2007 CAVB Congress- Nairobi, Kenya


Olympic qualifications determined and Ambitious development programme in order
Olympic qualifications determined and Ambitious development programme in order

Nairobi, Kenya, October 27, 2007-: The 2007 CAVB Ordinary congress Presided by Dr. Amr Elwani expressed the great African Unity when the representatives of the attending 33 countries declared their full loyalty to the FIVB constitution and they expressed their support to the CAVB Board of Administration to lead the Continental volleyball to more progress and success.

The second and last day of the CAVB Congress showed presentations of all the continental zones and commission presidents which showed much progress since the continental governing body decided to make the zonal competition as a qualifier to the continental competition. The reports showed how these competitions increased the number of participating teams from 16 to 30 countries in 2007.

The time table of the African Olympic qualifications was finally determined during the Congress by the Organizers. CAVB first vice- president Tubby Reddy and the president of South Africa Federation determined 1-10 February 2008 for the men’s qualifications in Pretoria, while Algeria Volleyball Federation President Okba Gougam, the organizer of the Women’s qualification determined the schedule 20-29 January 2008.

Zone I president Okba Gougam showed the competitions of the zone and the activity through the agreement between the federations.

Zone II President Mory Keita presented the activity of the zone that constitutes 8 countries. He mentioned in his report the importance of using the development centre in Dakar, Senegal.

Cote d’Ivoire President Mamadou Kone presented Zone III report in stead of the zone president Issiaka Sawadogo who was absent. He mentioned the difficulties that faced the zone to fulfill the activity properly. He mentioned also the annual competition organized in the zone under the name of Solidarity tournament.

Zone VII president Kayseeven Teeroovengdum mentioned the activity of his zone through the Indian Ocean competition at the club and National teams level. He presented the request of Reunion Islands to participate in the CAVB competitions.

Zone V and Zone VI presidents Emadeldin Osman and Sesupo Mosweu who didn’t attend the congress mentioned in their reports that their zones showed a dramatic improvement in their activity wither at the competition and administration levels.

CAVB President Dr. Amr Elwani had a detailed presentation describing the development plan and the new Mini Volley Project that will be implemented by 2008 all over the continent.

CAVB Referee Committee President Hassan Ahmed pointed out that the improvement of refereeing at the African level depends mainly on the quantity and quality of the matches directed by the referee so he advised the national federation representatives to increase the number of matches in their local league. He asked the NFs to take care of the referees at all grades to increase the number of active African international referees at the FIVB competitions.

CAVB SOC President Camilo Antao proposed to copy the organizational procedure of the FIVB in the African competitions and to follow the operation Manual.

Development and technical committee president Baba Sy concluded that the improvement of all FIVB Courses through VCP Programme is considered one of the main options of development of the sport at all levels. Specially for the youth coaches and teams.

Legal commission President Siven Samuel mentioned the legal committee support for the board of administration in order to perform their job in a correct way regarding all legal decisions against the federations and persons who didn’t follow the FIVB and CAVB regulations and constitutions. .

By the end of the Congress, the Kenyan President of Olympic Committee (KOC) Dr. Kipchoge Keino invited all the delegations for a dinner attended by Kenya Volleyball Federation President Kioni Waithaka, Secretary General of KOC Mr. F K Paul, Treasurer of KOC Mr. Steven Soi and KOC member David Okeyo.