Volleyball at the African Games
![]() Volleyball | |
| First event | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2023 |
| Best | |
Volleyball has been an African Games event since the first edition in 1965 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.
Indoor volleyball
Men
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1965 Details | Brazzaville | Egypt | 3 - 2 | Tunisia | Congo | 3 - 1 | Cameroon | ||
| 1969 | Bamako | Disrupted by military coup | Disrupted by military coup | ||||||
| 1973 Details | Lagos | Egypt | 3 – 0 | Tunisia | Senegal | 3 – 2 | Ivory Coast | ||
| 1978 Details | Algiers | Tunisia | 3 – 2 | Nigeria | Algeria | 3 – 2 | Ivory Coast | ||
| 1987 Details | Nairobi | Cameroon | 3 – 0 | Algeria | Nigeria | 3 – 0 | Madagascar | ||
| 1991 Details | Cairo | Algeria | 3 – 2 | Egypt | Tunisia | 3 – 0 | Cameroon | ||
| 1995 Details | Bulawayo | Egypt | 3 – 0 | Cameroon | Nigeria | 3 – 1 | Algeria | ||
| 1999 Details | Johannesburg | Cameroon | 3 – 2 | Nigeria | Egypt | 3 – 1 | South Africa | ||
| 2003 Details | Abuja | Egypt | 3 – 0 | Nigeria | Cameroon | 3 – 2 | Algeria | ||
| 2007 Details | Blida | Egypt | 3 – 1 | Tunisia | Algeria | 3 – 2 | Kenya | ||
| 2011 Details | Maputo | Cameroon | 3 – 2 | Algeria | Kenya | 3 – 0 | Rwanda | ||
| 2015 Details | Brazzaville | Algeria | 3 – 0 | Congo | Egypt | 3 – 2 | Rwanda | ||
| 2019 Details | Rabat | Cameroon | 3 – 1 | Algeria | Egypt | 3 – 1 | Morocco | ||
| 2023 Details | Accra | Egypt | 3 – 0 | Kenya | Ghana | 3 – 2 | Cameroon | ||
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (9 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Women
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1978 Details | Algiers | Algeria | 3 – 0 | Nigeria | Ghana | 3 – 2 | Tunisia | ||
| 1987 Details | Nairobi | Egypt | 3 – 1 | Kenya | Mauritius | 3 – 1 | Ghana | ||
| 1991 Details | Cairo | Kenya | 3 – 0 | Egypt | Cameroon | – | Ghana | ||
| 1995 Details | Bulawayo | Kenya | 3 – 0 | Nigeria | Egypt | – | |||
| 1999 Details | Johannesburg | Kenya | 3 – 1 | Egypt | Nigeria | 3 – 0 | South Africa | ||
| 2003 Details | Abuja | Nigeria | 3 – 2 | Egypt | Kenya | 3 – 0 | Cameroon | ||
| 2007 Details | Blida | Algeria | 3 – 1 | Cameroon | Kenya | 3 – 0 | Seychelles | ||
| 2011 Details | Maputo | Algeria | 3 – 1 | Cameroon | Kenya | 3 – 0 | Nigeria | ||
| 2015 Details | Brazzaville | Kenya | 3 – 1 | Cameroon | Egypt | 3 – 0 | Seychelles | ||
| 2019 Details | Rabat | Kenya | 3 – 1 | Cameroon | Morocco | 3 – 2 | Nigeria | ||
| 2023 Details | Accra | Egypt | 3 – 0 | Tunisia | Kenya | 3 – 0 | Ghana | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (9 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 1978 | 1987 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ≥1 | ||
| 1st | ≥1 | ||
| 3rd | 4th | 2 | |
| 2nd | ≥1 | ||
| 3rd | ≥1 | ||
| 2nd | ≥1 | ||
| 4th | ≥1 | ||
| Total | ? | ? |
Medal table, total
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (11 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
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