Volleyball at the 1978 All-Africa Games was held in Algiers, Algeria and in the first time women competition was included. [1] [2] [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Tunisia |  Nigeria |  Algeria |
| Women | Algeria | Nigeria |  Ghana |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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