African Volleyball Confederation
Abbreviation | CAVB |
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Formation | 1972 |
Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
Membership | 54 member associations |
President | ![]() |
Parent organization | FIVB |
Website | 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[]
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 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 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 in the continent to the teams of Egypt and Tunisia, in men's, & Kenya, Egypt and Tunisia, in women's volleyball.
African Volleyball Zones[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/CAVB_zones.png/219px-CAVB_zones.png)
Number | Events | Members |
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1 | Zone 1 - North Zone | 4 |
2 | Zone 2 - West Zone A | 8 |
3 | Zone 3 - West Zone B | 8 |
4 | Zone 4 - Central Zone | 9 |
5 | Zone 5 - Central-East Zone | 11 |
6 | Zone 6 - Southern Zone A | 10 |
7 | Zone 7 - Southern Zone B | 4 |
Affiliated federations[]
As of 2020, the following 54 national federations were affiliated to the CAVB that was divided to 5 subregions and 7 zones.[1]
Code | Country | Federation | Zone |
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Northern Africa | |||
ALG | ![]() |
Algerian Volleyball Federation | 1 |
EGY | ![]() |
Egyptian Volleyball Federation | 5 |
LBA | ![]() |
Libyan Volleyball Federation | 1 |
MAR | ![]() |
Moroccan Royal Volleyball Federation | 1 |
SSD | ![]() |
South Sudan Volleyball Federation | 5 |
SUD | ![]() |
Sudan Volleyball Association | 5 |
TUN | ![]() |
Tunisian Volleyball Federation | 1 |
Western Africa | |||
BEN | ![]() |
Fédération Beninoise de Volley-Ball | 3 |
BUR | ![]() |
Federation Burkinabe de Volley-Ball | 3 |
CPV | ![]() |
Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Voleibol | 2 |
GAM | ![]() |
Gambia Volleyball Association | 2 |
GBS | ![]() |
Federação de Voleibol da Guine-Bissau | 2 |
GHA | ![]() |
Ghana Volleyball Association | 3 |
GUI | ![]() |
Fédération Guineenne de Volley-Ball | 2 |
CIV | ![]() |
Fédération Ivoirienne de Volley-Ball | 3 |
LBR | ![]() |
Liberia Volleyball Federation | 3 |
MLI | ![]() |
Fédération Malienne de Volleyball | 2 |
MTN | ![]() |
Fédération Mauritanienne de Volley-Ball | 2 |
NGR | ![]() |
Nigerian Volleyball Federation | 3 |
NIG | ![]() |
Fédération Nigerienne de Volley-Ball | 3 |
SEN | ![]() |
Fédération Senegalaise De Volley-Ball | 2 |
SLE | ![]() |
Fédération de Volleyball de la Sierra Leone | 2 |
TOG | ![]() |
Fédération Togolaise de Volley-Ball | 3 |
Central Africa | |||
CAF | ![]() |
Federation Centrafricaine de Volleyball | 4 |
CGO | ![]() |
Fédération Congolaise de Volley-Ball | 4 |
CHA | ![]() |
Fédération Tchadienne de Volley-Ball | 4 |
CMR | ![]() |
Fédération Camerounaise De Volley-Ball | 4 |
COD | ![]() |
Fédération de Volley-Ball du Congo | 4 |
GAB | ![]() |
Federation Gabonaise de Volley-Ball | 4 |
GEQ | ![]() |
Federación Ecuatoguineana de Voleibol | 4 |
STP | ![]() |
Federação Santomense de Voleibol | 4 |
Eastern Africa | |||
BDI | ![]() |
Fédération Burundaise de Volleyball | 4 |
COM | ![]() |
Fédération Comorienne de Volley-Ball | 7 |
DJI | ![]() |
Fédération Djiboutienne de Volley-Ball | 5 |
ERT | ![]() |
Eritrean National Volleyball Federation | 5 |
ETH | ![]() |
Ethiopian Volleyball Federation | 5 |
KEN | ![]() |
Kenya Volleyball Federation | 5 |
MAD | ![]() |
Fédération Malagasy de Volleyball | 7 |
MAW | ![]() |
Volleyball Association of Malawi | 6 |
MOZ | ![]() |
Federação Moçambicana de Voleibol | 6 |
MRI | ![]() |
Mauritius Volleyball Association | 7 |
RWA | ![]() |
Fédération Rwandaise de Volleyball | 5 |
SEY | ![]() |
Seychelles Volleyball Federation | 7 |
SOM | ![]() |
Xirrirka Kubadda Laliska | 5 |
TAN | ![]() |
Tanzania Volleyball Association | 5 |
UGA | ![]() |
Uganda Volleyball Federation | 5 |
ZAM | ![]() |
Zambia Volleyball Association | 6 |
ZIM | ![]() |
Zimbabwe Volleyball Association | 6 |
Southern Africa | |||
ANG | ![]() |
Federação Angolana de Voleibol | 6 |
BOT | ![]() |
Botswana Volleyball Federation | 6 |
SWZ | ![]() |
Eswatini National Volleyball Association | 6 |
LES | ![]() |
Lesotho National Volleyball Association | 6 |
NAM | ![]() |
Namibian Volleyball Federation | 6 |
RSA | ![]() |
Volleyball South Africa | 6 |
Tournaments[]
National Teams Competitions[]
- Men
- Men's African Volleyball Championship
- Men's African Volleyball Championship U23
- Men's African Volleyball Championship U21
- Boys' African Volleyball Championship U19
- Women
- Women's African Volleyball Championship
- Women's African Volleyball Championship U23
- Women's Africa Volleyball Championship U20
- Girls' Africa Volleyball Championship U18
Club competitions[]
- African Clubs Championship
- African Volleyball Cup Winners' Cup
- Women's African Clubs Championship
- Women's African Cup Winners' Cup (volleyball)
Beach volleyball[]
- Africa Beach Volleyball Championship
- Africa Women's Beach Volleyball Championship
Zonal competitions[]
References[]
- ^ "About CAVB". CAVB official website.
External links[]
- Volleyball organizations
- Sports governing bodies in Africa