The 2020 African Volleyball Championship U21 was held in Cairo, Egypt from 20 to 24 February 2021.

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.

[1] Egypt finished the 4-team round-robin tournament on top of the standing to clinch their fifth title.

[2] 5 CAVB under-21 national teams have registered to participate in the 2020 African Championship U21.

But, Central African Republic later withdrew.