The Men's and Women's Volleyball Competition at the 2003 All-Africa Games were held in Abuja, Nigeria from October 11 to October 18, 2003. [1] [2]
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Nigeria | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | |||
2. | Algeria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | |||
3. | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | |||
4. | Ghana | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.777 | |||
5. | Senegal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 |
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Egypt | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | |||
2. | Cameroon | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | |||
3. | Seychelles | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | |||
4. | Rwanda | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.400 | |||
5. | Botswana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 |
Nigeria | 3 – 0 | Cameroon | 25-22 25-21 25-19 | |
Egypt | 3 – 1 | Algeria | 25-17 25-15 23-25 25-18 |
Cameroon | 3 – 2 | Algeria | 19-25 22-25 25-20 25-20 15-02 |
Egypt | 3 – 0 | Nigeria | 25-23 25-23 25-21 |
Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | MAX | |||
2. | Cameroon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | |||
3. | Seychelles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | |||
4. | Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | |||
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Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Egypt | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | |||
2. | Kenya | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | |||
3. | Algeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | |||
4. | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 | |||
5. | Mozambique | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 |
Nigeria | 3 – 1 | Kenya | 25-22 21-25 25-17 25-20 | |
Egypt | 3 – 2 | Cameroon | 25-20 21-25 25-18 18-25 17-15 |
Kenya | 3 – 0 | Cameroon | 25-15 25-18 31-29 |
Nigeria | 3 – 2 | Egypt | 24-26 25-16 21-25 25-23 15-06 |
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