2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Nigeria |
| City | Lagos |
| Dates | 29 January – 3 February |
| Teams | 3 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Rwanda (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Kenya |
| Third place | Nigeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Official website | |
| Lagos 2024 | |
The 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria. The winners qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Rwanda are the three-time defending champions. Rwanda won the competition and qualified for the Paralympics after a 3–0 over Kenya.[1][2]
Host selection
[edit]Lagos, Nigeria was given the hosting rights.
Qualified teams
[edit]Four countries entered for this championship. There were originally three teams, but Kenya entered the competition a week before the event began. Shortly before the tournament started, Zimbabwe withdrew, bringing the number of teams back to three.
Venue
[edit]The venue is the Teslim Balogun Stadium, near the National Stadium in Lagos.[3]
| Lagos | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teslim Balogun Stadium | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
Squads
[edit]Teams can select 12 players for the tournament.
Draw
[edit]The draw took place on 6 January 2024 in Rabat, Morocco.[4]
Format
[edit]The 3 teams all play in one group. Each team plays each other twice, with the top 2 making the final.
Group stage
[edit]- All times are local.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAX | 300 | 134 | 2.239 | Final |
| 2 | Kenya
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 240 | 215 | 1.116 | |
| 3 | Nigeria (H)
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 109 | 300 | 0.363 | |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Withdrew |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan | 16:00 | Nigeria |
0–3 | Kenya |
15–25 | 6–25 | 15–25 | 36–75 | [5] | ||
| 30 Jan | 16:00 | Rwanda |
3–0 | Nigeria |
25–6 | 25–4 | 25–9 | 75–19 | [5] | ||
| 31 Jan | 10:00 | Kenya |
0–3 | Rwanda |
12–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 45–75 | [5] | ||
| 31 Jan | 17:15 | Kenya |
3–0 | Nigeria |
25–13 | 25–9 | 25–7 | 75–29 | [5] | ||
| 1 Feb | 10:00 | Rwanda |
3–0 | Kenya |
25–19 | 25–12 | 25–14 | 75–45 | [5] | ||
| 1 Feb | 17:15 | Nigeria |
0–3 | Rwanda |
8–25 | 9–25 | 8–25 | 25–75 | [5] |
Knockout stage
[edit]| Final | ||
| 3 February | ||
| Rwanda | 3 | |
| Kenya | 0 | |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | 16:00 | Rwanda |
3–0 | Kenya |
25–12 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 75–47 | [5] |
Final rankings
[edit]| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Rwanda
|
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Kenya
|
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Nigeria
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| Team Qualified for the 2024 Paralympics |
See also
[edit]- 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Men's tournament
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event
- 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event
- 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Women's event
- 2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships
- 2023 Pan American Sitting Volleyball Championships
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event
- 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Women's event
- 2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Men's tournament
- 2024 Paralympic Final Qualification Tournament – Women's tournament
- 2024 World ParaVolley Women's Super 6
- Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Reporter, Times (February 3, 2024). "Sitting V-ball: Rwanda women book ticket to Paris Paralympics 2024". The New Times.
- ^ "Rwanda, Egypt retain African crowns with unbeaten records < World ParaVolley". February 3, 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria To Host 2024 Paralympic Games Qualifier". Leadership. January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Drawing of Lots sets countdown for African Zone Championships < World ParaVolley". January 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball Africa Zone Championships < World ParaVolley".