# 2023 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship

The 2023 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 24th 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 3 to 13 September 2023. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship as the CAVB representatives.

## Pools composition

CAVB announced the pool composition on 2 September 2023.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Egypt | Tunisia | Cameroon | Morocco |
| Burundi | Mali | Kenya | Rwanda |
| Algeria | Tanzania | Ghana | Senegal |
| — | Chad | Libya | Gambia |

## Venues

| Cairo | Cairo | Cairo | Cairo |
| Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex ||
| Cairo | Cairo | Hall 2 | Hall 3 |
| Cairo | Cairo | Capacity: 1,620 | Capacity: 1,500 |

## 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 Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 99 | 1.515 | Round of 15 |
| 2 | Egypt (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 137 | 104 | 1.317 | Round of 15 |
| 3 | Burundi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 66 | 150 | 0.440 | Round of 15 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 21:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Burundi | 25–11 | 25–8 | 25–10 | 75–29 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 10:00 | Burundi | 0–3 | Algeria | 10–25 | 9–25 | 18–25 | 37–75 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 18:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 75–62 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 108 | 2.083 | Round of 15 |
| 2 | Chad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 198 | 208 | 0.952 | Round of 15 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 206 | 247 | 0.834 | Round of 15 |
| 4 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 178 | 244 | 0.730 | Round of 15 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 16:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Mali | 25–8 | 25–14 | 25–7 | | 75–29 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 18:00 | Chad | 3–0 | Tanzania | 25–19 | 33–31 | 25–23 | | 83–73 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 10:00 | Mali | 1–3 | Tanzania | 18–25 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 24–26 | 89–93 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 16:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Chad | 25–10 | 25–10 | 25–19 | | 75–39 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 14:00 | Chad | 3–0 | Mali | 26–24 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | 76–60 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 14:00 | Tanzania | 0–3 | Tunisia | 10–25 | 13–25 | 17–25 | | 40–75 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Libya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 265 | 235 | 1.128 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 269 | 237 | 1.135 | Round of 15 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 246 | 273 | 0.901 | Round of 15 |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 237 | 272 | 0.871 | Round of 15 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 12:00 | Libya | 3–1 | Ghana | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | 93–83 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 18:00 | Kenya | 1–3 | Cameroon | 22–25 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | | 85–99 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 12:00 | Ghana | 0–3 | Cameroon | 19–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 18:00 | Libya | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–12 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 16:00 | Kenya | 3–2 | Ghana | 23–25 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 25–17 | 15–11 | 104–99 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 16:00 | Cameroon | 1–3 | Libya | 25–27 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | | 95–97 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 167 | 1.353 | Round of 15 |
| 2 | Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 230 | 201 | 1.144 | Round of 15 |
| 3 | Gambia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 241 | 269 | 0.896 | Round of 15 |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 202 | 262 | 0.771 | Round of 15 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 16:00 | Morocco | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–17 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | | 76–59 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 12:00 | Gambia | 1–3 | Rwanda | 11–25 | 11–25 | 25–20 | 24–26 | | 71–96 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 16:00 | Senegal | 0–3 | Morocco | 17–25 | 21–25 | 12–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 12:00 | Morocco | 3–0 | Gambia | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 12:00 | Rwanda | 3–0 | Senegal | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 7 Sep | 12:00 | Senegal | 2–3 | Gambia | 25–22 | 14–25 | 19–25 | 27–25 | 13–15 | 98–112 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

### 9th–15th places

| 9th–15th quarterfinals | 9th–15th quarterfinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| 9 September | 9 September | | | |
| Ghana | 3 | | | |
| Ghana | 3 | 11 September | 11 September | | |
| Tanzania | 1 | 11 September | 11 September | |
| Tanzania | 1 | Ghana | 3 | |
| | | Gambia | 2 | |
| Bye | | Gambia | 2 | |
| Bye | | | | | 12 September | 12 September |
| Gambia | W | | | | 12 September | 12 September |
| Gambia | W | | | | Ghana | 2 |
| 9 September | 9 September | | | | | Ghana | 2 |
| 9 September | 9 September | | | | Kenya | 3 |
| Mali | 0 | | | | Kenya | 3 |
| Mali | 0 | 11 September | 11 September | | | |
| Kenya | 3 | 11 September | 11 September | | | |
| Kenya | 3 | Kenya | 3 | | | |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Kenya | 3 | | | |
| 9 September | 9 September | Senegal | 0 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Senegal | 3 | Senegal | 0 | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| Senegal | 3 | | | | 12 September | 12 September |
| Burundi | 0 | | | | 12 September | 12 September |
| Burundi | 0 | | | | Gambia | 0 |
| | | | | | Senegal | 3 |
| 13th–15th places | 13th–15th places | 13th place match | 13th place match |
| Tanzania | W |
| Tanzania | W | 12 September | 12 September |
| Bye | | 12 September | 12 September |
| Bye | | Tanzania | 3 |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Tanzania | 3 |
| 11 September | 11 September | Burundi | 1 |
| Mali | 0 | Burundi | 1 |
| Burundi | 3 | | |

#### 9th–15th quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 13:00 | Senegal | 3–0 | Burundi | 25–19 | 27–25 | 25–23 | | 77–67 | Report |
| 9 Sep | 15:00 | Ghana | 3–1 | Tanzania | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–12 | 94–73 | Report |
| 9 Sep | 17:00 | Mali | 0–3 | Kenya | 24–26 | 15–25 | 23–25 | | 62–76 | Report |

#### 13th–15th places

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 13:00 | Mali | 0–3 | Burundi | 28–30 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | | 66–80 | Report |

#### 9th–12th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 15:00 | Ghana | 3–2 | Gambia | 25–16 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 15–10 | 105–92 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 17:00 | Kenya | 3–0 | Senegal | 25–14 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–55 | Report |

#### 13th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 10:00 | Tanzania | 3–1 | Burundi | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | 97–81 | Report |

#### 11th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 10:00 | Gambia | 0–3 | Senegal | 20–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | | 64–75 | Report |

#### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 12:00 | Ghana | 2–3 | Kenya | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 32–30 | 14–16 | 111–114 | Report |

### 5th–8th places

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| Rwanda | 3 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Chad | 0 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Chad | 0 | Rwanda | 0 |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Rwanda | 0 |
| 11 September | 11 September | Tunisia | 3 |
| Morocco | 0 | Tunisia | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 | | |
| Tunisia | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 12 September | 12 September |
| | | Chad | 3 |
| | | Morocco | 0 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 13:00 | Rwanda | 3–0 | Chad | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 15:00 | Morocco | 0–3 | Tunisia | 19–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 12:00 | Chad | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | | | 75–0 | Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Sep | 14:00 | Rwanda | 0–3 | Tunisia | 17–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |

### Championship bracket

| Round of 15 | Round of 15 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 8 September | 8 September | | | | | | |
| Algeria | 3 | | | | | | |
| Algeria | 3 | 9 September | 9 September | | | | | |
| Ghana | 0 | 9 September | 9 September | | | | |
| Ghana | 0 | Algeria | 3 | | | | |
| 8 September | 8 September | | Algeria | 3 | | | | |
| 8 September | 8 September | Rwanda | 0 | | | | |
| Rwanda | 3 | Rwanda | 0 | | | | |
| Rwanda | 3 | | | | 11 September | 11 September | | |
| Tanzania | 1 | | | | 11 September | 11 September | |
| Tanzania | 1 | | | | Algeria | 3 | |
| | | | | | Libya | 2 | |
| Libya | W | | | | Libya | 2 | |
| Libya | W | 9 September | 9 September | | | | | |
| Bye | | 9 September | 9 September | | | | |
| Bye | | Libya | 3 | | | | |
| 8 September | 8 September | | Libya | 3 | | | | |
| 8 September | 8 September | Chad | 0 | | | | |
| Chad | 3 | Chad | 0 | | | | |
| Chad | 3 | | | | | | | 13 September | 13 September |
| Gambia | 1 | | | | | | | 13 September | 13 September |
| Gambia | 1 | | | | | | | Algeria | 1 |
| 8 September | 8 September | | | | | | | | Algeria | 1 |
| 8 September | 8 September | | | | | | | Egypt | 3 |
| Morocco | 3 | | | | | | | Egypt | 3 |
| Morocco | 3 | 9 September | 9 September | | | | | | |
| Mali | 0 | 9 September | 9 September | | | | | | |
| Mali | 0 | Morocco | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 September | 8 September | | Morocco | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 September | 8 September | Egypt | 3 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | 3 | Egypt | 3 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | 3 | | | | 11 September | 11 September | | | | |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | 11 September | 11 September | | | |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | Egypt | 3 | | | |
| 8 September | 8 September | | | | | Egypt | 3 | | | |
| 8 September | 8 September | | | | Cameroon | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Tunisia | 3 | | | | Cameroon | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Tunisia | 3 | 9 September | 9 September | | | | | 13 September | 13 September |
| Senegal | 0 | 9 September | 9 September | | | | | 13 September | 13 September |
| Senegal | 0 | Tunisia | 1 | | | | | Libya | 3 |
| 8 September | 8 September | | Tunisia | 1 | | | | | Libya | 3 |
| 8 September | 8 September | Cameroon | 3 | | | | | Cameroon | 1 |
| Cameroon | 3 | Cameroon | 3 | | | | | Cameroon | 1 |
| Burundi | 0 | | | | | | | | |

#### Round of 15

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 13:00 | Rwanda | 3–1 | Tanzania | 25–22 | 27–29 | 25–21 | 25–12 | 102–84 | Report |
| 8 Sep | 13:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | Burundi | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | 75–41 | Report |
| 8 Sep | 15:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Senegal | 25–10 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | 75–41 | Report |
| 8 Sep | 15:00 | Chad | 3–1 | Gambia | 24–26 | 25–12 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 99–76 | Report |
| 8 Sep | 17:00 | Morocco | 3–0 | Mali | 25–14 | 25–10 | 25–15 | | 75–39 | Report |
| 8 Sep | 17:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Ghana | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 8 Sep | 19:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Kenya | 25–17 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | 77–61 | Report |

#### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 15:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Rwanda | 25–18 | 27–25 | 25–16 | | 77–59 | Report |
| 9 Sep | 17:00 | Tunisia | 1–3 | Cameroon | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–27 | 17–25 | 87–99 | Report |
| 9 Sep | 19:00 | Morocco | 0–3 | Egypt | 19–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 60–75 | Report |
| 9 Sep | 19:00 | Libya | 3–0 | Chad | 25–20 | 26–24 | 25–17 | | 76–61 | Report |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Sep | 17:00 | Algeria | 3–2 | Libya | 18–25 | 25–15 | 33–35 | 25–22 | 15–11 | 116–108 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 19:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Cameroon | 25–13 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 29–27 | | 99–88 | Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Sep | 16:00 | Libya | 3–1 | Cameroon | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | 97–85 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Sep | 19:00 | Algeria | 1–3 | Egypt | 22–25 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | | 87–95 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Egypt |
| | Algeria |
| | Libya |
| 4 | Cameroon |
| 5 | Tunisia |
| 6 | Rwanda |
| 7 | Chad |
| 8 | Morocco |
| 9 | Kenya |
| 10 | Ghana |
| 11 | Senegal |
| 12 | Gambia |
| 13 | Tanzania |
| 14 | Burundi |
| 15 | Mali |
* Qualified for the 2025 World Championship
* Qualified for the 2025 World Championship via FIVB World Ranking
* 2023 Men's African Nations champions
* Egypt 9th title

## Awards

* Abdlalah Hossam : MVP.
* Shafik Ahmed : Outsider Hitter
* Dolegombal Sem : Best Blocker
* Ikhbayri Ahmed : Opposite
* Seoudy Abdelrhman : Best Blocker
* Abdalla Hossam : Best Setters
* Hosni Soufiane : Outside Hitter
* Ilyas Achouri : Best libero.
* Ahmed Salah : Best Fair-play player