African Volleyball Confederation

African Volleyball Confederation

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

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

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 men's and women's World Championships, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.

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, Algeria, Tunisia and Nigeria, in women's volleyball.

Affiliated Federations

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

CodeCountryFederation
ALG AlgeriaAlgerian Volleyball Federation
ANG AngolaFederação Angolana de Voleibol
BDI BurundiFédération Burundaise de Volleyball
BEN BeninFédération Beninoise de Volley-Ball
BOT BotswanaBotswana Volleyball Federation
BUR Burkina FasoFederation Burkinabe de Volley-Ball
CAF Central African RepublicFederation Centrafricaine de Volleyball
CGO Republic of the CongoFédération Congolaise de Volley-Ball
CHA ChadFédération Tchadienne de Volley-Ball
CIV Ivory CoastFédération Ivoirienne de Volley-Ball
CMR CameroonFédération Camerounaise De Volley-Ball
COD Democratic Republic of the CongoFédération de Volley-Ball du Congo
COM ComorosFédération Comorienne de Volley-Ball
CPV Cape VerdeFederação Cabo-Verdiana de Voleibol
DJI DjiboutiFédération Djiboutienne de Volley-Ball
EGY EgyptEgyptian Volleyball Federation
ERT EritreaEritrean National Volleyball Federation
ETH EthiopiaEthiopian Volleyball Federation
GAB GabonFederation Gabonaise de Volley-Ball
GAM GambiaGambia Volleyball Association
GBS Guinea-BissauFederaçãо de Voleibol da Guine-Bissau
GEQ Equatorial GuineaFederación Ecuatoguineana de Voleibol
GHA GhanaGhana Volleyball Association
GUI GuineaFédération Guineenne de Volley-Ball
KEN KenyaKenya Volleyball Federation
LBA LibyaLibyan Volleyball Federation
LBR LiberiaLiberia Volleyball Federation
LES LesothoLesotho National Volleyball Association
MAD MadagascarFédération Malagasy de Volleyball
MAR MoroccoFédération Royale Marocaine de Volley-Ball
MAW MalawiVolleyball Association Of Malawi
MLI MaliFédération Malienne de Volleyball
MOZ MozambiqueFederação Moçambicana de Voleibol
MRI MauritiusMauritius Volleyball Association
MTN MauritaniaFédération Mauritanienne de Volley-Ball
NAM NamibiaNamibian Volleyball Federation
NGR NigeriaNigerian Volleyball Federation
NIG NigerFédération Nigerienne de Volley-Ball
RSA South AfricaVolleyball South Africa
RWA RwandaFédération Rwandaise de Volleyball
SEN SenegalFédération Senegalaise De Volley-Ball
SEY SeychellesSeychelles Volleyball Federation
SLE Sierra LeoneFédération de Volleyball de la Sierra Leone
SOM SomaliaXirrirka Kubadda Laliska
STP São Tomé and PríncipeFederação Santomense de Voleibol
SUD SudanSudan Volleyball Association
SWZ SwazilandSwaziland National Volleyball Association
TAN TanzaniaTanzania Volleyball Association
TOG TogoFédération Togolaise de Volley-Ball
TUN TunisiaTunisian Volleyball Federation
UGA UgandaUganda Volleyball Federation
ZAM ZambiaZambia Volleyball Association
ZIM ZimbabweZimbabwe Volleyball Association

Tournaments

This below the official tournament of the CAVB.[1]

National team competitions

Club competitions

Beach Volleyball

References

  1. ↑ "CAVB competitions". cavb.org. CAVB official website. Retrieved 2011.

External links

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