The 2023 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship, 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 16 to 24 August 2023. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the

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as the CAVB representatives.

Pools composition

CAVB announced the pool composition on 16 August 2023.https://twitter.com/CAVBPress/status/1691524278120759297

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+01:00).

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

*All times are

( UTC+01:00).

9th–12th places

9th–12th semifinals

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

References

External links

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

CAVB 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 ...

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