| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Republic of the Congo |
| City | Brazzaville |
| Dates | 7–12 January |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Egypt (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Algeria |
| Fourth place |  Cameroon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Official website | |
| CAVB | |
The African Qualification Tournament for the 2016 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held in Brazzaville, Congo from 7 to 12 January 2016. [1]
7 CAVB national teams which had not yet qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics entered qualification.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Congo (Hosts) | Algeria |
| Egypt | Cameroon |
| Tunisia |  DR Congo |
 Nigeria |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 175 | 136 | 1.287 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 137 | 135 | 1.015 | |
| 3 | Congo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 134 | 175 | 0.766 | 5th place match |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 16:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Congo | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 75–60 | Result | ||
| 8 Jan | 16:00 | Egypt | 3–1 | Congo | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–27 | 25–16 | 100–74 | Result | |
| 9 Jan | 18:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–62 | Result |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 143 | 1.573 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 196 | 194 | 1.010 | |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 207 | 239 | 0.866 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 198 | 225 | 0.880 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 14:00 | Cameroon | 3–0 | DR Congo | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 75–61 | Result | ||
| 7 Jan | 18:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–14 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 75–51 | Result | ||
| 8 Jan | 14:00 | DR Congo | 3–1 | Nigeria | 21–25 | 26–24 | 28–26 | 25–14 | 100–89 | Result | |
| 8 Jan | 18:00 | Cameroon | 0–3 | Algeria | 17–25 | 13–25 | 16–25 | 46–75 | Result | ||
| 9 Jan | 14:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | DR Congo | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–11 | 75–46 | Result | ||
| 9 Jan | 16:00 | Nigeria | 0–3 | Cameroon | 18–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 58–75 | Result |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan | 14:00 | Congo | 3–0 | DR Congo | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–18 | 76–64 | Result |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 11 January | ||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 12 January | ||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 11 January | ||||||
| Tunisia | 2 | |||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||
| Tunisia | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 12 January | ||||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||
| Algeria | 3 | |||||
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan | 16:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Cameroon | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 75–58 | Result | ||
| 11 Jan | 18:00 | Algeria | 2–3 | Tunisia | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–15 | 26–28 | 13–15 | 112–107 | Result |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | 16:00 | Cameroon | 2–3 | Algeria | 25–18 | 24–26 | 13–25 | 25–18 | 13–15 | 100–102 | Result |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | 18:00 | Egypt | 3–2 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 16–14 | 105–101 | Result |
| Rank | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Tunisia | 2016 2nd World Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| 3 | Algeria | |
| 4 | Cameroon | |
| 5 | Congo | |
| 6 | DR Congo | |
| 7 | Nigeria |
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