2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament
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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 | |
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]
Host selection
[edit]Lagos, Nigeria was given the hosting rights.
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
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 122 | 1.844 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Morocco
|
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
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 76 | 1.974 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Algeria
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 119 | 111 | 1.072 | |
| 3 |  Libya
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 68 | 150 | 0.453 | Fifth place match |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Withdrew |
Source: Report
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan | 10:00 | Rwanda |
3–0 | Algeria |
25–13 | 25–20 | 25–11 | 75–44 | [5] | ||
| 31 Jan | 17:00 | Algeria |
3–0 | Libya |
25–15 | 25–6 | 25–15 | 75–36 | [5] | ||
| 1 Feb | 15:00 | Rwanda |
3–0 | Libya |
25–9 | 25–10 | 25–13 | 75–32 | [5] |
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 | |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | 10:00 | Kenya |
3–0 | Libya |
25–22 | 25–14 | 25–13 | 75–49 | [5] |
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
|
| 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
- 2024 World ParaVolley Women's Super 6
- 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".