# 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CAVB)

The CAVB qualification for the 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for three places at the finals in Italy.

## Draw

14 of the 53 CAVB national teams entered qualification. (DR Congo later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 5 January 2008 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–6 did not compete in the second round, and automatically qualified for the third round.

### Second round

| Pool A (North) | Pool B (South) |
| Algeria (60)  Morocco (65)  Nigeria (—)  DR Congo (—) | Mozambique (80)  Mauritius (81)  Zimbabwe (102)  Malawi (—) |

### Third round

| Pool C | Pool D | Pool E |
| Egypt (14)  Botswana (51) 2nd Pool A 3rd Pool A | Tunisia (15)  Kenya (35) 1st Pool A 3rd Pool C | Cameroon (23)  South Africa (25) 1st Pool B 2nd Pool B |

## Second round
### Pool A

* Venue: Salle Omnisport Mohamed Nasri, Chlef, Algeria
* Dates: 26–28 May 2009
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 170 | 142 | 1.197 |
| 2 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 157 | 146 | 1.075 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 114 | 153 | 0.745 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 26 May | 17:30 | Morocco | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | 75–54 | P2 P3 |
| 27 May | 17:30 | Algeria | 3–1 | Morocco | 25–18 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 92–82 | P2 P3 |
| 28 May | 16:00 | Nigeria | 0–3 | Algeria | 13–25 | 21–25 | 26–28 | | 60–78 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

* Venue: Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique
* Dates: 1–3 May 2009
* All times are Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Mauritius | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 169 | 1.467 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 244 | 200 | 1.220 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 207 | 217 | 0.954 |
| 4 | Malawi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 135 | 248 | 0.544 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 01 May | 14:00 | Mauritius | 3–1 | Zimbabwe | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 98–88 | P2 P3 |
| 01 May | 16:00 | Mozambique | 3–1 | Malawi | 23–25 | 25–10 | 25–10 | 25–16 | 98–61 | P2 P3 |
| 02 May | 14:00 | Malawi | 0–3 | Zimbabwe | 9–25 | 14–25 | 13–25 | | 36–75 | P2 P3 |
| 02 May | 16:00 | Mozambique | 0–3 | Mauritius | 11–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | | 43–75 | P2 P3 |
| 03 May | 14:00 | Mauritius | 3–0 | Malawi | 25–13 | 25–15 | 25–10 | | 75–38 | P2 P3 |
| 03 May | 16:00 | Zimbabwe | 3–0 | Mozambique | 25–18 | 25–19 | 31–29 | | 81–66 | P2 P3 |

## Third round
### Pool C

* Venue: Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt
* Dates: 18–20 August 2009
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 140 | 1.607 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 225 | 231 | 0.974 |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 260 | 271 | 0.959 |
| 4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 190 | 258 | 0.736 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Aug | 18:00 | Morocco | 2–3 | Nigeria | 25–15 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 13–15 | 106–103 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Aug | 21:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Botswana | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–10 | | | 75–47 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Aug | 18:00 | Botswana | 0–3 | Nigeria | 18–25 | 16–25 | 16–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Aug | 20:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | | 75–46 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Aug | 18:00 | Morocco | 3–2 | Botswana | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 15–6 | 108–93 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Aug | 20:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | | 75–47 | P2 P3 |

### Pool D

* Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia
* Dates: 14–16 August 2009
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 274 | 232 | 1.181 |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 241 | 195 | 1.236 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 231 | 227 | 1.018 |
| 4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 133 | 225 | 0.591 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Aug | 16:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
| 14 Aug | 18:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Mozambique | 25–10 | 25–13 | 25–15 | | | 75–38 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Aug | 16:00 | Mozambique | 0–3 | Algeria | 11–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | | 45–75 | P2 P3 |
| 15 Aug | 18:00 | Kenya | 2–3 | Tunisia | 25–18 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 13–15 | 103–102 | P2 P3 |
| 16 Aug | 16:00 | Mozambique | 0–3 | Kenya | 22–25 | 13–25 | 15–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 16 Aug | 19:00 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Algeria | 25–19 | 27–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | | 97–91 | P2 P3 |

### Pool E

* Venue: Palais des Sports de Warda, Yaoundé, Cameroon
* Dates: 21–23 August 2009
* All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 169 | 1.331 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 245 | 217 | 1.129 |
| 3 | Mauritius | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 255 | 275 | 0.927 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 188 | 252 | 0.746 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Aug | 15:00 | Mauritius | 2–3 | South Africa | 17–25 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 5–15 | 90–106 | P2 P3 |
| 21 Aug | 17:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Zimbabwe | 25–21 | 25–11 | 25–10 | | | 75–42 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Aug | 14:30 | South Africa | 3–0 | Zimbabwe | 25–15 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | | 75–52 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Aug | 17:00 | Mauritius | 0–3 | Cameroon | 22–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 63–75 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Aug | 14:30 | Zimbabwe | 1–3 | Mauritius | 27–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–27 | | 94–102 | P2 P3 |
| 23 Aug | 15:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 75–64 | P2 P3 |