African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB)
AbbreviationCAVB
Formation1972
TypeContinental sports organisation
Headquarters10 Rue Mohamed Errounda, Rabat, Morocco
Membership
54 member associations
President
Morocco Bouchra Hajij
Parent organization
FIVB

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
NumberZoneMembers
1Zone 1 – North Zone4
2Zone 2 – West Zone A8
3Zone 3 – West Zone B8
4Zone 4 – Central Zone9
5Zone 5 – East Zone11
6Zone 6 – Southern Zone A10
7Zone 7 – Southern Zone B4

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]

CodeCountryFederationZone
Northern Africa
ALG AlgeriaAlgerian Volleyball Federation1
EGY EgyptEgyptian Volleyball Federation5
LBA LibyaLibyan Volleyball Federation1
MAR MoroccoMoroccan Royal Volleyball Federation1
SUD SudanSudan Volleyball Association5
TUN TunisiaTunisian Volleyball Federation1
Western Africa
BEN BeninFédération Beninoise de Volley-Ball3
BUR Burkina FasoFederation Burkinabe de Volley-Ball3
CPV Cape VerdeFederação Cabo-Verdiana de Voleibol2
GAM GambiaGambia Volleyball Association2
GHA GhanaGhana Volleyball Association3
GUI GuineaFédération Guineenne de Volley-Ball2
GBS Guinea-BissauFederação de Voleibol da Guine-Bissau2
CIV Ivory CoastFédération Ivoirienne de Volley-Ball3
LBR LiberiaLiberia Volleyball Federation3
MLI MaliFédération Malienne de Volleyball2
MTN MauritaniaFédération Mauritanienne de Volley-Ball2
NIG NigerFédération Nigerienne de Volley-Ball3
NGR NigeriaNigerian Volleyball Federation3
SEN SenegalFédération Senegalaise De Volley-Ball2
SLE Sierra LeoneFédération de Volleyball de la Sierra Leone2
TOG TogoFédération Togolaise de Volley-Ball3
Middle Africa
ANG AngolaFederação Angolana de Voleibol6
CMR CameroonFédération Camerounaise De Volley-Ball4
CAF Central African RepublicFederation Centrafricaine de Volleyball4
CHA ChadFédération Tchadienne de Volley-Ball4
COD Democratic Republic of the CongoFédération de Volley-Ball du Congo4
GEQ Equatorial GuineaFederación Ecuatoguineana de Voleibol4
GAB GabonFederation Gabonaise de Volley-Ball4
CGO Republic of the CongoFédération Congolaise de Volley-Ball4
STP São Tomé and PríncipeFederação Santomense de Voleibol4
Eastern Africa
BDI BurundiFédération Burundaise de Volleyball4
COM ComorosFédération Comorienne de Volley-Ball7
DJI DjiboutiFédération Djiboutienne de Volley-Ball5
ERT EritreaEritrean National Volleyball Federation5
ETH EthiopiaEthiopian Volleyball Federation5
KEN KenyaKenya Volleyball Federation5
MAD MadagascarFédération Malagasy de Volleyball7
MAW MalawiVolleyball Association of Malawi6
MRI MauritiusMauritius Volleyball Association7
MOZ MozambiqueFederação Moçambicana de Voleibol6
RWA RwandaFédération Rwandaise de Volleyball5
SEY SeychellesSeychelles Volleyball Federation7
SOM SomaliaXirrirka Kubadda Laliska5
SSD South SudanSouth Sudan Volleyball Federation5
TAN TanzaniaTanzania Volleyball Association5
UGA UgandaUganda Volleyball Federation5
ZAM ZambiaZambia Volleyball Association6
ZIM ZimbabweZimbabwe Volleyball Association6
Southern Africa
BOT BotswanaBotswana Volleyball Federation6
SWZEswatini EswatiniEswatini National Volleyball Association6
LES LesothoLesotho National Volleyball Association6
NAM NamibiaNamibian Volleyball Federation6
RSA South AfricaVolleyball South Africa6

FIVB World Rankings

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. ↑ "About CAVB". CAVB official website.
  2. ↑ FIVB Zonal Associations
  3. ↑ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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