2025 Boys' U16 African Nations Volleyball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 24–29 August |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Egypt (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Tunisia |
| Third place | Algeria |
| Fourth place | Morocco |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Abdelaziz Mohamed Ramy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
The 2025 Boys' U16 African Nations Volleyball Championship will be the 2nd edition of the Boys' U16 African Nations Volleyball Championship, the biennial international youth volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) for the boys' under-16 national teams of Africa. It was held in Tunis, Tunisia from 24 to 29 August 2025.[1][2]
Four national teams took part in the tournament,[3][4] with players born on or after 1 January 2010 being eligible to participate.[5]
Same as previous edition, the tournament acted as the CAVB qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship. The top three teams qualified for the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship in Qatar as the CAVB representatives.[6]
Egypt won their first title by beating Tunisia 3–0 in the final.[7] Algeria completed the podium after defeating Morocco 3–2 in the third-place match.[8][9] Champions Egypt, runners-up Tunisia and third-place Algeria qualified for the 2026 Boys' U17 World Championship.[10]
Host and venue
In early March 2025, it was announced that Libya had been chosen to host the African U16 Boys' and U20 Men's Volleyball Championships in 2025,[11][12] which was confirmed by CAVB on 10 March 2025 with Tripoli as host city for the U16 event.[13][14] Subsequently, the CAVB decided to relocate the U16 Boys' tournament confirming Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, as the new host city on 10 August 2025.[1]
The competition took place at the Al Machatel Hall, a venue located in the Baldevebe Nursery west of Belvedere Park in Tunis.[3][15][16] The Al Machatel Hall had recently been inaugurated in July 2024.[17]
Preliminary round
All match times are in local times, TNT (UTC+1), as listed by CAVB.[18]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 314 | 273 | 1.150 | Semi-final 1 |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 297 | 308 | 0.964 | Semi-final 2 |
| 3 | Tunisia (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 261 | 259 | 1.008 | |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 241 | 273 | 0.883 | Semi-final 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Sets Ratio; 4) Setpoints ratio; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug | 13:00 | Egypt | 3–2 | Algeria | 25–14 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 27–29 | 15–8 | 114–97 | Report |
| 24 Aug | 18:00 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 75–57 | Report | ||
| 25 Aug | 13:00 | Morocco | 1–3 | Egypt | 24–26 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 26–28 | 94–102 | Report | |
| 25 Aug | 18:00 | Algeria | 3–2 | Tunisia | 28–26 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 16–25 | 15–11 | 104–104 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 13:00 | Morocco | 1–3 | Algeria | 25–27 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 90–96 | Report | |
| 26 Aug | 18:00 | Tunisia | 1–3 | Egypt | 15–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 82–98 | Report |
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||
| Tunisia | 3 | |||||
| Third-place match | ||||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Morocco | 2 | |||||
| Algeria | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug | 13:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Morocco | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 75–55 | Report | ||
| 28 Aug | 18:00 | Algeria | 2–3 | Tunisia | 25–14 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 103–99 | Report |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug | 13:00 | Morocco | 2–3 | Algeria | 13–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 10–15 | 91–109 | Report |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug | 18:00 | Egypt | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 75–56 | Report |
Final standing
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2 Omar Reda, 3 Hassan Khaled, 5 Ali Ahmed, 6 Hamad Ziad (L), 7 Hussein Selim Mohamed, 9 Mohamed Ramy, 10 Mohamed Youssef, 11 Omar Wael, 13 Mostafa Omar (c), 15 Seif El-Din Ahmed, 17 Yassin Taj El-Din Aly, 19 Youssef Sameh.
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Individual awards
The following individual awards were presented at the end of the tournament.[10]
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External links
- Tournament results at FIVB Live Center
References
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- ^ "Tunisie : double rendez-vous africain de volleyball U16 en août" [Tunisia: Double African U16 volleyball event in August] (in Arabic). African Press Agency. 11 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Le Maroc prend part aux Championnats d'Afrique de volley-ball" [Morocco takes part in the African Volleyball Championships] (in French). Tunis: Aujourd'hui le Maroc. 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Championnat d'Afrique des nations U16 garçons et filles Tunis 2025, la compositions des équipes nationales" (in French). African Volleyball Confederation. 22 August 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Calendriers" [Schedule]. African Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "FIVB VOLLEYBALL U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 Expression of Interest and Hosting Conditions" (PDF). FIVB. 17 April 2025.
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- ^ "Volley-ball | Championnat d'Afrique U16 (filles et garçons) : Les sélections algériennes arrachent leur qualification au prochain Mondial" [Volleyball | African U16 Championship (girls and boys): Algerian teams clinch qualification for the next World Cup] (in French). La voie dAlgérie. 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Championnats du monde U16 : Double qualification historique pour le volley-ball algérien" [U16 World Championships: Historic double qualification for Algerian volleyball] (in French). La Sentinelle. 1 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Egypt crowned Africa U16 champions". FIVB. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
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- ^ "ليبيا تستضيف بطولة افريقيا للاندية لكرة الطائرة والمؤهلة لبطولة العالم" [Libya hosts African Club Volleyball Championship, World Championship qualifier] (in Arabic). Jamahiriya News Agency. 2 March 2025.
- ^ "CAVB 2025 Volleyball Competition Calendar for U16 and U20 National Teams". African Volleyball Confederation. 10 March 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ "ليبيا تستضيف بطولتين أفريقيتين للكرة الطائرة في 2025" [Libya to host two African volleyball championships in 2025] (in Arabic). Almenassa Libya. 13 March 2025.
- ^ "تستضيف تونس البطولة الإفريقية للأمم للكرة الطائرة فتيات و فتيان تحت 16 عامًا، وذلك من 22 إلى 31 أوت المقبل. وقد أكدت خمس دول مشاركتها في بطولة الفتيات، وهي تونس ومصر" (in Arabic). Tunisian Volleyball Federation. 20 August 2025 – via Facebook.
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- ^ "Infrastructure - Team sports hall in Belvédère inaugurated". Tunis: Tunis Afrique Presse. 5 July 2024.
- ^ "CAVB Boy's U16 African Championship Tunisia 2025 Matches Calendar". African Volleyball Confederation. 24 August 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ Mahmoud Ahmed (24 August 2025). "جدول مباريات مصر في بطولة أفريقيا للكرة الطائرة تحت 16 سنة بتونس" [Egypt's schedule for the Under-16 African Volleyball Championship in Tunisia] (in Arabic). KAS News.