 | Cameroon | 3 |
| August 28, Sidi Bou Said | August 28, Sidi Bou Said | | Cameroon | 3 |
| August 28, Sidi Bou Said | August 28, Sidi Bou Said | South Africa | 0 |
| Cameroon | 3 | South Africa | 0 |
| Benin | 0 | | |
| Benin | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | August 29, Sidi Bou Said | August 29, Sidi Bou Said |
| | | Benin | 3 |
| | | Botswana | 0 |

#### Classification 5–8 places

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Aug | 1:13 | South Africa | 3–0 | Botswana | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 | |
| 28 Aug | 0:59 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Benin | 25–9 | 25–23 | 25–16 | | | 75–48 | |

#### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Aug | 1:09 | Botswana | 0–3 | Benin | 28–26 | 25–15 | 25–14 | | | 78–55 | |

#### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Aug | 1:10 | Cameroon | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–58 | |

### Championship bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| August 28 – Sidi Bou Said | August 28 – Sidi Bou Said |
| Tunisia | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 | August 30 – Sidi Bou Said | August 30 – Sidi Bou Said |
| Morocco | 2 | August 30 – Sidi Bou Said | August 30 – Sidi Bou Said |
| Morocco | 2 | Egypt | 0 |
| August 28 – Sidi Bou Said | August 28 – Sidi Bou Said | | Egypt | 0 |
| August 28 – Sidi Bou Said | August 28 – Sidi Bou Said | Tunisia | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | Tunisia | 3 |
| Algeria | 2 | | |
| Algeria | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | August 30 – Sidi Bou Said | August 30 – Sidi Bou Said |
| | | Algeria | 1 |
| | | Morocco | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Aug | 1:44 | Tunisia | 3–2 | Morocco | 20–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 15–7 | 106–95 | |
| 28 Aug | 1:55 | Egypt | 3–2 | Algeria | 25–19 | 25–27 | 22–25 | 25-16 | 15-13 | 112–80 | |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 1:43 | Algeria | 1–3 | Morocco | 25–17 | 26–28 | 23–25 | 13–25 | | 87–95 | |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 1:06 | Egypt | 0–3 | Tunisia | 18–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 63–75 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Tunisia |
| | Egypt |
| | Morocco |
| 4 | Algeria |
| 5 | Cameroon |
| 6 | South Africa |
| 7 | Benin |
| 8 | Botswana |
* Qualified for the 2009 Junior World Championship
* 2008 African Junior champions
* Tunisia Seventh title

## Awards

* MVP: Elyes Karamosly
* Best spiker: Mohamed Allaoui
* Best blocker: Mamdouh Abdel Moneim
* Best server: Chokri Jouini
* Best digger: Sofiane Sahi
* Best setter: Mohamed Badr
* Best receiver: Bahri Ben Massoud