# 2007 Women's African Volleyball Championship

The 2007 Women's African Nations Championship was the 13th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB). It was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 5 to 11 September 2007.
Originally planned to be hosted by Uganda, the tournament changed hosts on 9 August 2007, when the CAVB announced Kenya as the hosts due to Uganda's venue not being ready in time for the tournament. Nairobi was selected as the city
Kenya won the championship defeating Algeria in the final, while Tunisia defeated Egypt to finish third.

## Competing nations

The following national teams have confirmed participation:
* Algeria
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Tunisia
* Uganda

## Venue

| Nairobi, Kenya | Nairobi |
| Kasarani Indoor Arena | Nairobi |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Nairobi |

## Format

The tournament is played in two stages. In the first stage, the participants are divided in two groups. A single round-robin format is played within each group to determine the teams' group position (as per procedure below). The top two teams in each group advance to the second stage, the remaining teams finish the tournament ranked (5th to 10th) according to the pool standing procedure (below).
In the second stage, the two best teams of each group progress to the semifinals, winners advance to the final and losers advance to the third place match.

### Pool standing procedure

* Match points (win = 2 points, loss = 1 point)
* Number of matches won
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio

## Pool composition

The drawing of lots was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 4 September.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Kenya | Egypt |
| Cameroon | Tunisia |
| Algeria | South Africa |
| Botswana | Senegal |
| Uganda | Rwanda |

## Group stage

* All times are East Africa Time (UTC+03:00).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kenya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 177 | 1.695 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Algeria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 305 | 265 | 1.151 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 288 | 289 | 0.997 | |
| 4 | Botswana | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 243 | 313 | 0.776 | |
| 5 | Uganda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 210 | 302 | 0.695 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 5 Sep | 11:00 | Cameroon | 1–3 | Algeria | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 11–25 | 76–98 |
| 5 Sep | 17:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Botswana | 25–10 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | 75–40 |
| 6 Sep | 11:00 | Botswana | 1–3 | Cameroon | 25–21 | 6–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 70–96 |
| 6 Sep | 17:00 | Uganda | 0–3 | Kenya | 20–25 | 12–25 | 7–25 | | 39–75 |
| 7 Sep | 09:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Botswana | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | 75–56 |
| 7 Sep | 15:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Uganda | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | 75–46 |
| 8 Sep | 09:00 | Uganda | 0–3 | Algeria | 22–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | 58–75 |
| 8 Sep | 17:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Cameroon | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–17 | | 75–41 |
| 9 Sep | 09:00 | Botswana | 3–0 | Uganda | 27–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 77–67 |
| 9 Sep | 17:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Kenya | 22–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | | 57–75 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 348 | 256 | 1.359 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Egypt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | 353 | 272 | 1.298 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Senegal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 340 | 322 | 1.056 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 206 | 275 | 0.749 | |
| 5 | Rwanda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 181 | 303 | 0.597 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 5 Sep | 09:00 | Senegal | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–11 | 28–26 | 25–22 | | 78–59 |
| 5 Sep | 15:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–12 | 25–13 | 25–9 | | 75–34 |
| 6 Sep | 09:00 | Rwanda | 0–3 | South Africa | 19–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | | 50–75 |
| 6 Sep | 15:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Senegal | 25–22 | 30–28 | 27–29 | 25–21 | 107–100 |
| 7 Sep | 11:00 | South Africa | 0–3 | Egypt | 15–25 | 17–25 | 9–25 | | 41–75 |
| 7 Sep | 17:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–17 | 25–10 | 25–12 | | 75–39 |
| 8 Sep | 11:00 | Senegal | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 75–56 |
| 8 Sep | 15:00 | Egypt | 1–3 | Tunisia | 24–26 | 25–19 | 26–28 | 21–25 | 96–98 |
| 9 Sep | 11:00 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Senegal | 24–26 | 26–24 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 100–87 |
| 9 Sep | 15:00 | Rwanda | 0–3 | Egypt | 7–25 | 18–25 | 8–25 | | 33–75 |

## Final round

* All times are East Africa Time (UTC+03:00).
| Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final |
| 10 September | 10 September |
| Kenya | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 | 11 September | 11 September |
| Egypt | 0 | 11 September | 11 September |
| Egypt | 0 | Kenya | 3 |
| 10 September | 10 September | | Kenya | 3 |
| 10 September | 10 September | Algeria | 0 |
| Algeria | 3 | Algeria | 0 |
| Tunisia | 1 | | |
| Tunisia | 1 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 11 September | 11 September |
| | | Egypt | 1 |
| | | Tunisia | 3 |

### Semi finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 15:00 | Algeria | 3–1 | Tunisia | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | 96–87 | |
| 10 Sep | 17:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–22 | 25–9 | 25–21 | | | 75–52 | |

### 3rd Place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 14:00 | Egypt | 1–3 | Tunisia | 25–18 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 92–93 | |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 16:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 75–68 | |

## Final standing

Tournament winner qualify for the 2007 FIVB World Cup.
| Rank | Team |
| | Kenya |
| | Algeria |
| | Tunisia |
| 4 | Egypt |
| 5 | Senegal |
| 6 | Cameroon |
| 7 | Botswana |
| 8 | South Africa |
| 9 | Uganda |
| 10 | Rwanda |
* 2007 Women's African Volleyball Championship
* Kenya 6th title

## Awards

* MVP
    Dorcas Nakhomicha Ndasaba
* Best setter
    Janet Wanja
* Best receiver
    Nawal Mansouri
* Best digger
    Milderd Odwako
* Best scorer
    Nihel Ghoul
* Best spiker
    Faïza Tsabet
* Best blocker
    Ingy El-Shamy
* Best server
    Mouni Abderrahim
Source: CAVB.