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2024 Boys' U18 African Nations Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Tunisia
CityTunis
Dates24-30 August
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Tunisia (9th title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Algeria
Fourth place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Matches played20

The 2024 Boys' U18 African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 15th edition of the Boys' U18 African Nations Volleyball Championship, the biennial international youth volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) for the boys' under-18 national teams of Africa. It was held in Tunis, Tunisia from 24 to 30 August 2024.[1][2]

Six national teams took part in the tournament,[3][4] with players born on or after 1 January 2007 being eligible to participate.[5]

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CAVB qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. The top three teams qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in Uzbekistan as the CAVB representatives.[6]

Tunisia won their ninth title by beating Egypt with a narrow 3–2 score in the final.[7] Algeria completed the podium after defeating Kenya 3–0 in the third-place match.[8] Champions Tunisia, runners-up Egypt and third-place Algeria qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.[9]

Host and venue

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El Menzah
2024 Boys' U18 African Nations Volleyball Championship is located in Greater Tunis
El Menzah Sports Palace
El Menzah Sports Palace
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Locations of venue in Grand Tunis.
El Menzah Sports Palace
Capacity: 4,500

The African Volleyball Confederation awarded Tunisia the hosting rights for the tournament on 24 June 2024.[1] The competition took place at the El Menzah Sports Palace, an indoor arena located within the Olympic City of El Menzah district in the north of Tunis city. The El Menzah Sports Palace is also known as “Coupole”, French term for Dome.

Preliminary round

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All match times are in local times, TNT (UTC+1), as listed by CAVB.[10][11]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Egypt 5 5 0 14 15 2 7.500 408 284 1.437 Semi-finals
2  Tunisia (H) 5 4 1 12 12 3 4.000 363 246 1.476
3  Algeria 5 3 2 9 11 8 1.375 411 378 1.087
4  Kenya 5 2 3 5 6 11 0.545 268 376 0.713
5  Morocco 5 1 4 5 7 12 0.583 359 405 0.886 Fifth-place match
6  Rwanda 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 256 376 0.681
Source: FIVB
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Sets Ratio; 4) Set points 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 14:00 Tunisia  3–0  Kenya 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report
24 Aug 16:00 Rwanda  0–3  Algeria 19–25 8–25 15–25     42–75 Report
24 Aug 20:00 Egypt  3–0  Morocco 25–21 25–14 25–11     75–46 Report
25 Aug 16:00 Morocco  3–0  Rwanda 25–11 25–21 25–19     75–51 Report
25 Aug 18:00 Tunisia  0–3  Egypt 23–25 19–25 21–25     63–75 Report
25 Aug 20:00 Algeria  3–0  Kenya 25–18 25–14 25–20     75–52 Report
26 Aug 15:00 Kenya  0–3  Egypt 15–25 13–25 16–25     44–75 Report
26 Aug 17:00 Morocco  2–3  Algeria 24–26 26–24 25–18 18–25 8–15 101–108 Report
26 Aug 19:00 Rwanda  3–0  Tunisia 19–25 16–25 21–25     56–75 Report
27 Aug 15:00 Egypt  0–3  Rwanda 25–14 25–15 25–15     75–44 Report
27 Aug 17:00 Morocco  2–3  Kenya 25–11 25–20 13–25 17–25 8–15 88–96 Report
27 Aug 19:00 Tunisia  3–0  Algeria 25–23 25–23 25–20     75–66 Report
28 Aug 15:00 Algeria  2–3  Egypt 25–21 16–25 25–22 10–25 11–15 87–108 Report
28 Aug 17:00 Rwanda  0–3  Kenya 19–25 20–25 24–26     63–76 Report
28 Aug 19:00 Morocco  3–0  Tunisia 17–25 13–25 19–25     49–75 Report

Final round

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
29 August
 Egypt3
30 August
 Kenya0
 Egypt2
29 August
 Tunisia3
 Tunisia3
 Algeria1
Fifth-place matchThird-place match
29 August30 August
 Morocco3 Kenya0
 Rwanda1 Algeria3

Semi-finals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Aug 18:00 Egypt  3–0  Kenya 25–17 25–18 25–22     75–57 Report
29 Aug 20:00 Tunisia  3–1  Algeria 25–16 25–16 21–25 27–25   98–82 Report

5th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Aug 15:00 Morocco  3–1  Rwanda 25–12 25–14 24–26 25–14   99–66 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 15:00 Kenya  0–3  Algeria 22–25 19–25 23–25     64–75 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug 18:00 Egypt  2–3  Tunisia 25–23 18–25 16–25 25–21 12–15 96–109 Report

Final standing

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  Qualified for 2025 FIVB Girls' U19 World Championship.

Individual awards

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The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[12]

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. ^ "بطولة إفريقيا للكرة الطائرة للفتيان تحت 18 سنة بتونس من 22 إلى 31 أوت 2024" [U18 African Volleyball Championship in Tunisia from 22 to 31 August 2024] (in Arabic). AlHayet FM. 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Championnats d'Afrique (U18) : 3e place et qualification au Mondial 2025 pour l'Algérie" [African Championships (U18): 3rd place and qualification for the 2025 World Cup for Algeria] (in French). Radio Algeria. 30 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Tunisia clinch rare double in African age group competitions". FIVB. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Championnat d'Afrique des Nations U18 Men à TUNIS du 22 au 31 Aout 2024 - Programme Phase de Poules" (in French). Africa Volleyball Confederation. 23 August 2024 – via Facebook.
  11. ^ "2024 Men's U 18 African Nations Volleyball Matches Calendar". Africa Volleyball Confederation. 24 August 2024 – via Facebook.
  12. ^ "DREAM TEAM U18 2024 Men's U 18 African Nations Volleyball". African Volleyball Confederation. 30 August 2024 – via Facebook.
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