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2026 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship

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The 2026 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship was the 25th edition of the Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) for national men's volleyball teams in Africa. The tournament took place from 15 to 25 September.[1] It was originally supposed to be held in Kinshasa, DR Congo but due to the Ebola epidemic in the country, the tournament was moved to Tunisia.[citation needed]

Host countryTunisia
CityTunis
Dates15–25 September
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
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2026 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship
  • بطولة إفريقيا للأمم للكرة الطائرة للرجال 2026 (Arabic)
  • Championnat d'Afrique Masculin de Volley-ball 2026 (French)
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
CityTunis
Dates15–25 September
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (12th title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Algeria
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament awards
MVPTunisia Oussama Ben Romdhane
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Attendance2,810 (76 per match)
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For the first time, a qualification took place and was held between June and July 2026. Central African Republic make their debut. After FIVB's calendar changes starting 2025, this was the first Championship since 1976 to be held in an even-numbered year.

Tunisia won a record-extending 12th title by defeating Cameroon 3–0 in the final, and thus qualified for the 2028 Summer Olympics. They, along with Algeria who placed third after defeating Morocco 3–0, also qualified for the 2027 FIVB World Cup as the top three teams.

Egypt was the defending champion, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Algeria, whom they defeated 3–1 in the 2023 final in Cairo.

Year change

On 22 June 2023, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) announced a comprehensive restructuring of the international calendar for the 2025–2028 cycle. As part of this overhaul, continental championships shifted from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, beginning in 2026.[2] The structural change was implemented to prioritize athlete health and recovery by reducing calendar congestion, as well as to streamline the qualification pathways for major global tournaments such as the FIVB World Cup and the Olympic Games.[3]

Host selection

On 29 December 2025, the African Volleyball Confederation announced that the 25th edition of the Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship would be held in Kinshasa, DR of Congo from 5 to 15 September 2026.[4][5]

On 16 August 2026, the Tunisian Volleyball Federation announced, based on the decision of the Executive Committee of the African Volleyball Confederation that the tournament would be moved to Tunisia due to the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, and the tournament dates were changed from 15 to 25 September 2026.[6][7] This is the seventh time that Tunisia has hosted the tournament after 1967, 1976, 1987, 1995, 2013 and 2019.[8][9]

Teams

Initially, 27 teams entered the competition.[10] However, due to the amount of teams entering, the CAVB asked each region to organise qualifiers to narrow the volume of teams to 16. Of the 16 qualified teams, 12 were present at the previous edition.[11] Central African Republic will make their debut. Of the returnees, Zimbabwe comes back for the first time since 2007. DR Congo, Nigeria and Uganda return after not appearing in 2023. Numbers in brackets indicate their ranking before the tournament.

Qualified teams

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QualificationHostDatesVacanciesQualified
Original hostsJanuary 20261 DR Congo
Top ten in 2023Egypt Cairo3–13 September 202310 Egypt
 Algeria
 Libya
 Cameroon
 Tunisia
 Rwanda
 Chad
 Morocco
 Kenya
 Ghana
Zone 2 qualifierThe Gambia Banjul18–20 June 20261 Gambia
Zone 3 qualifierIvory Coast Abidjan14–18 July 20261 Nigeria
Zone 4 qualifierCentral African Republic Bangui22–26 June 20261 Central African Republic
Zone 5 qualifierUganda Kampala1–5 June 20261 Uganda
Zone 6 qualifierZimbabwe Harare10–13 June 20261 Zimbabwe
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Draw results

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Pool A
PosTeam
A1 Ghana
A2 Kenya
A3 Tunisia
Pool B
PosTeam
B1 Egypt
B2 Gambia
B3 Morocco
Pool C
PosTeam
C1 Algeria
C2 Chad
C3 Nigeria
Pool D
PosTeam
D1 Central African Republic
D2 Cameroon
D3 DR Congo
D4 Rwanda
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Venue

The El Menzah Sports Palace hosted all the championship matches; this marks the fifth time the venue has hosted the tournament, following the 1967, 1976, 1987, and 1995 editions.

More information Tunis ...
Tunis
Tunis (Tunisia)
El Menzah Sports Palace
Capacity: 6,000
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Format

The teams were drawn into four groups, three with four teams and one with three. The group stage is used for seeding as every team advances to the round of 16 where it is a straight knockout from then on.

  • 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

Tiebreakers

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Tunisia (H) 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 114 1.316 Quarterfinals
2  Ghana 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 135 138 0.978 Round of 10
3  Kenya 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 117 150 0.780
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2026. Source: FIVB Live Center
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
15 Sep18:30Ghana 0–3 Tunisia17–2521–2522–25  60–75100P2 Report
16 Sep18:00Tunisia 3–0 Kenya25–1525–2325–16  75–54110P2 Report
17 Sep12:00Kenya 0–3 Ghana20–2523–2520–25  63–7565P2 Report
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Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Egypt 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 176 143 1.231 Round of 10
2  Morocco 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 155 156 0.994
3  Gambia 2 0 2 0 2 6 0.333 164 196 0.837
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2026. Source: FIVB Live Center
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
15 Sep09:00Egypt 3–1 Gambia26–2825–1825–1525–22 101–8350P2 Report
16 Sep15:00Gambia 1–3 Morocco22–2525–2018–2516–25 81–95 P2 Report
17 Sep18:00Morocco 0–3 Egypt21–2518–2521–25  60–7530P2 Report
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Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Nigeria 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 184 151 1.219 Quarterfinals
2  Algeria 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 176 160 1.100 Round of 10
3  Chad 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 101 150 0.673
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2026. Source: FIVB Live Center
More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
15 Sep12:00Algeria 3–0 Chad25–1325–2225–16  75–5150P2 Report
16 Sep09:00Chad 0–3 Nigeria17–2517–2516–25  50–75 P2 Report
17 Sep09:00Nigeria 3–2 Algeria23–2525–1921–2525–2015–12109–10160P2 Report
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Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 243 180 1.350 Quarterfinals
2  Rwanda 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 259 218 1.188 Round of 10
3  DR Congo 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 213 226 0.942
4  Central African Republic 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 135 226 0.597
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2026. Source: FIVB Live Center
More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
15 Sep15:00DR Congo 0–3 Cameroon12–2521–2516–25  49–75 P2 Report
15 Sep21:00Rwanda 3–0 Central African Republic25–1425–925–14  75–3720P2 Report
16 Sep12:00Rwanda 3–1 DR Congo25–2221–2525–2125–20 96–8820P2 Report
16 Sep21:00Central African Republic 0–3 Cameroon15–2511–2517–25  43–7550P2 Report
17 Sep15:00Central African Republic 0–3 DR Congo21–2524–2610–25  55–7660P2 Report
17 Sep21:00Cameroon 3–1 Rwanda18–2525–2125–2325–19 93–88 P2 Report
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Final round

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 TunisiaW
 
21 September
 
bye
 
 Tunisia3
 
19 September
 
 Rwanda0
 
 Rwanda3
 
23 September
 
 Gambia0
 
 Tunisia3
 
 
 
 Morocco1
 
 NigeriaW
 
21 September
 
bye
 
 Nigeria2
 
19 September
 
 Morocco3
 
 Morocco3
 
25 September
 
 DR Congo0
 
 Tunisia3
 
 
 
 Cameroon0
 
 CameroonW
 
21 September
 
bye
 
 Cameroon3
 
19 September
 
 Ghana2
 
 Ghana3
 
23 September
 
 Chad0
 
 Cameroon3
 
20 September
 
 Algeria1 Third place match
 
 Egypt3
 
21 September25 September
 
 Central African Republic0
 
 Egypt2 Morocco0
 
20 September
 
 Algeria3  Algeria3
 
 Algeria3
 
 
 Kenya1
 
 
5th–8th semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
23 September
 
 
 Rwanda3
 
24 September
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Rwanda0
 
23 September
 
 Egypt3
 
 Ghana2
 
 
 Egypt3
 
Seventh place match
 
 
24 September
 
 
 Nigeria0
 
 
 Ghana3
 
9th–13th quarterfinals9th–12th semifinalsNinth place match
 
          
 
 
 
 
 GambiaW
 
20 September
 
bye
 
 Gambia0
 
 
 
 DR Congo3
 
 DR CongoW
 
24 September
 
bye
 
 DR Congo1
 
 
 
 Kenya3
 
 ChadW
 
23 September
 
bye
 
 Chad0
 
21 September
 
 Kenya3 11th place match
 
 Central African Republic0
 
24 September
 
 Kenya3
 
 Gambia2
 
 
 Chad3
 

Round of 16

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
19 Sep12:00Rwanda 3–0 Gambia25–1825–2125–18  75–5760P2 Report
19 Sep15:00Ghana 3–0 Chad25–1925–1325–15  75–4760P2 Report
19 Sep18:00Morocco 3–0 DR Congo25–2025–2129–27  79–68 Report
20 Sep15:00Egypt 3–0 Central African Republic25–825–1125–12  75–31100P2 Report
20 Sep18:00Algeria 3–1 Kenya25–2121–2525–1925–16 96–8140P2 Report
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9th–13th quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Sep15:00Central African Republic 0–3 Kenya18–2514–2510–25  42–75 Report
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Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Sep12:00Cameroon 3–2 Ghana25–2119–2523–2525–2316–14108–108 P2 Report
21 Sep15:00Egypt 2–3 Algeria17–2525–2025–1923–2513–15103–104 P2 Report
21 Sep18:00Tunisia 3–0 Rwanda25–1325–1825–18  75–49350P2 Report
21 Sep21:00Nigeria 2–3 Morocco25–2015–2521–2526–2412–1599–10920P2 Report
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9th–12th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
20 Sep12:00Gambia 0–3 DR Congo20–2530–3216–25  66–82 Report
23 Sep09:00Chad 0–3 Kenya19–2515–2523–25  57–75 Report
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5th–8th semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
23 Sep12:00Rwanda 3–1 Nigeria25–2325–2018–2525–19 93–8760P2 Report
23 Sep15:00Ghana 2–3 Egypt21–2525–2220–2525–219–15100–108100P2 Report
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Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
23 Sep18:00Tunisia 3–1 Morocco25–1720–2525–1625–12 95–70900P2 Report
23 Sep21:00Cameroon 3–1 Algeria25–2225–1620–2525–23 95–86200P2 Report
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11th place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
24 Sep12:00Gambia 2–3 Chad20–2526–2425–2318–2511–15100–112 Report
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Ninth place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
24 Sep15:00DR Congo 1–3 Kenya26–2425–2717–2523–25 91–10130P2 Report
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Seventh place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
24 Sep18:00Nigeria 0–3 Ghana22–2525–2716–25  63–7730P2 Report
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Fifth place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
24 Sep21:00Rwanda 0–3 Egypt16–2521–2524–26  61–7645P2 Report
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Third place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
25 Sep14:30Morocco 0–3 Algeria19–2521–2518–25  58–75200P2 Report
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Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
25 Sep17:00Tunisia 3–0 Cameroon25–2225–1825–19  75–59 Report
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Final standing

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tunisia (H) 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 395 292 1.353 Qualified for the 2027 World Cup, 2028 Summer Olympics, and 2028 African Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cameroon 6 5 1 14 15 7 2.143 505 449 1.125 Qualified for the 2027 World Cup
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Algeria 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 537 497 1.080
4  Morocco 6 3 3 8 10 12 0.833 471 493 0.955
5  Egypt 6 5 1 15 17 6 2.833 538 439 1.226
6  Rwanda 7 4 3 12 13 11 1.182 537 513 1.047
7  Ghana 6 3 3 11 13 9 1.444 495 464 1.067
8  Nigeria 5 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 433 430 1.007
9  Kenya 6 3 3 9 10 10 1.000 449 436 1.030
10  DR Congo 5 2 3 6 8 9 0.889 454 472 0.962
11  Chad 5 1 4 2 3 14 0.214 317 400 0.793
12  Gambia 5 0 5 1 4 15 0.267 387 465 0.832
13  Central African Republic 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 208 376 0.553
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Source: [citation needed]
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Awards

 2026 Men's African Nations Volleyball champions 

Tunisia
12th title


The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

  • Most valuable player
  • Best setter
  • Best outside hitters
  • Best middle blockers
  • Best opposite spiker
  • Best libero

Statistics

Top 5 Scorers

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Rank Name Points
1
 Rwanda Dusenge Wicklif
138
2
 Ghana Abdul-Hameed Ibrahim
113
3
 Algeria Farouk Tizit
96
4
 Ghana Imoro Iddi Alhassan
92
5
 Nigeria Ezeofor Amstrong Udoka
87
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