The 2025 African Sitting Volleyball Championship – Men's tournament was the 11th edition of the biannual continental championship, contested by the senior men's national sitting volleyball teams in the Africa region, sanctioned by ParaVolley Africa. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 to 9 July 2025, marking the first time the event was held in the country.
Six teams took part, one less than the previous edition.
The tournament acted as qualification for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China, with two spots available.
Egypt are the defending champions, after beating Morocco 3–0 in the 2023 final in Lagos. Egypt won their eleventh title after beating Rwanda 3–0 in the final to defend their title.
Teams Six teams took part, one less than the previous edition. After taking part in 2024, Libya and Nigeria didn't take part, while South Africa will be present after not taking part in 2024. Libya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe were reportedly going to enter but this didn't materialise.
TeamAppearance(s)Previous best performance 34th 61st (H) 25th 32nd 53rd 1N/A
Squads Rwanda Emile Cadet VuningaboJean Baptiste NdayisabaCelestin ByumvuhoreJean Baptiste MuremaCallixte TwagirayezuEzra KubwimanaCalixte NzeyimanaCallixte UwizeyimanaChristophe NyagatareJean SemanaJean Bosco NgizwenimanaInnocent NiyitigekaJean Claude NdahiroIsmael NkwayaPacifique Niyogushimwa.
Venue The tournament was held at the Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi. The arena was built in 1987 and was constructed for the 1987 All-Africa Games held in the city. NairobiKasarani Indoor ArenaCapacity: 5,000
Group stage All times are local. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the semifinals. Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Tiebreakers Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority is given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 is made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Pool A
Pool B
Knockout stage Fifth place match
Bracket
Semi finals
Third place match
Final
Final rankings By finishing in the top two, Egypt and Rwanda qualified for the world championship. RankTeam456
Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Aftermath After hosting the championship, Kenya expressed interest in hosting a future world championship.
Notes
See also 2025 African Sitting Volleyball Championships – Women's tournament
References
External links
Official website