Volleyball has been an African Games event since the first edition in 1965 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
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| First event | 1965  Brazzaville |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2023  Accra |
| Best |  Egypt (EGY) |
Indoor volleyball edit
Men edit
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1965 Details |
Brazzaville |
 Egypt |
3 - 2 |  Tunisia |
 Congo |
3 - 1 |  Cameroon | ||
| 1969 |  Bamako |
Disrupted by military coup | Disrupted by military coup | ||||||
| 1973 Details |
 Lagos |
 Egypt |
3 – 0 | Tunisia |
 Senegal |
3 – 2 |  Ivory Coast | ||
| 1978 Details |
 Algiers |
Tunisia |
3 – 2 |  Nigeria |
 Algeria |
3 – 2 | Ivory Coast | ||
| 1987 Details |
 Nairobi |
 Cameroon |
3 – 0 | Algeria |
Nigeria |
3 – 0 |  Madagascar | ||
| 1991 Details |
 Cairo |
Algeria |
3 – 2 |  Egypt |
Tunisia |
3 – 0 | Cameroon | ||
| 1995 Details |
 Bulawayo |
Egypt |
3 – 0 | Cameroon |
Nigeria |
3 – 1 | Algeria | ||
| 1999 Details |
 Johannesburg |
Cameroon |
3 – 2 | Nigeria |
Egypt |
3 – 1 |  South Africa | ||
| 2003 Details |
Abuja |
Egypt |
3 – 0 | Nigeria |
Cameroon |
3 – 2 | Algeria | ||
| 2007 Details |
Blida |
Egypt |
3 – 1 |  Tunisia |
Algeria |
3 – 2 |  Kenya | ||
| 2011 Details |
 Maputo |
Cameroon |
3 – 2 | Algeria |
Kenya |
3 – 0 |  Rwanda | ||
| 2015 Details |
Brazzaville |
Algeria |
3 – 0 | Congo |
Egypt |
3 – 2 | Rwanda | ||
| 2019 Details |
 Rabat |
Cameroon |
3 – 1 | Algeria |
Egypt |
3 – 1 |  Morocco | ||
| 2023 Details |
Accra |
' Egypt |
3 – 0 | Kenya |
 Ghana |
3 – 2 | Cameroon | ||
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Cameroon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Algeria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Tunisia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Congo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenya | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Women edit
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1978 Details |
Algiers |
Algeria |
3 – 0 | Nigeria |
Ghana |
3 – 2 | Tunisia | ||
| 1987 Details |
Nairobi |
Egypt |
3 – 1 | Kenya |
 Mauritius |
3 – 1 | Ghana | ||
| 1991 Details |
Cairo |
Kenya |
3 – 0 | Egypt |
Cameroon |
– | Ghana | ||
| 1995 Details |
Bulawayo |
Kenya |
3 – 0 | Nigeria |
Egypt |
– | |||
| 1999 Details |
Johannesburg |
Kenya |
3 – 1 | Egypt |
Nigeria |
3 – 0 | South Africa | ||
| 2003 Details |
Abuja |
Nigeria |
3 – 2 | Egypt |
Kenya |
3 – 0 | Cameroon | ||
| 2007 Details |
Blida |
Algeria |
3 – 1 | Cameroon |
Kenya |
3 – 0 |  Seychelles | ||
| 2011 Details |
Maputo |
Algeria |
3 – 1 | Cameroon |
Kenya |
3 – 0 | Nigeria | ||
| 2015 Details |
Brazzaville |
Kenya |
3 – 1 | Cameroon |
Egypt |
3 – 0 | Seychelles | ||
| 2019 Details |
Rabat |
Kenya |
3 – 1 | Cameroon |
Morocco |
3 – 2 | Nigeria | ||
| 2023 Details |
Accra |
Egypt |
3 – 0 | Tunisia |
Kenya |
3 – 0 | Ghana | ||
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Egypt | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Cameroon | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Participating nations edit
| Nation | 1978 |
1987 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
1st | ≥1 | |
 Egypt |
1st | ≥1 | |
 Ghana |
3rd | 4th | 2 |
 Kenya |
2nd | ≥1 | |
 Mauritius |
3rd | ≥1 | |
 Nigeria |
2nd | ≥1 | |
 Tunisia |
4th | ≥1 | |
| Total | ? | ? |
Medal table, total edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | Algeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Cameroon | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Congo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
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