2017 Men’s African Nations championship- Finals
Tunisia men crowned African champions for ninth time
Cairo, Egypt, October 29, 2017- Tunisia captured the 2017 Men’s African nations Championship’s title after they took on Egypt in the final 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-15) at Cairo Stadium Complex in Egypt on Sunday.
Tunisia set the record of number of trophies by clinching the 9th title and the first since 2003. Egypt failed to continue the victory run after 6 consecutive titles.
The Tunisian team used their high spirit to stop the Egyptian players at the beginning of the match till they won the difficult first set.
Thereafter Tunisia controlled the match completely using the frequent reception mistakes done by the Egyptian players to win the second and third sets in style to achieve the title after 14 years from the last trophy.
Tunisia set the record of number of trophies by clinching the 9th title and the first since 2003. Egypt failed to continue the victory run after 6 consecutive titles.
The final will be held in Cairo Stadium Complex on Sunday at 21:00 local time. The 2 finalists have 80% of African titles under their name as they won a total of 16 titles in the 20 editions completed till now. Egypt won the title 8 times in 1976, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Tunisia captured the trophy 8 times before in 1967, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2003, before adding the 9th in 2017.
Cameroon clinched the bronze medal as well as the third African ticket to the 2018 FIVB Men’s World championship after they beat Algeria 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 27-25) in the third palce encounter.
Final Results
7-8 Places : Libya v Congo RDC 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-18). More
5-6 Places : Rwanda v Morocco 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 16-25, 25-15, 15-10). More
Bronze Medal : Cameroon v Algeria 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 27-25). More
Final : Egypt v Tunisia 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-15). More
Final Standings
1. Tunisia
2. Egypt
3. Cameroon
4. Algeria
5. Morocco
6. Rwanda
7. Libya
8. RD Congo
9. Ghana
10. Kenya
11. Botswana
12. Chad
13. Nigeria
14. Niger
The Best players
|
AWARD
|
SHIRT NO.
|
COUNTRY
|
NAME
|
|
BEST SERVER
|
2
|
Egypt
|
Abdalla Abdelsalam
|
|
BEST RECEIVER
|
20
|
Egypt
|
Ahmed Said
|
|
BEST SETTER
|
16
|
Tunisia
|
Khaled Ben Slimane
|
|
BEST SPIKER
|
15
|
Cameroon
|
Arthur Kody
|
|
BEST BLOCKER
|
6
|
Algeria
|
Amin Oumessad
|
|
BEST LIBERO
|
12
|
Tunisia
|
Anouer Taouerghe
|
|
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
|
11
|
Tunisia
|
Ismail Moualla
|
Results
Final and bronze medal
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
41
|
29-Oct
|
CMR-ALG
|
3-1
|
23-25
|
25-21
|
25-21
|
27-25
|
|
100-92
|
1:54
|
|
|
42
|
29-Oct
|
EGY-TUN
|
0-3
|
22-25
|
20-25
|
15-25
|
|
|
57-75
|
0:58
|
|
Ranking 5-8
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
39
|
29-Oct
|
LBA-COD
|
3-0
|
25-20
|
25-10
|
25-18
|
|
|
75-48
|
1:17
|
|
|
40
|
29-Oct
|
RWA-MAR
|
2-3
|
22-25
|
25-21
|
25-16
|
15-25
|
9-15
|
96-102
|
2:03
|
|
Ranking 9-14
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
33
|
27-Oct
|
NIG-NGR
|
0-3
|
24-26
|
15-25
|
20-25
|
|
|
59-76
|
1:20
|
|
|
37
|
28-Oct
|
BOT-CHA
|
3-2
|
26-24
|
20-25
|
21-25
|
25-17
|
15-12
|
107-103
|
2:16
|
|
|
38
|
28-Oct
|
GHA-KEN
|
3-0
|
25-22
|
25-16
|
25-20
|
|
|
75-58
|
14:02
|
|
Semifinal 1-4
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
27
|
27-Oct
|
EGY-CMR
|
3-0
|
26-24
|
25-22
|
25-23
|
|
|
76-69
|
1:31
|
|
|
28
|
27-Oct
|
ALG-TUN
|
2-3
|
27-25
|
18-25
|
25-21
|
23-25
|
15-17
|
108-113
|
2:25
|
|
Play off 5-8
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
29
|
27-Oct
|
RWA-LBA
|
3-2
|
25-19
|
25-18
|
12-25
|
24-26
|
15-13
|
101-101
|
2:05
|
|
|
30
|
27-Oct
|
COD-MAR
|
1-3
|
25-23
|
21-25
|
16-25
|
20-25
|
|
82-98
|
1:45
|
|
Play off 9-14
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
31
|
27-Oct
|
CHA-KEN
|
0-3
|
20-25
|
21-25
|
20-25
|
|
|
61-75
|
1:13
|
|
|
32
|
27-Oct
|
BOT-GHA
|
0-3
|
24-26
|
22-25
|
22-25
|
|
|
68-76
|
1:22
|
|
|
33
|
27-Oct
|
NIG-NGR
|
0-3
|
24-26
|
15-25
|
20-25
|
|
|
59-76
|
1:20
|
|
Quarterfinal 1-8
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
19
|
26-Oct
|
EGY-RWA
|
3-0
|
25-14
|
25-18
|
25-14
|
|
|
75-46
|
1:19
|
|
|
20
|
26-Oct
|
ALG-COD
|
3-0
|
25-19
|
25-13
|
25-19
|
|
|
75-51
|
1:11
|
|
|
21
|
26-Oct
|
TUN-MAR
|
3-0
|
25-21
|
25-17
|
25-22
|
|
|
75-60
|
1:23
|
|
|
22
|
26-Oct
|
CMR-LBA
|
3-2
|
27-25
|
22-25
|
25-21
|
23-25
|
15-9
|
112-105
|
|
|
Play off 9-14
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
23
|
26-Oct
|
NIG-CHA
|
1-3
|
21-25
|
21-25
|
28-26
|
19-25
|
|
89-101
|
1:48
|
|
|
26
|
26-Oct
|
NGR-KEN
|
2-3
|
20-25
|
25-20
|
19-25
|
25-22
|
13-15
|
102-107
|
1:58
|
|
Pool A
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
4
|
25-Oct
|
NIG-EGY
|
0-3
|
10-25
|
6-25
|
12-25
|
|
|
28-75
|
1:02
|
|
|
12
|
23-Oct
|
COD-EGY
|
0-3
|
14-25
|
18-25
|
11-25
|
|
|
43-75
|
1:16
|
|
|
14
|
24-Oct
|
NIG-COD
|
0-3
|
19-25
|
16-25
|
23-25
|
|
|
58-75
|
1:14
|
|
Pool B
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
2
|
22-Oct
|
GHA-KEN
|
3-0
|
25-16
|
26-24
|
25-15
|
|
|
76-55
|
1:12
|
|
|
6
|
22-Oct
|
LBA-TUN
|
2-3
|
19-25
|
25-20
|
25-20
|
15-25
|
7-15
|
91-105
|
2:05
|
|
|
8
|
23-Oct
|
LBA-GHA
|
3-2
|
25-22
|
21-25
|
23-25
|
25-16
|
15-10
|
109-98
|
2:05
|
|
|
10
|
23-Oct
|
TUN-KEN
|
3-0
|
25-16
|
25-19
|
25-22
|
|
|
75-57
|
|
|
|
15
|
24-Oct
|
GHA-TUN
|
0-3
|
22-25
|
14-25
|
15-25
|
|
|
51-75
|
1:15
|
|
|
18
|
24-Oct
|
KEN-LBA
|
3-2
|
16-25
|
20-25
|
25-21
|
25-21
|
15-12
|
101-104
|
2:02
|
|
Pool C
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
5
|
25-Oct
|
CMR-NGR
|
3-0
|
26-24
|
25-20
|
25-19
|
|
|
76-63
|
|
|
|
11
|
23-Oct
|
MAR-CMR
|
1-3
|
26-24
|
23-25
|
23-25
|
19-25
|
|
91-99
|
2:04
|
|
|
16
|
24-Oct
|
NGR-MAR
|
1-3
|
26-24
|
20-25
|
17-25
|
22-25
|
|
85-99
|
1:47
|
|
Pool D
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
1
|
22-Oct
|
CHA-RWA
|
0-3
|
20-25
|
21-25
|
15-25
|
|
|
56-75
|
1:25
|
|
|
3
|
22-Oct
|
ALG-BOT
|
3-0
|
25-15
|
25-13
|
25-17
|
|
|
75-45
|
1:30
|
|
|
7
|
23-Oct
|
ALG-CHA
|
3-0
|
25-15
|
25-13
|
25-19
|
|
|
75-47
|
1:08
|
|
|
9
|
23-Oct
|
BOT-RWA
|
0-3
|
19-25
|
18-25
|
17-25
|
|
|
54-75
|
1:20
|
|
|
13
|
24-Oct
|
RWA-ALG
|
0-3
|
18-25
|
22-25
|
21-25
|
|
|
61-75
|
1:20
|
|
|
17
|
24-Oct
|
CHA-BOT
|
0-3
|
20-25
|
20-25
|
22-25
|
|
|
62-75
|
|
|
Standings
Pool A
|
Rk
|
Code
|
Team
|
Points
|
Matches
|
Results Details
|
Sets
|
Points
|
|
Played
|
Won
|
Lost
|
3-0
|
3-1
|
3-2
|
2-3
|
1-3
|
0-3
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ratio
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ratio
|
|
1
|
EGY
|
EGYPT
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
MAX
|
150
|
71
|
2.113
|
|
2
|
COD
|
CONGO RDC
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1.000
|
118
|
133
|
0.887
|
|
3
|
NIG
|
NIGER
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
6
|
|
86
|
150
|
0.573
|
Pool B
|
Rk
|
Code
|
Team
|
Points
|
Matches
|
Results Details
|
Sets
|
Points
|
|
Played
|
Won
|
Lost
|
3-0
|
3-1
|
3-2
|
2-3
|
1-3
|
0-3
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ratio
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ratio
|
|
1
|
TUN
|
TUNISIA
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
9
|
2
|
4.500
|
255
|
199
|
1.281
|
|
2
|
LBA
|
LIBYA
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
7
|
8
|
0.875
|
304
|
304
|
1.000
|
|
3
|
GHA
|
GHANA
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
0.833
|
225
|
239
|
0.941
|
|
4
|
KEN
|
KENYA
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
0.375
|
213
|
255
|
0.835
|
Pool C
|
No
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Set
|
Result per set (points)
|
Total
Points
|
Time
|
Audience
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
5
|
22-Oct
|
CMR-NGR
|
3-0
|
26-24
|
25-20
|
25-19
|
|
|
76-63
|
|
|
|
11
|
23-Oct
|
MAR-CMR
|
1-3
|
26-24
|
23-25
|
23-25
|
19-25
|
|
91-99
|
2:04
|
|
|
16
|
24-Oct
|
NGR-MAR
|
1-3
|
26-24
|
20-25
|
17-25
|
22-25
|
|
85-99
|
1:47
|
|
Pool D
|
Rk
|
Code
|
Team
|
Points
|
Matches
|
Results Details
|
Sets
|
Points
|
|
Played
|
Won
|
Lost
|
3-0
|
3-1
|
3-2
|
2-3
|
1-3
|
0-3
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ratio
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Ratio
|
|
1
|
ALG
|
ALGERIA
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
MAX
|
225
|
153
|
1.471
|
|
2
|
RWA
|
RWANDA
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
2.000
|
211
|
185
|
1.141
|
|
3
|
BOT
|
BOTSWANA
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
0.500
|
174
|
212
|
0.821
|
|
4
|
CHA
|
CHAD
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
9
|
|
165
|
225
|
0.733
|
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