# 2013 Women's African Volleyball Championship

The 2013 Women's African Nations Championship was the 16th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 14 to 19 September 2013. The winner qualified for the 2014 World Grand Prix.
Kenya won the championship with Cameroon and Tunisia finishing second and third respectively.

## Competing nations

The following national teams have confirmed participation:
* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Senegal
* Tunisia

## Venue

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

## Format

The competition system of the 2013 Women's African Championship is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is determined by the total points gained.

### 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

## Round-Robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 375 | 279 | 1.344 |
| 2 | Cameroon | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 424 | 383 | 1.107 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 429 | 409 | 1.049 |
| 4 | Senegal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 364 | 403 | 0.903 |
| 5 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0.500 | 439 | 461 | 0.952 |
| 6 | Algeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 348 | 444 | 0.784 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Sep | Tunisia | 3–2 | Algeria | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–12 | 22–25 | 15–6 | 109–85 |
| 14 Sep | Cameroon | 3–2 | Egypt | 25–23 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 15–25 | 15–8 | 102–105 |
| 14 Sep | Senegal | 0–3 | Kenya | 20–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | | 56–75 |
| 15 Sep | Algeria | 0–3 | Senegal | 18–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | | 52–75 |
| 15 Sep | Cameroon | 3–2 | Tunisia | 25–12 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 15–10 | 107–89 |
| 15 Sep | Egypt | 0–3 | Kenya | 20–25 | 20–25 | 12–25 | | | 52–75 |
| 16 Sep | Senegal | 0–3 | Cameroon | 17–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | | | 53–75 |
| 16 Sep | Tunisia | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–21 | 28–26 | 25–18 | | | 78–65 |
| 16 Sep | Kenya | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–13 | | | 75–47 |
| 18 Sep | Algeria | 2–3 | Egypt | 25–20 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 12–15 | 103–109 |
| 18 Sep | Tunisia | 3–1 | Senegal | 25–14 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 25–22 | | 93–77 |
| 18 Sep | Cameroon | 0–3 | Kenya | 22–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 64–75 |
| 19 Sep | Algeria | 0–3 | Cameroon | 14–25 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | | 61–76 |
| 19 Sep | Egypt | 2–3 | Senegal | 20–25 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 26–28 | 12–15 | 108–103 |
| 19 Sep | Kenya | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–60 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Kenya |
| | Cameroon |
| | Tunisia |
| 4 | Senegal |
| 5 | Egypt |
| 6 | Algeria |
* Qualified for the 2014 World Grand Prix
* 2013 Women's African Volleyball Championship
* Kenya 8th title

## Awards

* MVP: Mercy Moim
* Best setter: Jane Wacu
* Best receiver: Binetou Sow
* Best libero: Elizabeth Wanyama
* Best attacker: Christelle Nana Tchoudjang
* Best blocker: Esther Eba'a Mballa
* Best server: Laetitia Moma Bassoko