| 32 teams intended to play for 3 quotas. 2 phases - 1. Zonal, 2. Final. | | Zone I and Zone VII will qualify 1 team for Final Round. All other zones will qualify 2 teams. First 3 teams from FIVB ranking will pre-qualify. | | Initial Format: Final with 3 groups with 5 teams. Winners from each Group will qualify to World Men 2018. | | Final Groups Round was cancelled after no candidates to be hosts and qualification was Africa Men 2017 Championship. |
| Zone and Group Distribution | | Zone | Teams | | _ Zone I - 1 from 3 | Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya | | _ Zone II - 1(2) from 3 | Cabo Verde, Senegal, Gambia | | _ Zone III - 2 from 4 | Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Niger | | _ Zone IV - 2 from 4 | Cameroon, DR Congo, Congo, Chad-added, Gabon, Central Africa | | _ Zone V - 2 from 7 | Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda,Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania | | _ Zone VI - 2 from 7 | Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia-added, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Nambia, Malawi | | _ Zone VII - 1 from 3 | Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius ??, Reunion ? |
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| Confirmed 16 teams on September 26th, 2017. | | World Ranking | | Zone VII played a tournament with Reunion winner! |
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| Ranking | won | lst | pts | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Morocco | 2(1) | 0 | 5 | 6: | 3 | 201/193 | 1.041 | | 2. Algeria | 1 | 1(1) | 4 | 5: | 4 | 202/188 | 1.074 | | 3. Libya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2: | 6 | 173.195 | 0.887 |
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| Team | Moro | Alge | Liby | | Morocco | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | | Algeria | | --- | 3:1 | | Libya | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | att. | | played in Rades, Tunisia. | | Thu 21.09.17 | 18:00 |  Algeria | 3-1 | Libya | 97-85 | 25-20 | 25-19 | 22-25 | 25-21 | | | Fri 22.09.17 | 18:00 |  Morocco | 3-1 | Libya | 98-88 | 23-25 | 25-21 | 25-21 | 25-21 | | | Sat 23.09.17 | 15:00 | Morocco | | Algeria | 103-105 | 25-20 | 21-25 | 25-20 | 15-25 | 17-15 | |
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| | | Cabo Verde advanced to Men 2017. Senegal and Gambia withdrew. |
| Ranking | won | lt | pt | sf | sa | points | ratio | | 1. Ghana | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9: | 2 | 268/210 | 1.276 | | 2. Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7: | 3 | 224/218 | 1.028 | | 3. Niger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4: | 6 | 240/237 | 1.013 | | 4. Ivory Coast | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1: | 9 | 176/248 | 0.710 |
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| Team | Ghan | Nige | Nige | Ivor | | Ghana | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Nigeria | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Niger | | | --- | 3:1 | | Ivory Coast | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | att. | | played in Niamey, Niger. | | Sat 08.07.17 |  Ghana | 3-1 |  Nigeria | 97-73 | 22-25 | 25-16 | 25-19 | 25-13 | | -:-- | ---- | | Sat 08.07.17 | Niger | 3-1 |  Ivory Coast | 92-66 | 25-17 | 25-16 | 17-25 | 25-17 | | -:-- | ---- | | Sun 09.07.17 | Ghana | 3-0 | Ivory Coast | 75-54 | 25-17 | 25-21 | 25-16 | | -:-- | ---- | | Sun 09.07.17 | Nigeria | 3-0 | Niger | 75-65 | 25-21 | 25-22 | 25-22 | | -:-- | ---- | | Mon 10.07.17 | Nigeria | 3-0 | Ivory Coast | 76-56 | 26-24 | 25-17 | 25-15 | | -:-- | ---- | | Mon 10.07.17 | Ghana | 3-1 | Niger | 96-83 | 25-19 | 25-22 | 21-25 | 25-17 | | -:-- | ---- |
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| Ranking | won | lt | pt | sf | sa | points | ratio | | 1. DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3: | 0 | | | 2. Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0: | 3 | |
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| Team | DRCo | Cong | | DR Congo | --- | 3:0 | | Congo | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | att. | | played in Kinshasa, DR Congo | | --- 20.05.17 | DR Congo | 1-2 |  Congo | ---- | 25--- | 22-25 | 24-26 | | | --- 21.05.17 | DR Congo | 3-0 | Congo | 75-62 | 25-23 | 25-21 | 25-18 | |
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| Ranking | won | lt | pt | sf | sa | points | ratio | | 1. Kenya | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8: | 4 | 281/243 | 1.156 | | 2. Rwanda | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7: | 4 | 260/233 | 1.116 | | 3. Uganda | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7: | 5 | 268/253 | 1.059 | | 4. South Sudan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0: | 9 | 145/225 | 0.640 |
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| Team | Keny | Rwan | Ugan | SoSu | | Kenya | --- | 3:1 | | 3:0 | | Rwanda | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Uganda | 3:2 | | --- | 3:0 | | South Sudan | | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | att. | | played at Armahoro Indoor Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda. | | Sat 22.07.17 | 16:00 | Uganda | 3-2 |  Kenya | 107-108 | 26-24 | 25-21 | 17-25 | 24-26 | 15-12 | -:-- | ---- | | Sat 22.07.17 | 19:00 | Rwanda | 3-0 | South Sudan | 75-49 | 25-19 | 25-14 | 25-16 | | -:-- | ---- | | Sun 23.07.17 | 16:00 | Rwanda | 3-1 | Uganda | 94-86 | 25-23 | 25-17 | 19-25 | 25-21 | | -:-- | ---- | | Sun 23.07.17 | 18:00 | Kenya | 3-0 | South Sudan | 75-45 | 25-17 | 25-10 | 25-18 | | -:-- | ---- | | Mon 24.07.17 | 16:00 | Uganda | 3-0 | South Sudan | 75-51 | 25-13 | 25-18 | 25-20 | | -:-- | ---- | | Mon 24.07.17 | 18:00 | Kenya | 3-1 | Rwanda | 98-91 | 25-23 | 25-22 | 23-25 | 25-21 | | -:-- | ---- |
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| | | Mozambique and Botswana advanced to Men 2017. Played along with Men's Zone VI Qualification Men WQ 2018. |
| Ranking | won | lst | pts | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Mozambique | 2(1) | 0 | 4 | 6: | 2 | 201/184 | 1.092 | | 2. Botswana | 1 | 1(1) | 3 | 5: | 3 | 175/173 | 1.012 | | 3. Swaziland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0: | 6 | 148/167 | 0.886 |
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| Team | Moza | Bots | Swaz | | Mozambique | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | | Botswana | | --- | 3:0 | | Swaziland | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | attend. | | played Politecnica Hall, Maputo, Mozambique. | | Fri 30.06.17 | 17:00 | Botswana | 3-0 | Swaziland | 75-64 | 25-23 | 25-21 | 25-20 | | | Sat 01.07.17 | 17:00 |  Mozambique | 3-0 | Swaziland | 92-84 | 25-21 | 31-29 | 36-34 | | | Sun 02.07.17 | 17:00 | Mozambique | 3-2 | Botswana | 109-100 | 25-21 | 25-20 | 22-25 | 22-25 | 15-9 | |
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| | | From 2nd to 5th August in Reunion was played volleyball tournament of CJSOI. Expected teams: Reunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comores and Djibouti. | | CJSOI - Comission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l'ocean Indien). |
| Ranking | won | lt | pt | sf | sa | points | ratio | | 1. Reunion | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12: | 0 | 300/188 | 1.596 | | 2. Maurituius | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6: | 7 | 274/285 | 0.961 | | 3. Seychelles | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1: | 12 | 226/327 | 0.691 |
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| Team | Reun | Maur | Seyc | | Reunion | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Mauritius | 0:3 | --- | 3:1 | | Seychelles | 0:3 | 0:3 | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | att. | | played at Armahoro Indoor Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda. | | Wed 02.08.17 | 10:00 | Mauritius | 3-1 | Seychelles | 102-73 | 27-29 | 25-13 | 25-16 | 25-15 | | | Wed 02.08.17 | 17:30 | Reunion | 3-0 | Seychelles | 75-44 | 25-14 | 25-17 | 25-13 | | | Thu 03.08.17 | 10:00 | Reunion | 3-0 | Mauritius | 75-57 | 25-17 | 25-20 | 25-20 | | | Thu 03.08.17 | 17:30 | Mauritius | 3-0 | Seychelles | 75-62 | 25-21 | 25-23 | 25-18 | | | Fri 04.08.17 | 10:00 | Reunion | 3-0 | Seychelles | 75-47 | 25-11 | 25-18 | 25-18 | | | Fri 04.08.17 | 17:30 | Reunion | 3-0 | Mauritius | 75-40 | 25-9 | 25-18 | 25-13 | | | Final | | Sat 05.08.17 | 16:00 | Reunion | 3-0 | Mauritius | 75-52 | 25-16 | 25-15 | 25-21 | |
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| | | African teams in World Ranking as per July 2017. |
| Team | pts | | 13.Egypt | 70 | | 24.Tunisia | 38 | | 30.Cameroon | 27 | | 41.Algeria | 12 | | 50.Kenya | 10 | | 50.Congo | 10 | | 72.Cabo Verde | 8 | | 72.Niger | 8 | | 72.Nigeria | 8 | | 78.Gabon | 7 | | 78.Senegal | 7 | | 78.Zambia | 7 | | 95.Ghana | 6 | | 95.Morocco | 6 | | 95.Mauritius | 6 | | 95.Burkina Faso | 6 | | 95.Burundi | 6 | | 95.Chad | 6 | | 95.Lesotho | 6 | | 95.Mozambique | 6 | | 95.Namibia | 6 | | 95.Uganda | 6 | | 95.Zimbabwe | 6 | | 118.Libya | 5 | | 118.Malawi | 5 | | 118.Sierra Leone | 5 | | 118.Swaziland | 5 | | 118.Tanzania | 5 | | 118.Togo | 5 | | 137.Eritrea | 0 | | 137.Congo | 0 | | 137.South Africa | 0 | | 137.Sudan | 0 |
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