Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Cape Town
October 22 - 26, 2025
Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse, Qatar
 
Ahmed Tijan
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 28, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Banjul, Gambia
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 88
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$347,350.00
Cherif Younousse Samba
Qatar
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Dakar, Senegal
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$375,150.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334149Money
FIVB716762181154100110 US$680,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000000000001 US$0.00
Overall726762181154100111 US$680,500.00
Previous Cape Town Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Cherif Younousse - 3rd Ahmed Tijan - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal 3 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 3 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 5 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 1 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 12/4-7/2024 Finals Doha 2024 1 3rd 320 US$50,000.00
FIVB 11/6-10/2024 Elite16 Rio de Janeiro 3 5th 760 US$8,000.00
Head to Head Results
Tijan/Younousse lead the series against the field 44-18 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 3-4
8/8/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Semi-Finals Ahman/Hellvig 1 Tijan/Younousse 13 21-13, 21-17 0:35
7/29/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 13 Ahman/Hellvig 1 15-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:56
12/9/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Semi-Finals Ahman/Hellvig 3 Tijan/Younousse 1 12-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:46
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Ahman/Hellvig 2 Tijan/Younousse 7 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 0:51
11/5/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Semi-Finals Ahman/Hellvig 6 Tijan/Younousse 3 33-35, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool C Tijan/Younousse 3 Ahman/Hellvig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:38
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 1 Ahman/Hellvig 2 15-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
7/6/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Gold Medal Tijan/Younousse 3 Andersson/Nilsson 24, Q13 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against Aye/Bassereau, France 1-0
5/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Pool E Tijan/Younousse 5 Aye/Bassereau 20, Q8 16-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against Bello/Bello, England 2-0
11/7/24FIVBElite16 Rio de Janeiro Pool C Tijan/Younousse 3 Bello/Bello 14, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:43
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool C Tijan/Younousse 3 Bello/Bello 14, Q7 23-25, 21-14, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against Berntsen/Mol, Norway 5-0
7/3/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool C Tijan/Younousse 3 Berntsen/Mol 10 21-19, 21-17 0:37
5/31/25FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 5 Berntsen/Mol 10 21-15, 21-17 0:31
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Berntsen/Mol 16, Q6 22-20, 21-12 0:36
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Berntsen/Mol 29, Q8 21-17, 21-15 0:36
7/27/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 Berntsen/Mol 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
Trail the series against Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 4-5
7/5/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 3 Boermans/de Groot 2 21-16, 21-18 0:37
12/7/24FIVBFinals Doha 2024 Bronze Medal Tijan/Younousse 1 Boermans/de Groot 4 18-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:52
12/5/24FIVBFinals Doha 2024 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Boermans/de Groot 4 23-21, 22-20 0:42
5/3/24FIVBElite16 Brasília Pool A Tijan/Younousse 8 Boermans/de Groot 1 21-17, 21-23, 15-13 0:56
3/8/24FIVBElite16 Doha Winner 2 Boermans/de Groot 6 Tijan/Younousse 12 21-19, 21-17 0:38
11/25/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Winner 2 Boermans/de Groot 8 Tijan/Younousse 13, Q1 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:46
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Boermans/de Groot 24 Tijan/Younousse 7 21-17, 21-14 0:37
7/10/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Gold Medal Boermans/de Groot 15 Tijan/Younousse 2 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
7/7/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Pool B Boermans/de Groot 15 Tijan/Younousse 2 20-22, 21-12, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against Brouwer/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Winner 3 Tijan/Younousse 3 Brouwer/van de Velde 9 22-20, 21-23, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against Budinger/Evans, United States 3-0
7/4/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool B Tijan/Younousse 10 Budinger/Evans 7 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/3/24FIVBElite16 Brasília Pool A Tijan/Younousse 8 Budinger/Evans 9 21-19, 21-14 0:34
3/6/24FIVBElite16 Doha Pool D Tijan/Younousse 12 Budinger/Evans 13, Q3 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/2/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool C Tijan/Younousse 3 Campos/Pedrosa 22, Q11 21-18, 23-25, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-1
10/20/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 5 Capogrosso/Capogrosso 4 21-10, 21-13 0:33
10/18/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Pool D Capogrosso/Capogrosso 4 Tijan/Younousse 5 19-21, 25-23, 15-8 0:55
Lead the series against Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-1
8/14/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Pool C Carracher/Nicolaidis 14, Q2 Tijan/Younousse 3 By Forfeit  
8/1/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 13 Carracher/Nicolaidis 24 21-14, 21-18 0:38
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Carracher/Nicolaidis 17 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 1-0
10/19/24FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 5 Dos Santos/da Silva 7 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against Dillier/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
5/18/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Gold Medal Tijan/Younousse 1 Dillier/Krattiger 24, Q1 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against Dressler/Waller, Austria 2-0
5/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Pool E Tijan/Younousse 5 Dressler/Waller 17, Q2 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:51
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 1 Dressler/Waller 3 21-15, 27-25 0:47
Lead the series against Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 3-1
12/5/24FIVBFinals Doha 2024 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Ehlers/Wickler 5 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:51
7/28/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool D Tijan/Younousse 5 Ehlers/Wickler 4 21-15, 21-16 0:34
2/4/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Winner 1 Ehlers/Wickler 10 Tijan/Younousse 4 21-19, 21-16 0:36
6/4/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 1 Ehlers/Wickler 15, Q4 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 4-1
6/7/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Tijan/Younousse 11 Goncalves/Lanci 6 21-18, 26-24 0:46
3/8/24FIVBElite16 Doha Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 12 Goncalves/Lanci 9 21-19, 21-12 0:38
11/24/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Pool D Tijan/Younousse 13, Q1 Goncalves/Lanci 4 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
7/29/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Winner 2 Goncalves/Lanci 11 Tijan/Younousse 5 21-18, 21-18 0:38
6/1/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Tijan/Younousse 7 Goncalves/Lanci 15, Q10 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 6-4
8/5/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 13 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-14, 21-13 0:37
7/11/24FIVBElite16 Vienna Pool B Grimalt/Grimalt 7 Tijan/Younousse 10 21-16, 22-20 0:40
7/5/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Winner 1 Tijan/Younousse 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 8 21-13, 21-17 0:33
7/6/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool B Tijan/Younousse 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 10 21-15, 21-13 0:36
1/26/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 8 21-18, 21-18 0:38
10/1/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 Tijan/Younousse 6 22-20, 27-25 0:46
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 15, Q2 Tijan/Younousse 1 21-14, 21-17 0:31
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Tijan/Younousse 14 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 21-16, 21-19 0:40
7/28/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 Tijan/Younousse 1 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:46
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Tijan/Younousse 15 Grimalt/Grimalt 18 27-25, 29-27 0:49
Lead the series against Heidrich/Jordan, Switzerland 1-0
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 3 Tijan/Younousse 1 Heidrich/Jordan 25, Q2 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against Henning/Wust, Germany 0-1
8/14/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Pool C Henning/Wust 11 Tijan/Younousse 3 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against Korotkov/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Korotkov/Tiisaar 17 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against Mol/Mol, Norway 1-0
5/18/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 1 Mol/Mol 29, Q9 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:55