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2024 Women's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Tunisia
CityTunis
Dates24-30 August
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Algeria
Fourth place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played20

The 2024 Women's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 13th edition of the Women's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship, the biennial international youth volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) for the women's under-20 national teams of Africa. It was held in Tunis, Tunisia from 24 to 29 August 2024.[1][2]

Four national teams took part in the tournament,[3][4] with players born on or after 1 January 2005 being eligible to participate.[5]

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CAVB qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship. The top three teams qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship in Indonesia as the CAVB representatives.[6]

Tunisia won their ninth title by beating Egypt 3–2 in the final.[7] Algeria completed the podium after defeating Kenya 3–1 in the third-place match.[8] Champions Tunisia, runners-up Egypt and third-place Algeria qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship.[9]

Host and venue

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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. The Al Machatel Hall had recently been inaugurated in July 2024.[10]

Preliminary round

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All match times are in local times, TNT (UTC+1), as listed by CAVB.[11][12]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Tunisia (H) 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 261 215 1.214 Semi-final 1
2  Egypt 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 214 168 1.274 Semi-final 2
3  Algeria 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 238 234 1.017
4  Kenya 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 129 225 0.573 Semi-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
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Aug 15:00 Egypt  3–0  Kenya 25–13 25–12 25–9     75–34 Report
24 Aug 20:00 Tunisia  3–2  Algeria 25–16 25–23 22–25 22–25 17–15 111–104 Report
25 Aug 17:00 Kenya  0–3  Algeria 13–25 15–25 18–25     46–75 Report
25 Aug 20:00 Tunisia  3–0  Egypt 25–19 25–23 25–20     75–62 Report
26 Aug 17:00 Egypt  3–0  Algeria 25–18 25–16 27–25     77–59 Report
26 Aug 20:00 Kenya  0–3  Tunisia 18–25 15–25 16–25     49–75 Report

Final round

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All match times are in local times, TNT (UTC+1), as listed by CAVB.[13]

Semi-finalsFinal
28 August
 Tunisia3
29 August
 Kenya0
 Tunisia3
28 August
 Egypt2
 Egypt3
 Algeria1
Third-place match
29 August
 Kenya1
 Algeria3

Semi-finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Aug 16:00 Egypt  3–1  Algeria 18–25 25–13 25–17 25–12   93–67 Report
28 Aug 18:00 Tunisia  3–0  Kenya 25–12 25–14 25–22     75–48 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Aug 14:00 Kenya  1–3  Algeria 20–25 25–22 15–25 15–25   75–97 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Aug 17:00 Tunisia  3–2  Egypt 25–20 23–25 22–25 25–20 15–7 110–97 Report

Final standing

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  Qualified for 2025 FIVB Women's U21 World Championship.

Individual awards

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The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[14][15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnats d'Afrique des U18 et U20 Filles et Garçons en Tunisie 2024". African Volleyball Confederation. 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "تونس تستضيف بطولات إفريقيا للناشئين والشباب للكرة الطائرة" [Tunisia to host the Youth and Junior African Volleyball Championships] (in Arabic). KAS news. 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Les sélections algériennes fixées sur leurs adversaires" [Algerian teams set their sights on their opponents] (in French). L'Expression. 24 August 2024.
  4. ^ "قائمة المنتخبات المشاركة في بطولة الأمم الأفريقية للكرة الطائرة U18 رجال - من 22 أوت إلى غاية 31 أوت 2024" [List of the teams participating in the 2024 U18 Boys' African Nations Volleyball Championship from 22 to 31 August 2024] (in Arabic). Tunisian Volleyball Federation. 22 August 2024 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "FIVB VOLLEYBALL AGE GROUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 Expression of Interest & Hosting Conditions" (PDF). FIVB. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Volley-U20: Les Tunisiennes championnes d'Afrique face à l'Egypte (3-2)" [Volley-U20: Tunisian women defeat Egypt to become African champions (3-2)] (in French). Univers News. 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "L'Algérie à la 3e place" [Algeria takes 3rd place] (in French). Planète Sport. 31 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Tunisia clinch rare double in African age group competitions". FIVB. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Infrastructure - Team sports hall in Belvédère inaugurated". Tunis: Tunis Afrique Presse. 5 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Championnat d'Afrique des Nations U20 Women à TUNIS du 22 au 31 Aout 2024 - Programme Général / Match Calendar" (in French). Africa Volleyball Confederation. 23 August 2024 – via Facebook.
  12. ^ "2024 Women's U20 African Nations Volleyball Matches Calendar". Africa Volleyball Confederation. 24 August 2024 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ "2024 Women's U20 African Nations Volleyball - Day 05 : Semifinal". Africa Volleyball Confederation. 28 August 2024 – via Facebook.
  14. ^ "2024 Women's U20 African Nations Volleyball DREAM TEAM U20". African Volleyball Confederation. 29 August 2024 – via Facebook.
  15. ^ Guessoum, Abdallah (31 August 2024). "La Tunisie sacrée championne" (in French). Planète Sport.
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