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2006 Men’s African Cup Winner’s Cup
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Final
Zamalek African Champions
Cairo, Egypt, December 21-: Zamalek of Egypt added a new African title under their belt after they won the trophy of the eighteenth Men’s African Cup winners Cup after a classic Egyptian – Tunisian final against Etoile Du Sahel of Tunisia following their victory 3-1 at Police hall in Cairo Egypt on Thursday. Saydia of Tunisia won the bronze medal following their victory over Bejaia of Algeria in the 3rd position match..
  Zamalek and Etoile du Sahel in a new Egyptian- Tunisian clash
  Zamalek and Bejaia to semifinal spot
  Protest against Saydia postpone the matches of Pool C and D
  All Big Forces Qualified to Quarterfinal
The Defending Champions Saydia plays Shams for a Semifinal Spot
  Second victory for the defending champions
  The favorite teams set first victory
  Zamalek meets Kigali at the opening- Saydia and Setif match of the day
  A historic Record of Participants in Egypt
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2006 Volleyball World Championship:
Brazil crowned 2006 FIVB Men’s World Champions
Tokyo, 3rd December 2006 – Brazil easily brushed past Poland in the final of the 2006 FIVB Men’s World Championship to defend their title on Sunday. The team’s second consecutive World Championship gold medal maintains their position of leader in all international Volleyball events as reigning World, Olympic and World League Champions as well as World Cup Champions and World Grand Champions.
 Brazil face Poland in FIVB Men’s World Championship final
 Tunisia defeated Puerto Rico in five-set marathon before departure
 Bulgaria, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro claim semi-final berths
  Another defeat for Tunisia in a dramatic five sets against Argentina
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USA and Iran, One team in Volleyball Peace Philosophy
Nagano, Japan, November 23-: Volleyball showed many expressions of peace during the 2006 FIVB World Championships in Japan as the FIVB President Dr. Ruben Acosta insists to involve our beloved sport in the World community and to make the sport as a peace message all over the world. As Dr. Acosta attended the Peace Ceremony in Hiroshima to commemorate the victims of the Atomic bomb on Thursday, there was another peace ceremony in Nagano but with a different view.
 
Kenya and Uganda Share Uganda’s Beach volleyball Tour
Antebbe, Uganda, December 4-: The first ever-international beach volleyball tournament sponsored by Club Pilsener concluded on Sunday the 3rd at Lido Beach Resort Entebbe with Kenya and Uganda sharing Club cash while Rwanda could only manage to reach the quarter final stage in the women’s category. Rwandan ladies Denyse Mukarukundo and Aline Mutabazi were eliminated in the quarters by Kenya’s Eunice Maiyo with partner Doris Muyekho 12-21, 18-21
The two-day event attracted 4 teams from Rwanda, 4 teams from Kenya and 24 teams from the hosts Uganda.
15th Arabic Championship Bahrain/ Manama - 16 - 23/11/2006
the Competition was successful, the organization and the level of the teams, very exciting matches
the spectature reached to 3000 at the Semifinal BRN - KSA, the nice Folklore Singers and Band were playing all times with Bahrainian spectatures, The Tunisian, Saudian, Algerian, and Bahrain teams show high level skills, and fighting.The African Teams, TUN, ALG, and SUD were good image of Africa Volleyball.
Pipeline, GSU win volleyball leagues in Kenya
Nairobi, Monday November 20: Former African Women Volleyball Club champions Kenya Pipeline over the weekend successfully retained the national women volleyball league in Kenya.While Pipeline stunned Kenya Commercial Bank 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-17) sets in the finals to retain the women title, General Service Unite (GSU) were not left behind when they swept past Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) 3-1 in the finals to retain the men’s title.Pipeline who were in a class of their own buoyed  .          From Jack Kwemba in Nairobi, Kenya
 
Brazil and Russia to meet again in the final
booking its place after an impressive straight-sets victory over defending champion Italy. The South Americans came home 25-17, 25-14, 21-25, 25-20 against a tired Serbia and Montenegro in the first semi-final to book their second appearance in a World Championship final in the team’s history. They will face Russia, who can now only improve on their record at the last three World Championships, where they took consecutive bronze medals.
CAVB Zone III Solidarity Tournament:
Burkina Faso achieved the double Men and Women Gold

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, October 18-: the organizers Burkina Faso achieved both Men’s and Women’s gold in the CAVB Zone III Solidarity Tournament held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso last week.
The annual competition which is held under support of French Volleyball Federation showed the participation of 4 teams in each gender which are Burkina Faso, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire and Benin.
2006 Women under 21 African Nations Championship:
Final Day
Egypt Champions, Seychelles the black hoarse, Tunisia for bronze
Alexandria, Egypt, September 20-: After Egypt Junior team secured the title of the eleventh Women’s Under 20 Volleyball African Nations Championship for the second time in a raw, before the end of the competition and hence clinched the World Championship vacancy of this age category, the black hoarse of the competition Seychelles continued their surprises.
  Matches Schedule
  Egypt beats Tunisia and qualified to the World Championship
  The emerging Seychelles sets first surprise, Egypt continue the winning rhythm
  Second Victory for the Great favorites Egypt and Tunisia
  The Favorites Tunisia and Egypt achieved first victories
  The Favorites Tunisia and Nigeria meet in the opening
  Big battle for 2007 World Championship spot
 

African Zone 6 Appreciates the Leadership of Dr. Acosta
Gaborne, Botswana, April 2005- : The Congress of the African Zone 6 appreciated the efforts done under the leadership of FIVB President, Dr. Ruben Acosta Specially hiscontribution towards the development of the sport in Africa during its meeting

   African Zone II and III send a Support Message to Acosta and Approve the Development programmes

   Elwani Declared Full Support to Dr. Acosta as he attended Zone Meeting in Benin

   African Zone V Supports FIVB President Acosta

   FIVB Presidency Candidature

  Elwani Declares the Full Support of Africa to Dr. Acosta is the man of this Generation for our sport

 FIVB President Rubén Acosta H. acquitted of all charges after hearing in Lausanne, Switzerland   F
PRESIDENT RUBEN ACOSTA STRONGER THAN EVER
 
2006 CAVB Board of Administration Meeting- Cairo, Egypt:
Fruitful decisions for better African Volleyball in the best ever Democratic Board
Cairo, Egypt, September 15-: The Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) Board of Administration meeting in Cairo took many fruitful decisions for the better future of continental volleyball. The meeting headed by CAVB President Dr. Amr Elwani discussed important subjects in management, technical and financial aspects.
  Implementation of Beach Continental Competitions and Zonal Activities, the main Points on Discussion table
 
12 Men’s Under 21 African Nations Championship:
Egypt champions, Tunisia second and Morocco for Bronze
Casablanca, Morocco, September 2-: The second favorites Tunisia secured the second position of the 12th Men’s Under 21 African Nations following their respected victory over the organizers Morocco in the fifth and final day of the competition held at Mohamed V Hall in Casablanca, Morocco on Friday.
Egypt defeated Morocco and qualified to the 2007 World Championship
Egypt set third victory over their compatriots Tunisia in the way to World Championship slot
The favorites Egypt and Tunisia set easy victories
Thriller victory for the organizers and easy win for Egypt
Thriller competition for 2007 World Championship Slots
 

2006 Girls U-18 African Nations Championship:
Tunisia Achieves the double qualifications to the World Championships
          Match results             Standings
Tunisia one more step towards the World Championship
Tunisia upset Egypt and Algeria achieved easy victory
Algeria, Egypt, South Africa and Tunisia compete for World Championship spot
Algeria, Egypt, South Africa and Tunisia compete for World Championship spot
 
 

2006 Boys U-19 African Nations Championship:
Tunisia defeated Algeria and qualified to 2007 World Championship
Tunisia defeated Egypt easily in straight sets
Egypt defeated Algeria in a thriller five setters
Algeria meets the defending champions in the opening
Three teams compete for a World Championship Vacancy

Successful Beach Volleyball Tournament in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia, July 12-: The Somali Volleyball Federation has organized successfully its 6th Beach Volleyball Tournament competition which was held in Mogadishu, Banadir Region, Somalia. The competition comes as one of the most important steps made by the federation in it attempts to increase the volleyball activities all over the country,
News by Mohamed Sheik Abdi, Secretary General of Somali Volleyball Federation
African Zone I and II send a Support Message to Acosta and Approve the Development programmes
Cotonou, Benin, April 10-: In presence of representative of twelve countries, African Zone II and Zone III held a fruitful meeting in Cotonou, Benin headed by CAVB President, Dr. Amr Elwani and attended by Benin National Director of Sport Mr. Christopher Houndevi and Secretary of Sports and Culture Mr. Lougbenon.
Coaching Clinic for School Teachers in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya, April 6-: Telkom Kenya and former national women volleyball team coach Paul Gitau over the weekend conducted a successful coaching clinic for secondary
Coaching Clinic for Secondary Schools in Botswana
Botswana, April 5-: Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) will be conducting Coaching clinic for junior and senior secondary schools at Serowe for North & North Central
Sponsorship in Botswana Volleyball Clubs
Botswana, April 5-: Tanian Volleyball Club of Serowe will on Thursday 6th April 2006 launch a partnership with

Profile- Abdalla Abdel Salam:
From Football to the best Server in the World

In the tenth of October 1983 the family Adel Salam had the first boy born after they had before two older girls.


Morocco Organizes Candidate Referee Course
The Moroccan Volleyball Federation will organize an international refereeing candidate course, which will be held in Morocco (Institut Royal de Formation des  


Kioni elected KVF President as Kenya declares full support for Dr Acosta
Kenya Pipeline Company deputy managing director Waithaka Kioni was over the weekend elected unopposed as the new Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) President during elections held at Nyayo National Stadium.
 By Jack Kwemba, Press Officer – Kenya Volleyball Federation


National Women Volleyball Team Wins Top Sports Award in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya, March 2-: For the second time this season Volleyball was chosen as the sport of the year in an African Country. After Egypt Men's team, the Kenya


A Record of Participating Clubs Meet in South Africa

Cairo, Egypt, February 15-: Durban will be the city which may show a record of participating teams in the 25th African Clubs Champions Championship to be held 4- 12 March 2006.   


Under FIVB Supervision:
Successful coaches course Level I and II in Egypt with 75 Participants

Cairo, Egypt, February 8-: Under supervision of the International Volleyball Governing body (FIVB) and the good organization of the Egyptian Volleyball Federation (FEVB), the Olympic Complex Center in Cairo   


Egyptian Annual Sports award for Volleyball

Cairo, Egypt, January 5-: Volleyball was chosen as the most successful sport and awarded by the best years' sport in 2005 in Egypt in the annual     


Kenya Volleyball Federation Prepares For Elections

As the new volleyball season gets underway in Kenya this month with the 1st Leg of the National League set for February 25 at Moi International    


 
Kenyan Head of State Honours National Women Volleyball Team

Nairobi, Kenya January 5-: The Kenya national women volleyball team received a rare Christmas  gift when the Head of State His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki honoured members of the team     


 
 
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