2024 Men's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship

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2024 Men's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
City Tunis
Dates5–11 August
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (11th title)
Runners-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Third placeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Fourth placeFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Tournament awards
MVP Flag of Tunisia.svg Wajih Moalla
Best Setter Flag of Tunisia.svg Fedi Ben Slimane
Best OH Flag of Egypt.svg Hamza Awad
Flag of Tunisia.svg Rasem Ksouda
Best MB Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed El Kouche
Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Elrassas
Best OPP Flag of Tunisia.svg Wajih Moalla
Best Libero Flag of Tunisia.svg Omar Ghrab
Tournament statistics
Matches played10

The 2024 Men's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's U21 African Volleyball Championship, the biennial international youth volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) for the men's under-20 national teams of Africa. It was held in Tunis, Tunisia from 5 to 11 August 2024. [1]

Contents

Four national teams took part in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate. [2]

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CAVB qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. The top three teams qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship in China as the CAVB representatives.

Tunisia won their eleventh title by beating Egypt 3–2 the final. [3] Morocco completed the podium after defeating Burundi in the third-place match. [4] Champions Tunisia, runners-up Egypt and third-place Morocco qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.

Host and venue

The African Volleyball Confederation awarded Tunisia the hosting rights for the tournament on 24 June 2024. [1] The competition took place in Tunis at the Al Machatel Hall, a venue located in the Baldevebe Nursery west of Belvedere Park. [5] The Al Machatel Hall had recently been inaugurated in July 2024. [6]

Preliminary round

All match times are in local times, TNT (UTC+1), as listed by CAVB. [7]

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3309919.0002461621.519Semi-final 1
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (H)3216732.3332262091.081Semi-final 2
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3123360.5001781980.899
4Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 3030090.0001442250.640Semi-final 1
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Sets Ratio; 4) Setpoints ratio; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
5 Aug15:00 Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 9–2513–2518–25  40–75 Report
5 Aug18:00 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25–2025–1925–18  75–57 Report
6 Aug16:00 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25–1426–1525–17  76–46 Report
6 Aug18:00 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 25–1625–2125–19  75–56 Report
7 Aug18:00 Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 25–1726–1525–16  76–48 Report
7 Aug20:00 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 21–2525–1525–1625–20 96–76 Report

Final round

Semi-finalsFinal
9 August
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3
11 August
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
9 August
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0
Third-place match
10 August
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3

Semi-finals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Aug16:00 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 25–1025–2025–18  75–48 Report
9 Aug18:00 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25–1725–1925–21  75–57 Report

3rd place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Aug16:00 Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 23–2516–2518–25  57–75 Report

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
9 Aug16:00 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27–2516–2525–2221–2513–15102–112 Report

Final standing

 Qualified for 2025 FIVB Men's U21 World Championship.

Individual awards

The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Championnats d'Afrique des U18 et U20 Filles et Garçons en Tunisie 2024". African Volleyball Confederation. 9 July 2024.
  2. "البطولة الإفريقية للفتيات) دون سنة18 (والفتيان) دون20 سنة بتونس" [Girls' U18 and Boys' U20 African Championship in Tunisia] (in Arabic). Tunisian Volleyball Federation. 24 July 2024 via Facebook.
  3. "البطولة الافريقية للكرة الطائرة للاواسط : المنتخب التونسي يفوز على نظيره المصري ويتوج باللقب" [African Junior Volleyball Championship : Tunisian national team beats Egypt to win the title] (in Arabic). Radio Tunis. 11 August 2024.
  4. "البطولة الافريقية للكرة الطائرة لأقل من 20 سنة (ذكور) : المنتخب المغربي يفوز على البورندي وينهي المسابقة في المركز الثالث" [African Under-20 Volleyball Championship (Male) : Morocco wins against Burundi and finishes the competition in third place] (in Arabic). Radio Tunis. 10 August 2024.
  5. "La Tunisie accueille les deux tournois du 02 au 12 août" (in French). Planète Sport. 31 July 2024.
  6. "Infrastructure - Team sports hall in Belvédère inaugurated" . Tunis: Tunis Afrique Presse. 5 July 2024.
  7. African Volleyball Confederation [@CAVBPress] (4 August 2024). "Championnat d'Afrqiue des Nations U20 homme Tunisie; du 02 au 12 Aout 2024 U20 Calendar" (Tweet) (in French) via Twitter.
  8. "Photos des Joueurs et Staff Technique Champions d'Afrique U20" (in French). Tunisian Volleyball Federation. 12 August 2024 via Facebook.
  9. "Championnat d'Afrqiue des Nations U20 Tunisie, 02-12 Aout 2024 Dream team". African Volleyball Confederation. 11 August 2024 via Facebook.