2020 African Volleyball Championship U19

The 2020 African Volleyball Championship U19 was held in Abuja, Nigeria from 4 to 8 March 2021. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.[1]

2020 African Volleyball Championship U19
Tournament details
Host nation Nigeria
CityAbuja
Dates4–8 March 2021
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Gambia
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played6

Nigeria finished the 4-team round-robin tournament on top of the standing to clinch their first title.

Qualification

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9 CAVB under-19 national teams have registered to participate in the 2020 African Championship U19.[1] But, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Egypt, Madagascar and Tunisia later withdrew.[2]

Squads

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Venue

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Pool standing procedure

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  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1   Nigeria 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 282 232 1.216
2   Cameroon 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 246 213 1.155
3   Gambia 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 248 275 0.902
4   Morocco 3 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 205 261 0.785
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Mar Nigeria   3–2   Cameroon 21–25 23–25 25–23 25–14 15–9 109–96 Result
5 Mar Gambia   3–2   Morocco 25–15 25–27 25–21 20–25 16–14 111–102 Result
6 Mar Cameroon   3–0   Morocco 25–12 25–22 25–17     75–51 Result
6 Mar Nigeria   3–1   Gambia 25–20 23–25 25–20 25–19   98–84 Result
7 Mar Cameroon   3–0   Gambia 25–18 25–19 25–16     75–53 Result
8 Mar Nigeria   3–0   Morocco 25–8 25–21 25–23     75–52 Result

Final standing

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References

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  1. ^ a b "U19 African Nation's Championship to be organize by Nigeria". CAVB. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Nigeria faces Cameroun in opening match of the U19 African Nation's Championship". CAVB. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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