Confédération Africaine de Volleyball

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Confédération Africaine de Volleyball

CAVB logo
CAVB logo

Formation 1972
Type Sports organization
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Membership 53 nations
President Flag of Egypt Amr El Wani
Website http://www.cavb.org/

Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Africa. Its headquarters are located in Cairo, Egypt.


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[edit] Profile

Officially, the CAVB was the last confederation to be created: it was established in 1972, when the FIVB turned its five Volleyball Zone Commissions into continental confederations. The African Volleyball Commission had been originally founded in 1967.

Although the national federation of Egypt was involved in the founding of the FIVB in 1947, the sport of volleyball remains essentially amateur in Africa, even in countries which maintain consistent Olympic programmes, such as South Africa or Kenya. In recent years, there has been considerable effort by the international federation to increase competitivity in the continent through special development actions. The results of these measures are, as of 2005, still timid.

The CAVB's headquarters are located in Cairo, Egypt.

The CAVB is responsible for national volleyball federations located in Africa and organizes continental competitions such as the African Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1967). It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games or the World Championship, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.

[edit] Teams

As of 2004, no African team has ever been able to obtain expressive results in international competitions, neither in women's nor in men's events. It could be argued that Egypt has some tradition in the sport, since it is the oldest from all national federations affiliated to the CAVB.

Judging from participation in international events, which is usually granted through continental qualification procedures, one may attribute predominance in the continent to the teams of Egypt and Tunisia, in men's, and Kenya, Egypt, Tunisia and Nigeria, in women's volleyball.

[edit] Affiliated Federations

As of 2004, the following national federations were affiliated to the CAVB:

Code Country Federation
ALG Flag of Algeria Algeria Algerian Volleyball Federation
ANG Flag of Angola Angola Federação Angolana de Voleibol
BDI Flag of Burundi Burundi Fédération Burundaise de Volleyball
BEN Flag of Benin Benin Fédération Beninoise de Volley-Ball
BOT Flag of Botswana Botswana Botswana Volleyball Federation
BUR Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Federation Burkinabe de Volley-Ball
CAF Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic Federation Centrafricaine de Volleyball
CGO Flag of the Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Fédération Congolaise de Volley-Ball
CHA Flag of Chad Chad Fédération Tchadienne de Volley-Ball
CIV Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Fédération Ivoirienne de Volley-Ball
CMR Flag of Cameroon Cameroon Fédération Camerounaise De Volley-Ball
COD Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Fédération de Volley-Ball du Congo
COM Flag of the Comoros Comoros Fédération Comorienne de Volley-Ball
CPV Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Voleibol
DJI Flag of Djibouti Djibouti Fédération Djiboutienne de Volley-Ball
EGY Flag of Egypt Egypt Egyptian Volleyball Federation
ERT Flag of Eritrea Eritrea Eritrean National Volleyball Federation
ETH Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopian Volleyball Federation
GAB Flag of Gabon Gabon Federation Gabonaise de Volley-Ball
GAM Flag of The Gambia Gambia Gambia Volleyball Association
GBS Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau unknown
GEQ Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Federación Ecuatoguineana de Voleibol
GHA Flag of Ghana Ghana Ghana Volleyball Association
GUI Flag of Guinea Guinea Fédération Guineenne de Volley-Ball
KEN Flag of Kenya Kenya Kenya Volleyball Association
LBA Flag of Libya Libya Libyan Volleyball Federation
LBR Flag of Liberia Liberia Liberia Volleyball Federation
LES Flag of Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho National Volleyball Association
MAD Flag of Madagascar Madagascar Fédération Malagasy de Volleyball
MAR Flag of Morocco Morocco Fédération Royale Marocaine de Volley-Ball
MAW Flag of Malawi Malawi Volleyball Association Of Malawi
MLI Flag of Mali Mali Fédération Malienne de Volleyball
MOZ Flag of Mozambique Mozambique Federação Moçambicana de Voleibol
MRI Flag of Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius Volleyball Association
MTN Flag of Mauritania Mauritania Fédération Mauritanienne de Volley-Ball
NAM Flag of Namibia Namibia Namibian Volleyball Federation
NGR Flag of Nigeria Nigeria Nigerian Volleyball Federation
NIG Flag of Niger Niger Fédération Nigerienne de Volley-Ball
RSA Flag of South Africa South Africa Volleyball South Africa
RWA Flag of Rwanda Rwanda Fédération Rwandaise de Volleyball
SEN Flag of Senegal Senegal Fédération Senegalaise De Volley-Ball
SEY Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles Volleyball Federation
SLE Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Fédération de Volleyball de la Sierra Leone
SOM Flag of Somalia Somalia unknown
STP Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Federação Santomense de Voleibol
SUD Flag of Sudan Sudan Sudan Volleyball Association
SWZ Flag of Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland National Volleyball Association
TAN Flag of Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania Volleyball Association
TOG Flag of Togo Togo Fédération Togolaise de Volley-Ball
TUN Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Fédération Tunisienne de Volley-Ball
UGA Flag of Uganda Uganda Uganda Volleyball Federation
ZAM Flag of Zambia Zambia Zambia Volleyball Association
ZIM Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Volleyball Association

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