The 2008 African Volleyball Championship U19 was the tenth edition of the

African Volleyball Championship U19 The Men's U19 African Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 19 years, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation. Result summ ...

. It was held in

Cairo, Egypt Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

, from December 21 to December 25, 2008. The top three teams will qualify for the 2009 Youth World Championship.

Teams

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Competition system

The competition system of the 2008 African Championship U19 is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 4 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is determined by the total points gained.

Championship

Results

*All times are

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( UTC+02:00).

Final standing

Team Roster

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Mohamed Ayech Mohamed Ayech (born ) is a Tunisian male volleyball player. He was part of the Tunisia men's national volleyball team The Tunisia men's national volleyball team ( ar, منتخب تو� ...

Saddem Hmissi Saddem Hmissi (born 16 February 1991 in Nabeul, Tunisia) is a Tunisian volleyball player. He is 186 cm high and plays as a libero. Clubs Awards Club * 1 African Champions League (2014) * 1 Arab Clubs Championship (2014) * 1 Tunisia ...

Mohamed Arbi Ben Abdallah Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...

Bahri Ben Massoud Bahri ( ar, بحري) is a masculine Arabic given name, Bahri is also a surname in Punjabi Khatri families of India. Given name * Huseyin Bahri Alptekin (1957-2007), Turkish artist * Bahri Tanrıkulu (born 1980), Turkish taekwondo athlete Surnam ...

, Mahdi Sammoud,

Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi (born 12 May 1991 in Nabeul, Tunisia) is a Tunisian volleyball player. He is 190 cm high and plays as wing spiker. Clubs Awards Club * 1 Arab Clubs Championship (2014) * 1 Tunisian League (2015) Nationa ...

Ali Ben Abdallah ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

, Racem Siala,

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Khalil Bouazizi Khalil, Khelil, or Khaleel may refer to: People * Khalil (Pashtun tribe) * Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931), Lebanese-American writer, poet, visual artist, and Lebanese nationalist * Khalil (scholar), 19th century Islamic scholar in the Emirate of ...

Head Coach:

Lotfi Ben Slimane Lotfi Ben Slimane (born 21 March 1964) is a Tunisian volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known ...

Awards

*MVP:

*Best spiker:

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*Best blocker:

Mohamed Khatab Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...

*Best server:

Ahmed Elkotb Ahmed Kotb ( ar, احمد قطب) (born 23 July 1991), or Ahmed El-Kotb, is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. Since 2008 he is a member of the Egypt men's national volleyball team, where he goes by the nickname Kotb. He competed at the 2016 ...

*Best setter: Mahdi Sammoud *Best receiver:

References

External links

Official website
{{African Volleyball Championship U19

International volleyball competitions hosted by Egypt African Volleyball Championships