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]
Tournament details | |
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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
editQualified teams
editEight countries originally entered for this championship, but Zimbabwe withdrew right before the tournament started.
Venue
editThe venue is the Teslim Balogun Stadium, near the National Stadium in Lagos.[2]
Lagos | ||
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Teslim Balogun Stadium | ||
Capacity: unknown |
Squads
editTeams can select 12 players for the tournament.
Draw
editThe draw took place on 6 January 2024 in Rabat, Morocco.[3][4]
Format
editThe seven teams where divided into two groups where the top two from each group advanced to the semifinals.
Group stage
editPool A
edit- All times are local.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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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 | 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 | ||
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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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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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
Knockout stage
editSemi 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
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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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
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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3 Feb | 10:00 | Algeria | 0–3 | Rwanda | 18–25 | 12–25 | 16–25 | 46–75 | [5] |
Final
editDate | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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3 Feb | 17:30 | Egypt | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–13 | 25–11 | 25–16 | 75–40 | [5] |
Fifth place match
edit5th place | ||
2 February | ||
Kenya | 3 | |
Libya | 0 | |
Final rankings
editRank | Team |
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Egypt | |
Morocco | |
Rwanda | |
4 | Algeria |
5 | Kenya |
6 | Libya |
7 | Nigeria |
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
editReferences
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".