The 2013 Women's African Nations Championship was the 16th 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. Summary Medal summary Participating nat ...

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. Profile The CAVB ...

. It was held in

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, 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: * * * * * *

Squads

Venue

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

Final standing

Jane Wacu,

Everlyne Makuto Everlyne Makuto (born ) is a Kenyan female volleyball player. She was part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team, but she was not named for the African Games in 2019. She participated in the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championshi ...

, Esther Gatere, Diana Khisa, Ruth Jepngetich,

Janet Wanja Janet Wanja (born 24 February 1984 in Nairobi) is a volleyball player from Kenya, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #7 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Ken ...

Violet Makuto Violet Makuto (born ) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She has been part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for Kenya Pipeline Company in 2014. ...

Elizabeth Wanyama Elizabeth Wanyama (born 27 May 1987) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World ...

(L),

Mercy Moim Mercy Moim (born ) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She played with the Kenya national team in the 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. She was team captain for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (the only women's volleyball t ...

Brackcides Khadambi Brackcides Agala Khadambi (born 14 May 1984) is a Kenyan female volleyball player. She was captain of the Kenya women's national volleyball team and she competed in beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Life She was born in 1984. She ...

Gaudencia Makokha Gaudencia Makokha (born 15 November 1992) is a Kenyan female volleyball player. She was part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team playing beach volleyball at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics. Life She was born in 1992 and her birthplac ...

, Monica Biama

Awards

*MVP:

*Best setter: Jane Wacu *Best receiver: Binetou Sow *Best libero:

*Best attacker:

Christelle Nana Tchoudjang Christelle Tchoudjang Nana (born ) is a Cameroonian volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organi ...

*Best blocker:

Esther Eba'a Mballa Esther Eba'a Mballa (born ) is a Cameroonian female volleyball player. She is a member of the Cameroon women's national volleyball team and played for INJS Yaoundé in 2014. She was part of the Cameroonian national team at the 2014 FIVB Volley ...

*Best server:

Laetitia Moma Bassoko Laetitia Moma Bassoko (born 9 October 1993) is a Cameroonian volleyball player. She is a member of the Cameroon women's national volleyball team. She was playing for VBC Chamalières in 2014 and was part of the Cameroonian national team at th ...

References

External links

Official website
{{African Volleyball Championship 2013 Women African Women's Volleyball Championship African Women's Volleyball Championship

International volleyball competitions hosted by Kenya September 2013 sports events in Africa