The 2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship is the 20th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship, a biennial international

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tournament organised by the

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(CAVB) with Rwanda Volleyball Federation (FRVB). The tournament is held in

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from 12 to 20 September 2021. The top two teams of the tournament will qualify for the

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as the CAVB representatives.

Qualification

9 teams have registered to participate in the 2021 African Championship.

Pools composition

Ranking from the previous edition was shown in brackets except the host and the teams who did not participate, which were denoted by (–). The host country and the top 8 ranked teams were seed in the

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. The 4 remaining teams were drawn in

on 11 September 2021.

Squads

Venue

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.

Group stage

*All times are

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( UTC+02:00).

Pool A

;Notes

Pool B

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Final round

*All times are

( UTC+02:00).

5th place match

Final Four

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

*Most valuable player *: Christelle Tchoudjang Nana *Best spiker *: Sharon Chepchumba *Best blocker *: Gladys Ekaru *Best server *: Laetitia Moma Bassoko *Best setter *: Alexandra Erhart *Best receiver *: Mercy Moim *Best libero *: Yousra Souidi

References

2021 CAVB WChampionship Final: Cameroon grabs 3rd consecutive crown ahead of Kenya

Cameroon complete African Championship three-peat

External links

Official website
{{African Volleyball Championship Women's African Volleyball Championship African Women's Volleyball Championship Women's African Volleyball Championship 2021 in Rwandan sport Sports competitions in Rwanda African Volleyball Championship