Elwani Declared Full Support to Dr. Acosta as he attended Zone Meeting in Benin
Cotonou, Benin, April 9-: CAVB President, Dr. Amr Elwani declared that he had a lot of programmes to develop volleyball in the Western part of the continent with the great support of the World Volleyball Governing Body FIVB and its president Dr. Ruben Acosta in a press conference held at VIP lounge in CADJEHOUN in Benin international airport upon his arrival to Benin Capital of Cotonou to attend African Zone II and zone III meeting on Wednesday in one of his continental visits to enhance the big attendance of African countries in the FIVB Congress to be held in Japan, October 2006.
He added that Dr. Acosta will continue his technical and financial support to help the continent to achieve the development projects to reach to the World level after the great progress in the last few years at the FIVB competitions.
"I'm coming here to implement our development plans all over the continent and we choose Benin after their great success in hosting the last years Men's African Clubs Champions Championship," Said Dr. Elwani in an interview for Golfe TV in Benin. "I'm very proud of my visit to Benin and send my deep thanks to Benin Volleyball Federation, Mr. Dominique ATCHAWE and all the Board members for the hospitality and the good arrangement for such important meeting" He added.
Mr. ATCHAWE expressed that he is very happy with the care received from both FIVB and CAVB last year when Benin hosted one of the most important CAVB competitions in the club level with the participation of 11 teams and now we host the most prestigious meeting with the participation of twelve countries.
In presence of Mr. Baba SY president of Senegal volleyball federation, Mr. Moussa GUEYE Vice president of Mali Volleyball Federation, Mr. AGBODIAN Prince president of Togo Volleyball Federation the delegates representing all Zone countries announce their fully support to Dr. Acosta as the only candidate for Africa in the elections of 2006 congress.
Mr. Baba SY, president of Senegal volleyball and Vice president of CAVB commented that all African countries are one unit behind our president for Volleyball glory world wide generally and in Africa particularly.