African Volleyball Confederation
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CAVB logo | |
| Formation | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
Membership | 53 nations |
President |
 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:
| 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 |  Ivory Coast | 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 | Federaçãо de Voleibol da Guine-Bissau |
| GEQ |  Equatorial Guinea | Federación Ecuatoguineana de Voleibol |
| GHA |  Ghana | Ghana Volleyball Association |
| GUI |  Guinea | Fédération Guineenne de Volley-Ball |
| KEN |  Kenya | Kenya Volleyball Federation |
| 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 | Xirrirka Kubadda Laliska |
| 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 | Tunisian Volleyball Federation |
| UGA |  Uganda | Uganda Volleyball Federation |
| ZAM |  Zambia | Zambia Volleyball Association |
| ZIM |  Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Volleyball Association |
Tournaments
This below the official tournament of the CAVB.
National team competitions
- Men's African Volleyball Championship
- Women's African Volleyball Championship
- African Volleyball Championship U23 (male)
- Africa Volleyball Championship U21 (male)
- Women's Africa Volleyball Championship U20
- Africa Volleyball Championship U19 (male)
- Girl's Africa Volleyball Championship U18
Club competitions
Beach Volleyball
- Africa Beach Volleyball Championship
- Africa Women's Beach Volleyball Championship
References
External links
- CAVB Homepage
- NCAA list of African volleyball federations
- National Volleyball Federation of The Central African Republic
- National Volleyball Federation of Morocco