| Competition: | Men's African Championship |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Size: | 280 |
| City: | Cairo |
| Dates: | 22–29 October |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | TUN |
| Title Number: | 9 |
| Second: | EGY |
| Third: | CMR |
| Fourth: | ALG |
| Mvp: |  Ismaïl Moalla |
| Website: | 2017 Men's African Volleyball Championship |
| Last: | 2015 Men's African Volleyball Championship |
| Next: | 2019 Men's African Volleyball Championship |
The 2017 Men's African Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's African Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB). The tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt from October 22 to October 29, 2017. Top three teams which had registered for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualified for the 2018 World Championship.[1]
See main article: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (CAVB).
17 teams have registered to participate in the 2017 African Championship.[2] But, Cape Verde, Congo and Zambia later withdrew.
| width=50% | Means of qualification | width=50% | Qualifier |
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| Host Country | |||
| FIVB World Ranking | |||
| Zone 1 | |||
| Zone 2 | |||
| Zone 3 | |||
| Zone 4 | |||
| Zone 5 | |||
| Zone 6 | |||
| Wild Card | |||
The draw was held in Cairo, Egypt on 21 October 2017.[3]
| width=25% | Pool A | width=25% | Pool B | width=25% | Pool C | width=25% | Pool D |
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| Cairo | ||
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| Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex | ||
| Hall 2 | Hall 3 | |
| Capacity: 1,620 | Capacity: 1,500 | |
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.
| width=40 | Rank | Team |
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| 4 | ||
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| 14 |
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2018 World Championship |
| Team Roster | |
| Tayeb Korbosli, Ahmed Kadhi, Wassim Ben Tara, Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi, Elyes Karamosli, Nabil Miladi, Mahdi Ben Cheikh, Hamza Nagga, Ismaïl Moalla, Anouer Taouerghi, Elyes Garfi, Bilel Ben Hassine, Hichem Kaabi, Khaled Ben Slimene, Chokri Jouini, Saddem Hmissi, Omar Agrebi | |
| Head coach | |
 Antonio Giacobbe |
Yvan Kody
Amin Oumessad
