African_Volleyball_Confederation

African Volleyball Confederation

African Volleyball Confederation

Continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa

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

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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 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. 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 Rabat, Morocco.

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 impressive 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 of all the national federations affiliated to the CAVB.

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

CAVB zones

CAVB zones
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Affiliated federations

As of 2020, the following 54 national federations were affiliated to the CAVB that was divided into 5 subregions and 7 zones.[1][2]

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Tournaments

National team competitions

Men's competitions

Women's competitions

Club competitions

Beach volleyball competitions

Zonal competitions

  • African Zone 1 Volleyball Championship
  • African Zone 2 Volleyball Championship
  • African Zone 3 Volleyball Championship
  • African Zone 4 Volleyball Championship
  • African Zone 5 Volleyball Championship
  • African Zone 6 Volleyball Championship
  • African Zone 7 Volleyball Championship

References

  1. [1]
    "About CAVB". CAVB official website.
  2. [2]
    FIVB Zonal Associations
  3. [3]
    "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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