Kenyan men's national volleyball team

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Kenya
Kenya
Association Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB)
FIVB member since 1964
World ranking 71st 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 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2007
best result 5th place 2007
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 Kenyan national volleyball team for men is the selection of Kenyan volleyball players that the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. In 1964, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). In January 2012, the team was ranked 71st in the world .

International competitions

Kenya at world championships

The team has not yet qualified for a world championship.

Kenya at the Olympic Games

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

Kenya at the African Championships

The team can boast five appearances in the African Championship :

  • 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 : 8th place
  • Ivory CoastIvory Coast 1989 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1991 : 7th place
  • AlgeriaAlgeria 1993 : 7th place
  • TunisiaTunisia 1995 : 6th place
  • NigeriaNigeria 1997 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1999 : not qualified
  • NigeriaNigeria 2001 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 2003 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 2005 : not qualified
  • South AfricaSouth Africa 2007 : 5th place
  • MoroccoMorocco 2009 : not qualified
  • MoroccoMorocco 2011 : not qualified

Kenya at the Africa Games

Kenya's men's national volleyball team has taken part in the African Games four times : in 1995 and 1999, the team reached fifth place, before moving up to fourth place in 2007 and finally winning the bronze medal in 2011.

Kenya at the World Cup

Kenya has not yet taken part in the World Cup - the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games.

Kenya in the world league

The world league has so far taken place without Kenyan 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.