2007 Women's African Volleyball Championship

The 2007 Women's African Nations Championship was the 13th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB). It was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 5 to 11 September 2007.

2007 Women's African Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Kenya
CityNairobi
Dates5 – 11 September
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Kenya (6th title)
Tournament awards
MVPKenya Dorcas Nakhomicha Ndasaba
Tournament statistics
Matches played24

Originally planned to be hosted by Uganda, the tournament changed hosts on 9 August 2007, when the CAVB announced Kenya as the hosts due to Uganda's venue not being ready in time for the tournament.[1] Nairobi was selected as the city

Kenya won the championship defeating Algeria in the final, while Tunisia defeated Egypt to finish third.[2]

Competing nations edit

The following national teams have confirmed participation:[3]

Venue edit

Nairobi, Kenya
Kasarani Indoor Arena
Capacity: 5,000

Format edit

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 top two teams in each group advance to the second stage, the remaining teams finish the tournament ranked (5th to 10th) according to the pool standing procedure (below).

In the second stage, the two best teams of each group progress to the semifinals, winners advance to the final and losers advance to the third place match.

Pool standing procedure edit

  1. Match points (win = 2 points, loss = 1 point)
  2. Number of matches won
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio

Pool composition edit

The drawing of lots was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 4 September.[3]

Pool A Pool B
  Kenya   Egypt
  Cameroon   Tunisia
  Algeria   South Africa
  Botswana   Senegal
  Uganda   Rwanda

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Kenya 4 4 0 8 12 0 MAX 300 177 1.695 Semifinals
2   Algeria 4 3 1 7 9 4 2.250 305 265 1.151
3   Cameroon 4 2 2 6 7 7 1.000 288 289 0.997
4   Botswana 4 1 3 5 4 9 0.444 243 313 0.776
5   Uganda 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 210 302 0.695
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Sep 11:00 Cameroon   1–3   Algeria 20–25 20–25 25–23 11–25   76–98  
5 Sep 17:00 Kenya   3–0   Botswana 25–10 25–14 25–16     75–40  
6 Sep 11:00 Botswana   1–3   Cameroon 25–21 6–25 17–25 22–25   70–96  
6 Sep 17:00 Uganda   0–3   Kenya 20–25 12–25 7–25     39–75  
7 Sep 09:00 Algeria   3–0   Botswana 25–17 25–21 25–18     75–56  
7 Sep 15:00 Cameroon   3–0   Uganda 25–16 25–14 25–16     75–46  
8 Sep 09:00 Uganda   0–3   Algeria 22–25 21–25 15–25     58–75  
8 Sep 17:00 Kenya   3–0   Cameroon 25–12 25–12 25–17     75–41  
9 Sep 09:00 Botswana   3–0   Uganda 27–25 25–23 25–19     77–67  
9 Sep 17:00 Algeria   0–3   Kenya 22–25 20–25 15–25     57–75  

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Tunisia 4 4 0 8 12 2 6.000 348 256 1.359 Semifinals
2   Egypt 4 3 1 7 10 4 2.500 353 272 1.298
3   Senegal 4 2 2 6 8 6 1.333 340 322 1.056
4   South Africa 4 1 3 5 3 9 0.333 206 275 0.749
5   Rwanda 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 181 303 0.597
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Sep 09:00 Senegal   3–0   Rwanda 25–11 28–26 25–22     78–59  
5 Sep 15:00 Tunisia   3–0   South Africa 25–12 25–13 25–9     75–34  
6 Sep 09:00 Rwanda   0–3   South Africa 19–25 17–25 14–25     50–75  
6 Sep 15:00 Egypt   3–1   Senegal 25–22 30–28 27–29 25–21   107–100  
7 Sep 11:00 South Africa   0–3   Egypt 15–25 17–25 9–25     41–75  
7 Sep 17:00 Tunisia   3–0   Rwanda 25–17 25–10 25–12     75–39  
8 Sep 11:00 Senegal   3–0   South Africa 25–21 25–17 25–18     75–56  
8 Sep 15:00 Egypt   1–3   Tunisia 24–26 25–19 26–28 21–25   96–98  
9 Sep 11:00 Tunisia   3–1   Senegal 24–26 26–24 25–15 25–22   100–87  
9 Sep 15:00 Rwanda   0–3   Egypt 7–25 18–25 8–25     33–75  

Final round edit

 
Semi finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 September
 
 
  Kenya3
 
11 September
 
  Egypt0
 
  Kenya3
 
10 September
 
  Algeria0
 
  Algeria3
 
 
  Tunisia1
 
3rd place
 
 
11 September
 
 
  Egypt1
 
 
  Tunisia3

Semi finals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Sep 15:00 Algeria   3–1   Tunisia 21–25 25–21 25–23 25–18   96–87  
10 Sep 17:00 Kenya   3–0   Egypt 25–22 25–9 25–21     75–52  

3rd Place edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Sep 14:00 Egypt   1–3   Tunisia 25–18 23–25 21–25 23–25   92–93  

Final edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Sep 16:00 Kenya   3–0   Algeria 25–23 25–22 25–23     75–68  

Final standing edit

Tournament winner qualify for the 2007 FIVB World Cup.[2]

Awards edit

Source: CAVB.[2]

References edit

  • Official CAVB group stage standings.[4]
  • Official CAVB group stage results.[5]
  • CAVB semifinals report.[6]
  • CAVB final and 3rd place report.[2]
  1. ^ "Kenya Hosts the competition instead of Uganda". CAVB. 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kenya Wins the trophy and secured World Cup Berth". CAVB. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "10 teams compete for a World Cup slot". CAVB. 4 September 2007. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ^ "2007 Women's African Nations Championship - Pools standings". CAVB. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ^ "2007 Women's African Nations Championship - Results Pool A and B". CAVB. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Kenya and Algeria through to final". CAVB. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2018.