The 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria. The winners qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The defending champions are Egypt. Egypt successfully defended their title with a 3–0 win over Morocco.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Nigeria |
| City | Lagos |
| Dates | 29 January – 3 February |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Egypt (10th title) |
| Runners-up |  Morocco |
| Third place |  Rwanda |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Official website | |
| Lagos 2024 | |
Host selection edit
Qualified teams edit
Eight countries originally entered for this championship, but Zimbabwe withdrew right before the tournament started.
Venue edit
The venue is the Teslim Balogun Stadium, near the National Stadium in Lagos.[2]
| Lagos | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teslim Balogun Stadium | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
Squads edit
Teams can select 12 players for the tournament.
Draw edit
The draw took place on 6 January 2024 in Rabat, Morocco.[3][4]
Format edit
The seven teams where divided into two groups where the top two from each group advanced to the semifinals.
Group stage edit
Pool A edit
- All times are local.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 122 | 1.844 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Morocco
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 217 | 191 | 1.136 | |
| 3 |  Kenya
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3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 233 | 268 | 0.869 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Nigeria (H)
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 167 | 261 | 0.640 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan | 17:30 | Nigeria |
2–3 | Kenya |
22–25 | 13–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 97–111 | [5] |
| 30 Jan | 17:00 | Egypt |
3–0 | Morocco |
25–17 | 25–20 | 25–9 | 75–46 | [5] | ||
| 31 Jan | 10:15 | Morocco |
3–0 | Nigeria |
25–14 | 25–11 | 25–14 | 75–39 | [5] | ||
| 31 Jan | 15:00 | Egypt |
3–0 | Kenya |
25–14 | 25–23 | 25–8 | 75–45 | [5] | ||
| 1 Feb | 10:15 | Egypt |
3–0 | Nigeria |
25–11 | 25–10 | 25–10 | 75–31 | [5] | ||
| 1 Feb | 17:00 | Morocco |
3–1 | Kenya |
25–21 | 21–25 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 96–77 | [5] |
Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 76 | 1.974 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Algeria
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 119 | 111 | 1.072 | |
| 3 |  Libya
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 68 | 150 | 0.453 | Fifth place match |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Withdrew |
Source: Report
Knockout stage edit
| Semi finals | Final | |||||
| 2 February | ||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 3 February | ||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 2 February | ||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| Rwanda | 2 | |||||
| Morocco | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 3 February | ||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Rwanda | 3 | |||||
Semi finals edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | 15:00 | Egypt |
3–0 | Algeria |
25–11 | 25–8 | 25–12 | 75–31 | [5] | ||
| 2 Feb | 17:00 | Rwanda |
2–3 | Morocco |
25–23 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 10–15 | 103–107 | [5] |
Third place match edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | 10:00 | Algeria |
0–3 | Rwanda |
18–25 | 12–25 | 16–25 | 46–75 | [5] |
Final edit
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | 17:30 | Egypt |
3–0 | Morocco |
25–13 | 25–11 | 25–16 | 75–40 | [5] |
Fifth place match edit
| 5th place | ||
| 2 February | ||
| Kenya | 3 | |
| Libya | 0 | |
Final rankings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Egypt
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Morocco
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Rwanda
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| 4 | Algeria
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| 5 | Kenya
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| 6 | Libya
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| 7 | Nigeria
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| Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics |
See also edit
- 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event
- 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event
- 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event
- 2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships
- 2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event
- 2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Men's tournament
- 2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Women's tournament
- Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Rwanda, Egypt retain African crowns with unbeaten records < World ParaVolley". February 3, 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria To Host 2024 Paralympic Games Qualifier". Leadership. January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Drawing of Lots sets countdown for African Zone Championships < World ParaVolley". January 2, 2024.
- ^ https://twitter.com/ParaVolley/status/1743678832081768736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Escreen-name%3AParaVolley%7Ctwcon%5Es1
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball Africa Zone Championships < World ParaVolley".