2016 Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship

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2016 Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Dates20–27 October
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (2nd title)
Tournament awards
MVP Flag of Egypt.svg Aya Ahmed

The 2016 Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship was the 2nd edition of the Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship, it was held 20 to 27 October 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament was organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, in association with Kenya Volleyball Association.

Contents

The tournament served as the African qualifiers for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia which the top tow teams of the tournament qualified for the world championship. Egypt won the tournament for the second time. [1] Kenya finished second. [2]

Participated teams

Venue

All rounds
Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi, Kenya
Kasarani Indoor Arena
Capacity: 5,000
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Final group

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4401212112.0003182201.445
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 43191042.5003402761.232
3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 4226771.0003173031.046
4Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 41333110.2732683400.788
5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 40403120.2502563600.711
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
23 Oct--:-- Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 26–2825–1725–1425–19 101–78 
23 Oct--:-- Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14–2529–3119–25  62–81 
24 Oct--:-- Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 23–2525–2225–2223–2513–15109–109 
24 Oct--:-- Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 25–1823–2520–2518–25 86–93 
25 Oct--:-- Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 25–1425–1725–21  75–52 
25 Oct--:-- Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 25–1725–725–8  75–32 
26 Oct--:-- Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg3–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 25–1625–1925–17  75–52 
26 Oct--:-- Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 15–256–2516–25  37–75 
27 Oct--:-- Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 16–2510–2519–25  45–75 
27 Oct--:-- Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 25–2323–2525–2225–19 98–89 

Final standing

Awards

Flag of Egypt.svg Aya Ahmed

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References

  1. "Volleyball: Egypt win Women's U-23 African Championship". kingfut.com. Mahmoud Khaled. 27 October 2016.
  2. "Egypt and Kenya join list of Women's U23 World Championship participants". African Sports Monthly. 1 November 2016.