2019 Women's African Volleyball Championship Explained

Competition:Women's African Volleyball Championship
Gender:women
Continent:Africa
Year:2019
City:Cairo
Dates:9–14 July 2019
Teams:7
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:CMR
Title Number:2
Second:KEN
Third:SEN
Fourth:EGY
Matches:15
Website:Official website
Last:2017 Women's African Volleyball Championship
Next:2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship

The 2019 Women's African Nations Championship was the 19th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball. Held in Cairo, Egypt, the tournament took place from 9 to 14 July 2019.[1]

Cameroon won the championship defeating Kenya and Senegal won the bronze medal over Egypt.[2]

Competing nations

The following national teams have confirmed participation:

Venue

Cairo, Egypt
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Capacity: 500

Format

The tournament is played in two stages. In the first stage, the participants are divided in two groups. A single round-robin format is played within each group to determine the teams' group position (as per procedure below).

The two best teams of each group progress to the second stage, the second stage of the tournament consists of a single-elimination, with winners advancing to the next round until the final round.

Pool standing procedure

  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

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held in Cairo, Egypt on 8 July.[3]

Preliminary round

Pool B

Final round

5th–7th classification

5th place match

Championship round

Final

Final standing

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13–woman squad
Stéphanie Fotso Mogoung, Christelle Nana Tchoudjang, Raïssa Nasser, Laetitia Moma Bassoko, Henriette Koulla, Honorine Djakao Gamkoua, Berthrade Bikatal, Fawziya Abdoulkarim, Yolande Amana Guigolo, Emelda Piata Zessi, Odile Leopoldine Adiana Estelle, Ahirindi Menkreo Odette, Ruth Manuela Marie Bibinbe
Head coach
Jean-René Akono

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenya to meet Algeria in the Women's African Nation Champs opening. CAVB. 17 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 2019 Women's African Nations Championship- Final. CAVB. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716062339/https://www.cavb.org/2019/07/15/2019-womens-african-nations-championship-final/. 16 July 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: Match Schedule. CAVB. 17 July 2019. 13 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190713161813/https://www.cavb.org/2019/07/08/match-schedule-2/. dead.