The 2017 Men's African Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the

Men's African Volleyball Championship The African Men's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Africa, organized by the African Volleyball Confederation ( CAVB). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 19 ...

, a biennial international

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tournament organised by the

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(CAVB). The tournament was held in

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from October 22 to October 29, 2017. Top three teams which had registered for the

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qualified for the 2018 World Championship.

Qualification

17 teams have registered to participate in the 2017 African Championship. But, Cape Verde, Congo and Zambia later withdrew.

Pools composition

The draw was held in

on 21 October 2017.

Squads

Venues

* Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 2,

– Preliminary round and Final eight * Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3,

– Preliminary round and 9th–14th places

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.

Preliminary round

*All times are

Egypt Standard Time Egypt Standard Time (EGY) ( ''Tawqīt Miṣr al-qiyāsiyy'') is UTC+02:00, which is equivalent to Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time and Central European Summer Time, and is co-linear with neighbouring ...

( UTC+02:00).

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Final round

*All times are

( UTC+02:00).

9th–14th places

9th–14th quarterfinals

9th–12th semifinals

13th place match

11th place match

9th place match

Final eight

Quarterfinals

5th–8th semifinals

Semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

*Most valuable player *: Ismaïl Moalla *Best spiker *: Yvan Kody *Best blocker *: Amin Oumessad *Best server *: Abdalla Ahmed *Best setter *:

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*Best receiver *:

Ahmed Shafik Ahmed Mohamed Shafik ZakiAlso spelled: ''Shafiq''. ( ar, أحمد محمد شفيق زكى, ; born 25 November 1941) is an Egyptian politician and former presidential candidate. He was a senior commander in the Egyptian Air Force and later ser ...

*Best libero *: Anouer Taouerghi

References

External links

Official website
{{African Volleyball Championship 2017 Men African Men's Volleyball Championship

Men's African Volleyball Championship The African Men's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Africa, organized by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 19 ...

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