The 2005 Women's African Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the
Women's African Volleyball Championship
The African Women's Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation.
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Medal summary
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organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the
Confédération Africaine de Volleyball
The African Volleyball Confederation (French: ''Confédération Africaine de Volleyball'', or CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa. Its headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco.
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The CAV ...
. It was held in
Abuja
Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...
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Nigeria, from 8 to 15 September 2005.
Kenya won the championship defeating Nigeria in the final,
while Egypt defeated Tunisia to finish third.
Competing nations
The following national teams have confirmed participation:
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Venue
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 second stage is a knockout format, the top two teams in each group advance to the semifinals, third placed teams in each group play for 5th-6th and fourth placed teams in each group play for 7th-8th place. Winners of the semifinals play the final, while losers play for third and fourth places.
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
Abuja
Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...
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Nigeria on 7 September 2005.
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Group stage
Group A
Group B
Final round
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Source: CAVB.[
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Awards
*MVP
*: Tahani Toson
Tahani Toson (born ) is a retired Egyptian female volleyball player, who played as a wing spiker.
She was part of the Egypt women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany, and the 2003 FIVB Vol ...
*Best setter
*: Asma Ben Sheikh Asma may refer to:
* Asma (given name), list of people with the given name
* Asma, Bozdoğan, a village in the district of Bozdoğan, Aydın Province, Turkey
* Asma, Socotra, a village and ridge on the island of Socotra, Yemen
* Tropical Storm Asma ...
*Best receiver
*: Wafa Monter
*Best digger
*: Arabia Rafrafi
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Pl ...
*Best spiker
*: Nihel Ghoul
*Best blocker
*: Ingy El-Shamy
*Best server
*: Asma Ben Sheikh Asma may refer to:
* Asma (given name), list of people with the given name
* Asma, Bozdoğan, a village in the district of Bozdoğan, Aydın Province, Turkey
* Asma, Socotra, a village and ridge on the island of Socotra, Yemen
* Tropical Storm Asma ...
Source: CAVB.[
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References
* CAVB semifinals report.[
* CAVB final report.][
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External links
Results
{{African Volleyball Championship
2005 Women
African championship, women
Women's African Volleyball Championship
The African Women's Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation.
Summary
Medal summary
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2005 in Nigerian sport
International volleyball competitions hosted by Nigeria