Ghanaian men's national volleyball team

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Ghana
Ghana
Association Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB)
FIVB member since 1961
World ranking 123rd place (January 2012)
World Championship
Participation in the finals no
best result not qualified
Olympic games
Participation in the finals no
best result not qualified
African Championship
Participation in the finals 1991, 1999
best result 6th place 1991, 1999
World cup
Participation in the finals no
best result not qualified
World league
Participation in the finals no
best result not qualified
(As of June 1, 2012)

The Ghanaian national volleyball team for men is the selection of Ghanaian volleyball players that the Ghana Volleyball Association (GVA) represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. In 1961, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). In January 2012, the team was ranked 123rd in the world .

International competitions

Ghana at world championships

The team has not yet qualified for a world championship.

Ghana at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has not been able to qualify for the Olympic competitions .

Ghana at African Championships

The team can boast two participations in the African Championship so far :

  • TunisiaTunisia 1967 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1971 : not qualified
  • TunisiaTunisia 1976 : not qualified
  • Political system of the Libyan Arab JamahiriyaPolitical system of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1979 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1983 : not qualified
  • TunisiaTunisia 1987 : not qualified
  • Ivory CoastIvory Coast 1989 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1991 : 6th place
  • AlgeriaAlgeria 1993 : not qualified
  • TunisiaTunisia 1995 : not qualified
  • NigeriaNigeria 1997 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1999 : 6th place
  • NigeriaNigeria 2001 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 2003 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 2005 : not qualified
  • South AfricaSouth Africa 2007 : not qualified
  • MoroccoMorocco 2009 : not qualified
  • MoroccoMorocco 2011 : not qualified

Ghana at the Africa Games

Ghana's national men's volleyball team has taken part in the African Games competitions three times : in 1999 and 2003, the team finished ninth, and in 2007 it came eleventh.

Ghana at the World Cup

Ghana has not yet participated in the World Cup - the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games.

Ghana in the world league

The world league has so far taken place without Ghanaian participation.

Individual evidence

  1. FIVB world rankings
  2. FIVB - Confederations and Federations: AFRICA - CAVB ( English ) In: fivb.org . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. FIVB - Volleyball: FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men: As per January 4, 2012 ( English ) In: fivb.org . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  4. Men Volleyball All Africa Games index file ( English ) In: todor66.com . Retrieved June 1, 2012.