2016 Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship Explained

Competition:Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship
Continent:Africa
Gender:women
Year:2016
Dates:20–27 October
Teams:5
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:EGY
Title Number:2
Mvp: Aya Ahmed
Last:2014 Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship

The 2016 Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship was the 2nd edition of the Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship, it was held 20 to 27 October 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament was organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, in association with Kenya Volleyball Association.

The tournament served as the African qualifiers for the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship held in Ljubljana, Slovenia which the top tow teams of the tournament qualified for the world championship. Egypt won the tournament for the second time.[1] Kenya finished second.[2]

Participated teams

Venue

All rounds
Nairobi, Kenya
Kasarani Indoor Arena
Capacity: 5,000

Final standing

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4
5
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Awards

Aya Ahmed

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Volleyball: Egypt win Women’s U-23 African Championship . kingfut.com . Mahmoud Khaled . 27 October 2016 .
  2. News: Egypt and Kenya join list of Women's U23 World Championship participants . African Sports Monthly . 1 November 2016 .