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Cuban Coach for Algeria
to prepare for All Africa Games
 Alger,
Algeria, January 17-: The Algerian volleyball federation decided
to contract the Cuban coach, Antonio Tejeda to take over the
responsibility of the Algerian team in the preparation of their
National team to All Africa Games which will be held 11-23 July
in their home lands. Algeria will be one of the big favorites to
win the gold medal of this competition with the reigning African
Champions Egypt and Tunisia.
The head coach will arrive to Algeria within days to arrange for
the job to have enough time to prepare for both 2007 big
volleyball events which are All Africa games in July and the
16th African Nations Championship in South Africa in September.
The Cuban coach worked before with technical staff of the Cuban
national team and had a great international experience as well
as his great experience as an international players with his
country. He comes to Algeria according to Cooperation Protocol
between the Algerian and Cuban volleyball federations. The
contract will be for two years during which the coach will have
a complete staff to put the new strategy for the Algerian
volleyball to regain their capability to compete for a
continental title.
Algeria is considered one of the big forces in African
volleyball although they had only two continental titles under
their belt during the fifteen competitions held till 2005. Their
objectives are to win the gold medal of All Africa Games in
their home lands and compete for the gold in the 2007 African
Nations Championship which is qualifying for the 2007 FIVB World
Cup.
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