Nigeria Olympic Committee President Habu Ahmed Gumel named new FIVB Executive Vice-President The FIVB Executive Committee has nominated Mr. Habu Ahmed Gumel as Executive Vice-President to replace the outgoing Mr. Yuri Chesnokov Nigeria Olympic Committee and Nigeria Volleyball Federation President Gumel, a 58-year engineer from Jigawa State, studied in Kiev, Russia, before beginning a career in engineering and a successful alternate career in sport organization. Already a member of the FIVB Board of Administration, he was chosen as FIVB Executive Vice-President during the annual FIVB Board earlier this month. Gumel’s appointment came after the Board showed their appreciation for Chesnokov, who attended his first FIVB Board in 1975. “The longest applause I’ve ever heard in the Board of Administration,” said FIVB President Dr. Rubén Acosta after the tribute to Chesnokov. Chesnokov was first elected FIVB Vice-President in 1976. He has been President of the Rules of the Game Commission, Sports Organizing Committee and Coaching Commission in his time with the FIVB. The Russian played Volleyball from 1954 to 1966 with the CSKA team and the USSR Men's team, winning gold medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 and the 1960 and 1962 World Championships.