# 2017 Men's African Volleyball Championship

The 2017 Men's African Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's African Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB). The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt from October 22 to October 29, 2017. Top three teams which had registered for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualified for the 2018 World Championship.

## Qualification

17 teams have registered to participate in the 2017 African Championship. But, Cape Verde, Congo and Zambia later withdrew.
| Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Egypt |
| FIVB World Ranking | Tunisia |
| FIVB World Ranking | Cameroon |
| FIVB World Ranking | Algeria |
| Zone 1 | Morocco |
| Zone 2 | Cape Verde |
| Zone 3 | Ghana |
| Zone 3 | Nigeria |
| Zone 3 | Niger |
| Zone 4 | DR Congo |
| Zone 4 | Congo |
| Zone 5 | Kenya |
| Zone 5 | Rwanda |
| Zone 6 | Botswana |
| Wild Card | Chad |
| Wild Card | Libya |
| Wild Card | Zambia |

## Pools composition

The draw was held in Cairo, Egypt on 21 October 2017.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Egypt (Hosts) | Tunisia | Cameroon | Algeria |
| Niger | Ghana | Morocco | Botswana |
| DR Congo | Kenya | Nigeria | Rwanda |
| | Libya | | Chad |

## Venues

| Cairo | Cairo | Cairo | Cairo |
| Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex ||
| Cairo | Cairo | Hall 2 | Hall 3 |
| Cairo | Cairo | Capacity: 1,620 | Capacity: 1,500 |
* Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 2 – Preliminary round and Final eight
* Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3 – Preliminary round and 9th–14th places

## 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.

## Preliminary round

* All times are Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 71 | 2.113 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 118 | 133 | 0.887 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Niger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 86 | 150 | 0.573 | 9th–14th quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 22 Oct | 16:00 | CI2 | Niger | 0–3 | Egypt | 10–25 | 6–25 | 12–25 | 28–75 |
| 23 Oct | 19:00 | CI2 | DR Congo | 0–3 | Egypt | 14–25 | 18–25 | 11–25 | 43–75 |
| 24 Oct | 14:00 | CI2 | Niger | 0–3 | DR Congo | 19–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 58–75 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 255 | 199 | 1.281 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 304 | 304 | 1.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 225 | 239 | 0.941 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 213 | 255 | 0.835 | 9th–14th quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 22 Oct | 14:00 | CI2 | Ghana | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–16 | 26–24 | 25–15 | | | 76–55 |
| 22 Oct | 18:00 | CI2 | Libya | 2–3 | Tunisia | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 15–25 | 7–15 | 91–105 |
| 23 Oct | 15:00 | CI2 | Libya | 3–2 | Ghana | 25–22 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 15–10 | 109–98 |
| 23 Oct | 17:00 | CI2 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–57 |
| 24 Oct | 15:00 | CI3 | Ghana | 0–3 | Tunisia | 22–25 | 14–25 | 15–25 | | | 51–75 |
| 24 Oct | 18:00 | CI2 | Kenya | 3–2 | Libya | 16–25 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 101–104 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 175 | 154 | 1.136 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 190 | 184 | 1.033 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 148 | 175 | 0.846 | 9th–14th quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 23 Oct | 18:00 | CI3 | Morocco | 1–3 | Cameroon | 26–24 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 91–99 |
| 24 Oct | 16:00 | CI2 | Nigeria | 1–3 | Morocco | 26–24 | 20–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 85–99 |
| 25 Oct | 14:00 | CI2 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Nigeria | 26–24 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 76–63 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 153 | 1.471 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 211 | 185 | 1.141 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 174 | 212 | 0.821 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 4 | Chad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 165 | 225 | 0.733 | 9th–14th quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 22 Oct | 13:00 | CI3 | Chad | 0–3 | Rwanda | 20–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 56–75 |
| 22 Oct | 15:00 | CI3 | Algeria | 3–0 | Botswana | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–17 | 75–45 |
| 23 Oct | 14:00 | CI3 | Algeria | 3–0 | Chad | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–19 | 75–47 |
| 23 Oct | 16:00 | CI3 | Botswana | 0–3 | Rwanda | 19–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 54–75 |
| 24 Oct | 13:00 | CI3 | Rwanda | 0–3 | Algeria | 18–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 61–75 |
| 24 Oct | 17:00 | CI3 | Chad | 0–3 | Botswana | 20–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 62–75 |

## Final round

* All times are Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02:00).

### 9th–14th places

| 9th–14th quarterfinals | 9th–14th quarterfinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| | | 27 October | 27 October | | |
| | | Botswana | 0 | |
| | | Ghana | 3 | |
| | | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| | | | | | Ghana | 3 |
| 26 October | 26 October | | | | | Ghana | 3 |
| 26 October | 26 October | | | | Kenya | 0 |
| Niger | 1 | | | | Kenya | 0 |
| Niger | 1 | 27 October | 27 October | | | |
| Chad | 3 | 27 October | 27 October | | | |
| Chad | 3 | Chad | 0 | | | |
| 26 October | 26 October | | Chad | 0 | | | |
| 26 October | 26 October | Kenya | 3 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Nigeria | 2 | Kenya | 3 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Nigeria | 2 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Kenya | 3 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Kenya | 3 | | | | Botswana | 3 |
| | | | | | Chad | 2 |

#### 9th–14th quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Oct | 15:00 | Niger | 1–3 | Chad | 21–25 | 21–25 | 28–26 | 19–25 | | 89–101 | |
| 26 Oct | 17:00 | Nigeria | 2–3 | Kenya | 20–25 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 102–107 | |

#### 9th–12th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Oct | 16:00 | Chad | 0–3 | Kenya | 20–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | | 61–75 | |
| 27 Oct | 18:00 | Botswana | 0–3 | Ghana | 24–26 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | | 67–76 | |

#### 13th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Oct | 14:00 | Niger | 0–3 | Nigeria | 24–26 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | | 59–76 | |

#### 11th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Oct | 12:00 | Botswana | 3–2 | Chad | 26–24 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 15–13 | 107–104 | |

#### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Oct | 14:00 | Ghana | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | | 75–58 | |

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 26 October | 26 October | | | |
| Egypt | 3 | | | |
| Egypt | 3 | 27 October | 27 October | | |
| Rwanda | 0 | 27 October | 27 October | |
| Rwanda | 0 | Egypt | 3 | |
| 26 October | 26 October | | Egypt | 3 | |
| 26 October | 26 October | Cameroon | 0 | |
| Cameroon | 3 | Cameroon | 0 | |
| Cameroon | 3 | | | | 29 October | 29 October |
| Libya | 2 | | | | 29 October | 29 October |
| Libya | 2 | | | | Egypt | 0 |
| 26 October | 26 October | | | | | Egypt | 0 |
| 26 October | 26 October | | | | Tunisia | 3 |
| Algeria | 3 | | | | Tunisia | 3 |
| Algeria | 3 | 27 October | 27 October | | | |
| DR Congo | 0 | 27 October | 27 October | | | |
| DR Congo | 0 | Algeria | 2 | | | |
| 26 October | 26 October | | Algeria | 2 | | | |
| 26 October | 26 October | Tunisia | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Tunisia | 3 | Tunisia | 3 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Tunisia | 3 | | | | 29 October | 29 October |
| Morocco | 0 | | | | 29 October | 29 October |
| Morocco | 0 | | | | Cameroon | 3 |
| | | | | | Algeria | 1 |
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 27 October | 27 October |
| Rwanda | 3 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 29 October | 29 October |
| Libya | 2 | 29 October | 29 October |
| Libya | 2 | Rwanda | 2 |
| 27 October | 27 October | | Rwanda | 2 |
| 27 October | 27 October | Morocco | 3 |
| DR Congo | 1 | Morocco | 3 |
| Morocco | 3 | | |
| Morocco | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 29 October | 29 October |
| | | Libya | 3 |
| | | DR Congo | 0 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Oct | 14:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | DR Congo | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–19 | | | 75–51 |
| 26 Oct | 16:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–60 |
| 26 Oct | 18:00 | Cameroon | 3–2 | Libya | 27–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 15–9 | 112–105 |
| 26 Oct | 20:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | | 75–46 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Oct | 15:00 | Rwanda | 3–2 | Libya | 25–19 | 25–18 | 12–25 | 24–26 | 15–13 | 101–101 | |
| 27 Oct | 17:00 | DR Congo | 1–3 | Morocco | 25–23 | 21–25 | 16–25 | 20–25 | | 82–98 | |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Oct | 19:00 | Algeria | 2–3 | Tunisia | 27–25 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 15–17 | 104–113 | |
| 27 Oct | 21:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Cameroon | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 76–69 | |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Oct | 14:00 | Libya | 3–0 | DR Congo | 25–20 | 25–10 | 25–18 | | | 75–48 | |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Oct | 16:00 | Rwanda | 2–3 | Morocco | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 15–25 | 9–15 | 96–102 | |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Oct | 18:00 | Cameroon | 3–1 | Algeria | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 27–25 | | 100–92 | |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Oct | 21:15 | Egypt | 0–3 | Tunisia | 22–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | | | 57–75 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Tunisia |
| | Egypt |
| | Cameroon |
| 4 | Algeria |
| 5 | Morocco |
| 6 | Rwanda |
| 7 | Libya |
| 8 | DR Congo |
| 9 | Ghana |
| 10 | Kenya |
| 11 | Botswana |
| 12 | Chad |
| 13 | Nigeria |
| 14 | Niger |
* Qualified for the 2018 World Championship
* 2017 Men's African champions
* Tunisia 9th title
* Team Roster
* Tayeb Korbosli, Ahmed Kadhi, Wassim Ben Tara, Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi, Elyes Karamosli, Nabil Miladi, Mahdi Ben Cheikh, Hamza Nagga, Ismaïl Moalla, Anouer Taouerghi, Elyes Garfi, Bilel Ben Hassine, Hichem Kaabi, Khaled Ben Slimene, Chokri Jouini, Saddem Hmissi, Omar Agrebi
* Head coach
* Antonio Giacobbe

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Ismaïl Moalla
* Best spiker
    Yvan Kody
* Best blocker
    Amin Oumessad
* Best server
    Abdalla Ahmed
* Best setter
    Khaled Ben Slimene
* Best receiver
    Ahmed Shafik
* Best libero
    Anouer Taouerghi