Women's African Volleyball Championship
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| First season | 1976 |
| No. of teams | 12 (Finals) |
| Continent | CAVB (Africa) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kenya (10th title) |
| Most titles | Kenya (10 titles) |
The African Women's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Africa, organized by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB). The tournament is currently held biannually. The current champion is Kenya, which won its tenth title at the 2023 tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Summary
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Algeria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Senegal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 1976 |
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1991 |
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2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
Years |
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| Algeria | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 5th | 11 | ||||||||||
| Angola | 4th | 3rd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | 10th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 10th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | 8th | 11th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 17 | ||||
| DR Congo | 6th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 8th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 14 | |||||||
| Ethiopia | 8th | 5th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 4th | 9th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | 6th | 4th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 15 | ||||||
| Lesotho | 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | 3rd | 7th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mali | 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mauritius | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 7th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique | 5th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 10 | |||||||||||
| Rwanda | 10th | 9th | DQ | 4th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 8th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Seychelles | 1st | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 8th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 5th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | 9th | 8th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 16 | |||||
| Zambia | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
See also
- Men's African Volleyball Championship
- Volleyball at the African Games
- Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship
- Women's Africa Volleyball Championship U20
- Girls' Africa Volleyball Championship U18