| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Kenya | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 150/93 | 1.613 | | 2. Egypt | 2 | 1 | 7: | 7 | 164/187 | 0.877 | | 3. Algeria | 1 | 2 | 5: | 8 | 154/169 | 0.911 | | 4. Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 4: | 9 | 149/168 | 0.887 |
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| Team | Keny | Egyp | Alge | Nige | | Kenya | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Egypt | | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | | Algeria | | | --- | 3:2 | | Nigeria | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur | att. | | played at Nairobi (KEN) | | 27.02.98 |  Egypt | 3-2 |  Nigeria | 64-61 | 15-12 | 5-15 | 15-8 | 14-16 | 15-10 | 2:10 | 1,360 | | 27.02.98 |  Kenya | 3-0 |  Algeria | 46-28 | 15-4 | 16-14 | 15-10 | | 1:23 | 2,161 | | 28.02.98 | Algeria | 3-2 | Nigeria | 59-65 | 15-12 | 6-15 | 8-15 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 1:52 | 1,750 | | 28.02.98 | Kenya | 3-1 | Egypt | 59-42 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 14-16 | 15-12 | | 2:00 | 3,010 | | 01.03.98 | Egypt | 3-2 | Algeria | 58-67 | 15-8 | 7-15 | 17-16 | 4-15 | 15-13 | 2:13 | 1,260 | | 01.03.98 | Kenya | 3-0 | Nigeria | 45-23 | 15-11 | 15-1 | 15-11 | | 1:04 | 3,650 |
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| Sub-Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Algeria | 2 | 0 | 6: | 3 | 0.984-1 | | 2. Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 5: | 4 | 1.188 | | 3. Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 2: | 6 | 0.684-1 | | -. Malawi | DNS |
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| Team | Alge | Nige | Tuni | | Algeria | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | | Nigeria | | --- | 3:1 | | Tunisia | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played at Tunis (TUN) | | 10.04.97 | Algeria | 3-1 |  Tunisia | | | 11.04.97 | Algeria | 3-2 | Nigeria | 62-63 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 6-15 | 11-15 | 15-12 | | Not sure the order of sets! | | 12.04.97 | Nigeria | 3-1 | Tunisia | 57-39 | 12-15 | 15-11 | 15-5 | 15-8 | |
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