- Confédération Africaine de Volleyball
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Confédération Africaine de Volleyball
CAVB logoFormation 1972 Type Sports organization Headquarters Cairo, Egypt Membership 53 nations President 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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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.
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:
Code Country Federation ALG Algeria Algerian Volleyball Federation ANG Angola Federação Angolana de Voleibol BDI Burundi Fédération Burundaise de Volleyball BEN Benin Fédération Beninoise de Volley-Ball BOT Botswana Botswana Volleyball Federation BUR Burkina Faso Federation Burkinabe de Volley-Ball CAF Central African Republic Federation Centrafricaine de Volleyball CGO Republic of the Congo Fédération Congolaise de Volley-Ball CHA Chad Fédération Tchadienne de Volley-Ball CIV Côte d'Ivoire Fédération Ivoirienne de Volley-Ball CMR Cameroon Fédération Camerounaise De Volley-Ball COD Democratic Republic of the Congo Fédération de Volley-Ball du Congo COM Comoros Fédération Comorienne de Volley-Ball CPV Cape Verde Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Voleibol DJI Djibouti Fédération Djiboutienne de Volley-Ball EGY Egypt Egyptian Volleyball Federation ERT Eritrea Eritrean National Volleyball Federation ETH Ethiopia Ethiopian Volleyball Federation GAB Gabon Federation Gabonaise de Volley-Ball GAM Gambia Gambia Volleyball Association GBS Guinea-Bissau unknown GEQ Equatorial Guinea Federación Ecuatoguineana de Voleibol GHA Ghana Ghana Volleyball Association GUI Guinea Fédération Guineenne de Volley-Ball KEN Kenya Kenya Volleyball Association LBA Libya Libyan Volleyball Federation LBR Liberia Liberia Volleyball Federation LES Lesotho Lesotho National Volleyball Association MAD Madagascar Fédération Malagasy de Volleyball MAR Morocco Fédération Royale Marocaine de Volley-Ball MAW Malawi Volleyball Association Of Malawi MLI Mali Fédération Malienne de Volleyball MOZ Mozambique Federação Moçambicana de Voleibol MRI Mauritius Mauritius Volleyball Association MTN Mauritania Fédération Mauritanienne de Volley-Ball NAM Namibia Namibian Volleyball Federation NGR Nigeria Nigerian Volleyball Federation NIG Niger Fédération Nigerienne de Volley-Ball RSA South Africa Volleyball South Africa RWA Rwanda Fédération Rwandaise de Volleyball SEN Senegal Fédération Senegalaise De Volley-Ball SEY Seychelles Seychelles Volleyball Federation SLE Sierra Leone Fédération de Volleyball de la Sierra Leone SOM Somalia unknown STP São Tomé and Príncipe Federação Santomense de Voleibol SUD Sudan Sudan Volleyball Association SWZ Swaziland Swaziland National Volleyball Association TAN Tanzania Tanzania Volleyball Association TOG Togo Fédération Togolaise de Volley-Ball TUN Tunisia Fédération Tunisienne de Volley-Ball UGA Uganda Uganda Volleyball Federation ZAM Zambia Zambia Volleyball Association ZIM Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Volleyball Association Tournaments
- Africa Volleyball Championship (male and female)
- Africa Volleyball Championship U21 (male)
- Women's Africa Volleyball Championship U20
- Africa Volleyball Championship U19 (male)
- Girl's Africa Volleyball Championship U18
- African Cup of Champions Clubs
External links
- CAVB Homepage
- NCAA list of African volleyball federations
- National Volleyball Federation of The Central African Republic
- National Volleyball Federation of Morocco
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