2009 CAVB Sports Organizing Commission and Beach volleyball meeting

The African League is a new revolution for CAVB in 2010

Cairo, Egypt, December 15, 2009- The African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) Sports Organizing committee will start an important meeting in the CAVB Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday for an important mission to implement the new African competition system that had been adopted during the 2009 CAVB Congress in Algeria last September.

One of the most important items in the agenda is to put the new formula of the qualification for the African Nations Championship at the senior, junior or youth level that aims mainly at increasing the number of participating teams through the zonal and regional tournaments. The meeting will also discuss the new system proposed by the CAVB President Dr. Amr Elwani to establish the African League for the African National teams in a home and away system.

The meeting will present also the new competition under the name Baba Sy who is one of the African volleyball Legends who did a lot for the continental and World volleyball.

SOC will study also the applications to host the CAVB competitions in 2010 and 2011 and the new wording of the CAVB competition regulations.

On the beach volleyball side the agenda is condensed with a lot of items mainly the proposal for the African qualifications to the 2012 Olympic Games. Also the regulations of the club Beach volleyball tours will be put in order. The Beach Volleyball refereeing courses and clinics at the zonal level will be determined in an attempt to increase the beach volleyball activity.

“We hope to have fruitful discussion during this decisive meeting to increase our activity on an equal foot with the other contents after the African team achieved many victories at the world level,” said CAVB president Dr. Amr Elwani who will conduct the meeting. “The African League and the new system of qualifications of the Nations Championship will be a revolution for the African volleyball as it was supported a lot when it was presented during the 2009 CAVB Congress.” He added.
 
 

 
 
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