The 2003 Women's African Nations Championship was the 11th edition of the

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organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the

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. It was held in

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, from 16 to 23 August 2003. Egypt won the championship defeating Kenya in the final, while Cameroon defeated Algeria to finish third.

Competing nations

The following national teams have confirmed participation: * * * * * * * *

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

on 15 August 2003.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Final round

Semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Tournament winner qualify for the 2003 FIVB World Cup. Source:

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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 *:

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*Best receiver *: Mercy Wesutila *Best defender *: Sara Talaat Aly *Best scorer *:

*Best attacker *: Dorcas Nakhomicha Ndasaba *Best blocker *: Lydia Oulmou *Best server *: Arabia Rafrafi Source:

References

*CAVB group stage (first and second rounds) results. *CAVB semifinals, 5th and 7th places matches report. *CAVB final, 3rd, 5th and 7th places matches report.

External links

Results
{{African Volleyball Championship 2003 Women African championship, women

2003 in Kenyan sport International volleyball competitions hosted by Kenya