2009 Zone III General Assembly
ELwani met the Mayor of Ouagadougou and the Main Volleyball
sponsor at the Presidency Palace
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 19, 2009- CAVB President Dr.
Amr Elwani had a fruitful tour all around during his attendance
of the African Volleyball Zone III General Assembly as he
visited the Mayor of the Burkina Faso Capital of Ouagadougou
Simon Compaore and the Zone main volleyball sponsor of the Zone
Colonel Major Gilbert Diendere at the Presidency Palace here at
Ouagadougou, Burkina on Thursday. The tour was mainly to assess
the governmental support and to follow up the volleyball
infrastructure in the country.
Elwani was accompanied by the Zone President Mr. Sawadougou and
all the Zone National Federations delegations as he followed up
all the facilities done by the local authority to support
volleyball at all levels.
Elwani started his tour visiting the Mayor of Ouagadougou Simon
Copmaore at his office where he received a very positive
feedback about the facilities he did for volleyball during the
last few years. Elwani asked him about the volleyball
infrastructure and how to improve the courts and he replied that
all the governmental authority supported the establishment of
the major indoor hall (The Palais des Sports) in the capital
Ouagadougou which will be ready to receive the matches after a
month.
Elwani then met the main sponsor of volleyball in Burkina Faso
Gilbert Diendere and in Zone III where he expressed his thanks
to the CAVB president for his great efforts to develop
volleyball in the continent. Elwani asked him to allow Burkina
to organize a big continental competition to gain the experience
of organization which will be mandatory for the country to
improve forwards.
Diendere promised Elwani to do his best to aid volleyball in the
zone and supply all the requirements.
After the tour the members of zone III continued their meeting
to define their future strategy towards the organization of
regular Zonal competitions.
Photo caption
Colonel Diendere, the main sponsoor of volleyball with the
African delegations
Elwani honoring the Mayor of Ouagadougou with the CAVB Order
The Mayor with all the African delegations
Elwani during his meeting with the main sponsor Major Diendere
Elwani in an interview in Burkina during his tour
