The 2014 Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship was the 1st edition of the
Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship
The Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship is a national teams continental sport competition for players under 23 years, held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation since 2014.
Summary
Teams reaching the top four
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, it was held 7 to 9 September 2014 in
Algiers,
Algeria
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. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament. The tournament was organized by the
African Volleyball Confederation
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 wa ...
, in association with
Algerian Volleyball Federation
The Algerian Volleyball Federation (FAVB) ( ar, الاتحادية الجزائرية للكرة الطائرة), is the governing body for Volleyball in Algeria since 1962.
History
The Algerian Federation has been recognised by FIVB from 1962 ...
.
The tournament served as the African qualifiers for the
2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship held in
Ankara
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Turkey
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which the winner team qualified for the world championship.
Egypt
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won the tournament.
Participated teams
Venue
Final group
Final standing
Awards
*Most valuable player
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Jihen Mohamed
*Best outside spikers
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Celia Bourihane
*Best setter
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Nihel Kebaier
*Best receiver
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Nihel Ahmed
*Best server
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Celia Bourihane
*Best middle blockers
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Sarrah Hanafy
*Best libero
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Fatima Ktari
See also
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2014 Men's U23 African Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Men's U23 African Volleyball Championship will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from 7 to 12 November 2014. The top two teams will qualify for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship.
Teams
The teams are
Round robin
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References
External links
Championnat d'Afrique des Nations U23 U18 Dames - Results- ''afvb.org''
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2014 in women's volleyball
2014 in Algerian sport
Volleyball in Algeria
International volleyball competitions hosted by Algeria