2024 Men's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship Explained

Competition:Men's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship
Continent:Africa
Gender:men
Year:2024
Type:21
City:Tunis
Dates:5–11 August
Teams:4
Venues:1
Cities:1
Matches:10
Champions:TUN
Title Number:11
Second:EGY
Third:MAR
Fourth:BDI
Mvp: Wajih Moalla
Setter: Fedi Ben Slimane
Outside Spikers: Hamza Awad
Rasem Ksouda
Middle Blockers: Mohamed El Kouche
Youssef Elrassas
Opposite Spiker: Wajih Moalla
Libero: Omar Ghrab
Last:2022 African Volleyball Championship U21
Next:2026 Girls' U18 African Nations Volleyball Championship

The 2024 Men's U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's U21 African Volleyball Championship, the biennial international youth volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) for the men's under-20 national teams of Africa. It was held in Tunis, Tunisia from 5 to 11 August 2024.[1]

Four national teams took part in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.[2]

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CAVB qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. The top three teams qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship in China as the CAVB representatives.

Tunisia won their eleventh title by beating Egypt 3–2 the final.[3] Morocco completed the podium after defeating Burundi in the third-place match.[4] Champions Tunisia, runners-up Egypt and third-place Morocco qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.

Host and venue

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.[5] The Al Machatel Hall had recently been inaugurated in July 2024.[6]

Preliminary round

All match times are in local times, TNT (UTC+1), as listed by CAVB.[7]

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Final round

Semi-finals

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3rd place match

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Final

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Final standing

Qualified for 2025 FIVB Men's U21 World Championship.
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Wajih Moalla, Abdelkarim Frikha, Aziz Ben Houria, Adem Ben Messaoud, Mohamed Amine Jenzi, Omar Bellalouna, Fedi Klouj, Racem Ksouda (c), Fedi Ben Slimen, Mohamed Aziz Trabelsi, Ayoub Messelmeni, Omar Ghrab (L).

Individual awards

The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Championnats d'Afrique des U18 et U20 Filles et Garçons en Tunisie 2024. African Volleyball Confederation. 9 July 2024.
  2. Web site: البطولة الإفريقية للفتيات) دون سنة18 (والفتيان) دون20 سنة بتونس. Girls' U18 and Boys' U20 African Championship in Tunisia. Tunisian Volleyball Federation. 24 July 2024. Facebook. ar.
  3. Web site: البطولة الافريقية للكرة الطائرة للاواسط : المنتخب التونسي يفوز على نظيره المصري ويتوج باللقب. African Junior Volleyball Championship : Tunisian national team beats Egypt to win the title. Radio Tunis. 11 August 2024. ar.
  4. Web site: البطولة الافريقية للكرة الطائرة لأقل من 20 سنة (ذكور) : المنتخب المغربي يفوز على البورندي وينهي المسابقة في المركز الثالث. African Under-20 Volleyball Championship (Male) : Morocco wins against Burundi and finishes the competition in third place. Radio Tunis. 10 August 2024. ar.
  5. Web site: La Tunisie accueille les deux tournois du 02 au 12 août. Planète Sport. 31 July 2024. fr.
  6. Web site: Infrastructure - Team sports hall in Belvédère inaugurated. Tunis Afrique Presse. Tunis. 5 July 2024. registration.
  7. CAVBPress. 1820100989703110950. Championnat d'Afrqiue des Nations U20 homme Tunisie; du 02 au 12 Aout 2024 U20 Calendar. African Volleyball Confederation. 4 August 2024. fr.
  8. Web site: Championnat d'Afrqiue des Nations U20 Tunisie, 02-12 Aout 2024 Dream team. African Volleyball Confederation. 11 August 2024. Facebook.