Morocco’s Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti and Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa of Nigeria are the 2026 CAVB African Beach Volleyball champions.
By winning the tournament, Morocco and Nigeria have also secured a spot at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. The winners of the 2026 continental championships will earn their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) a quota spot for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028.
Nigeria’s Esther Onyinye Mbah & Pamela Miyoum Bawa celebrate after being crowned the 2026 CAVB African Beach Volleyball champions
Nigeria’s Esther M & Pamela defeated Alexandra Erhart & Nora Nezha Jihane Darrhar of Morocco in straight sets (21-18, 21-11) in the women’s final played on Saturday in Alexandria, Egypt to win their first African senior title as a pair.
Mozambique’s Vanessa Muianga & Ana Sinaportar edged out Egypt’s Marwa Abdelhady & Doaa Elghobashy by 2-1 (21-11, 16-21, 15-12) in the third place playoff to claim the bronze medal.
Champions Esther M & Pamela had reached the final on a 5-1 win-loss record including a 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) sweep of Vanessa & Sinaportar of Mozambique in the semifinals.
Alexandra Erhart & Darrhar of Morocco stunned the home team of Marwa & D. Elghobashy after edging them out 2-1 (21-17, 16-21, 15-08) in the other semifinal.
Second seeds Zouheir Elgraoui & Soufiane El Gharouti successfully defended Morocco’s title in the men’s competition after defeating Algeria’s Kallouche Mohamed-Islem & Ayyoub Dekkiche in straight sets (21-19, 21-12) in the final also played on Sunday.
It’s the fifth consecutive men’s African title for Morocco after winning the 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025 editions.
Amine Lengliz & Adem Elmeddeb of Tunisia overcame Angola’s Carlos Muondo & Eduardo Hélio Albano Afonso in straight sets (21-18, 21-16) to claim the bronze medal.
Elgraoui & El Gharouti went on a seven-match flawless streak enroute their gold medal feat. The Moroccan duo defeated Tunisia’s A. Lengliz & Elmeddeb.A by 2-0 (21-19, 21-15) in the semifinals after cruising through the preliminary round as well as Round of 16 and quarterfinals without dropping a set.
To qualify for the final, Kallouche & Dekkiche A of Algeria beat Angola’s Carlos & Alfonso in straight sets (21-19, 21-19) in the other semifinal.
