The 2017 Women's African Nations Championship was the 18th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball. Held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, the tournament took place from 7 to 14 October 2017. The top two teams, who had registered with FIVB for the 2018 World Championship, qualify to represent Africa in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Cameroon won the championship defeating Kenya and Egypt won the bronze medal over Senegal.
Qualification
13 teams registered to participate in the 2017 Women's African Nations Championship, of which 4 later withdrew.
Means of qualification QualifierHost countryFIVB rankingZone 2*Zone 3*Zone 4Zone 5Zone 6Wild cards** * Withdrew.
Venue Yaoundé, CameroonYaoundé Multipurpose Sports ComplexCapacity: 5,200
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 Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio 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 Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 6 October 2017. Pool APool B
Preliminary round All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool A
Pool B
Final round All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
Classification round
Fifth place playoffs
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Championship round
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Final standing
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Qualified for the 2018 World Championship Source: CAVB.
14–woman squadStéphanie Fotso Mogoung, Christelle Nana Tchoudjang, Raïssa Nasser, Théorine Aboa Mbeza, Laetitia Moma Bassoko, Henriette Koulla, Berthrade Bikatal, Victoire L'or Ngon Ntame, Fawziya Abdoulkarim, Madeleine Bodo Essissima, Yolande Amana Guigolo, Emelda Piata Zessi, Odile Leopoldine Adiana Estelle, Odette Ahirnidi Head coachJean-René Akono
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player Laetitia Moma Bassoko Best setter Koulla Nadge Best receiver Fatou Diouck Best libero Raïssa Nasser
Best attacker Mercy Moim Best blocker Edith Wisa Mukuvulani Best server Aya Elshamy
Source: CAVB.
See also 2017 Men's African Volleyball Championship
References Official CAVB match results.
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