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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

has been an All-Africa Games

All-Africa Games

The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa...

event since the first edition in 1965

1965 All-Africa Games

The first All-Africa Games were played from July 18, 1965 to July 25, 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo.The first games to open to the entire African continent occurred a full forty years after they were first intended. Pierre de Coubertin, had proposed the first African Games be held in Algiers, Algeria...

in Brazzaville

Brazzaville

-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...

, Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Gold Medal	Score	Silver Medal	Bronze Medal	Score	Fourth Place
1965 Details	Brazzaville Brazzaville -Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...		–			–
1969	Bamako Bamako Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...	Disrupted by military coup			Disrupted by military coup
1973 Details	Lagos Lagos Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...		–			–
1978 Details	Algiers Algiers ' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...		–			–
1987 Details	Nairobi Nairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...		3 – 0			3 – 0
1991 Details	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...		–			–
1995 Details	Harare Harare Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
1999 Details	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...		3 – 2			3 – 0
2003 Details Volleyball at the 2003 All-Africa Games The Men's and Women's Volleyball Competition at the 2003 All-Africa Games were held in Abuja, Nigeria from October 11 to October 18, 2003.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:*October 17 — Semi Finals...	Abuja Abuja Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...		3 – 0			3 – 2
2007 Details Volleyball at the 2007 All-Africa Games The Men's and Women's Volleyball Competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games were held in Algiers, Algeria from 14 July to 22 July 2007.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:July 21 — Semi FinalsJuly 22 — Bronze Medal Match...	Algiers Algiers ' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...		3 – 1			3 – 2
2011 Details Volleyball at the 2011 All-Africa Games Volleyball at the 2011 All-Africa Games will be held from September 6–16, 2011 at several venues.-Medal summary:-References:...	Maputo Maputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...		3 – 2			3 – 0
2015 Details	Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...		–			–

A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

1	5	1	1	7
2	3	1	1	5
3	1	3	0	4
4	1	2	2	5
5	0	3	2	5
6	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Gold Medal	Score	Silver Medal	Bronze Medal	Score	Fourth Place
1978 Details	Algiers Algiers ' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...		–			–
1987 Details	Nairobi Nairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...		3 – 1			3 – 1
1991 Details	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...		–			–
1995 Details	Harare Harare Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...		–			–
1999 Details	Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...		3 – 1			3 – 0
2003 Details Volleyball at the 2003 All-Africa Games The Men's and Women's Volleyball Competition at the 2003 All-Africa Games were held in Abuja, Nigeria from October 11 to October 18, 2003.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:*October 17 — Semi Finals...	Abuja Abuja Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...		3 – 2			3 – 0
2007 Details Volleyball at the 2007 All-Africa Games The Men's and Women's Volleyball Competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games were held in Algiers, Algeria from 14 July to 22 July 2007.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:July 21 — Semi FinalsJuly 22 — Bronze Medal Match...	Algiers Algiers ' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...		3 – 1			3 – 0
2011 Details Volleyball at the 2011 All-Africa Games Volleyball at the 2011 All-Africa Games will be held from September 6–16, 2011 at several venues.-Medal summary:-References:...	Maputo Maputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...		3 – 1			3 – 0
2015 Details	Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...		–			–

Medal table

1	3	1	3	7
2	3	0	0	3
3	1	3	1	5
4	1	2	1	4
5	0	2	1	3
6	0	0	1	1
6	0	0	1	1

Men

Women's beach volleyball
Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011 Details Volleyball at the 2011 All-Africa Games Volleyball at the 2011 All-Africa Games will be held from September 6–16, 2011 at several venues.-Medal summary:-References:...	Maputo Maputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...	Freedom Chiya Grant Goldschmidt	Marcio Sequeira Eden Sequeira	Ajamako Seidu Evans Tagoe

Women

Women's beach volleyball
Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011 Details Volleyball at the 2011 All-Africa Games Volleyball at the 2011 All-Africa Games will be held from September 6–16, 2011 at several venues.-Medal summary:-References:...	Maputo Maputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...	Elodie Li Natacha Rigobert	Palesa Sekhenyana Randy Williams Randy Williams Randel Luvelle Williams was an American athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump event....	Margaret Indilara Dorcas Ndasaba

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