Volleyball at the African Games

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Volleyball at the African Games
Volleyball pictogram.svg
Volleyball
First event 1965 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Brazzaville
Occur everyfour years
Last event 2023 Flag of Ghana.svg Accra
BestFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)

Volleyball has been an African Games event since the first edition in 1965 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.

Contents

Indoor volleyball

Men

Results

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
Gold MedalScoreSilver MedalBronze MedalScoreFourth Place
1965
Details
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Brazzaville
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg
Egypt
3 - 2 Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg
Tunisia
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Congo
3 - 1 Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg
Cameroon
1969 Flag of Mali.svg
Bamako
Disrupted by military coupDisrupted by military coup
1973
Details
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Lagos
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg
Egypt
3 – 0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg
Tunisia
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
3 – 2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
1978
Details
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algiers
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg
Tunisia
3 – 2Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3 – 2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
1987
Details
Flag of Kenya.svg
Nairobi
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
3 – 0Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
3 – 0Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
1991
Details
Flag of Egypt.svg
Cairo
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3 – 2Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg
Tunisia
3 – 0Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
1995
Details
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Bulawayo
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 0Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
3 – 1Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
1999
Details
Flag of South Africa.svg
Johannesburg
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
3 – 2Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 1Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
2003
Details
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Abuja
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 0Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
3 – 2Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2007
Details
Flag of Algeria.svg
Blida
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 1Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3 – 2Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2011
Details
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Maputo
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
3 – 2Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 0Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
2015
Details
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Brazzaville
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3 – 0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Congo
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 2Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
2019
Details
Flag of Morocco.svg
Rabat
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
3 – 1Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 1Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
2023
Details
Flag of Ghana.svg
Accra
'Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 0Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
3 – 2Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 61310
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4116
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2327
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1315
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0325
6Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0112
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0112
8Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0011
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0011
Totals (9 entries)13131339

Women

Results

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
Gold MedalScoreSilver MedalBronze MedalScoreFourth Place
1978
Details
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algiers
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3 – 0Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
3 – 2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg
Tunisia
1987
Details
Flag of Kenya.svg
Nairobi
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 1Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
Flag of Mauritius.svg
Mauritius
3 – 1Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
1991
Details
Flag of Egypt.svg
Cairo
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 0Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
1995
Details
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Bulawayo
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 0Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
1999
Details
Flag of South Africa.svg
Johannesburg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 1Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
3 – 0Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
2003
Details
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Abuja
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
3 – 2Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 0Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
2007
Details
Flag of Algeria.svg
Blida
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3 – 1Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 0Flag of Seychelles.svg
Seychelles
2011
Details
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Maputo
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3 – 1Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 0Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
2015
Details
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Brazzaville
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 1Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 0Flag of Seychelles.svg
Seychelles
2019
Details
Flag of Morocco.svg
Rabat
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 1Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
3 – 2Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
2023
Details
Flag of Ghana.svg
Accra
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3 – 0Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3 – 0Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 51410
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3003
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2327
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1214
5Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0415
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0101
7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0011
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0011
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0011
Totals (9 entries)11111133

Participating nations

Nation Flag of Algeria.svg
1978
Flag of Kenya.svg
1987
Years
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1st≥1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1st≥1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3rd4th2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2nd≥1
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 3rd≥1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2nd≥1
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4th≥1
Total??

Medal table, total

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 84517
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 53210
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 52512
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 45211
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1539
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1416
7Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0112
8Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0022
9Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0011
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0011
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0011
Totals (11 entries)24242472

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