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Elwani inspects the new Sports Complex in Ouagadougou and declared his support to organize the CAVB competitions

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 23, 2009- CAVB President Dr. Amr Elwani inspected the new Sports Hall in the Sports Complex “Palais Des Sports” at Burkina capital of Ouagadougou during his visit to attend Zone III meeting. He was accompanied by the delegations of the countries of the zone where he expressed his happiness to see such good hall which is the first in the country and declared his support to Burkina to host one of the big African events in the opening of this hall. Elwani enhanced the other zonal countries to start their hard working to reach the top at both zonal and continental levels.
The President of the country Compaore Blaise promised to organize this competition under his name and to attend the opening ceremony of the hall during his reception with the CAVB President in his Palace two days before.
“The new hall capacity is more than 4000 spectators and has a good VIP area and marvelous look than can allow Burkina to host international events comfortably,” Said Elwani while he was visiting the hall. “I think we can start with the African competitions but I’m usually optimistic that Burkina can do more with these facilities.”

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 presided the meeting as he declared the new CAVB Development plan and the technical support

Elwani heads Zone 3 meeting in Ouagadougou

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Day 3
Tunisia edges Egypt in a classic final

Tunis, Tunisia, December 30, 2008- The defending champions and organizers Tunisia added the third title in this year's age category championship after the won the ninth Girls Youth African Nations .

2008 Boys Youth African Nations

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Tunisia the African champions for the second time in a raw
Cairo, Egypt, December 25, 2008- The defending champions Tunisia kept the title of the 2008 Boys Youth African Nations Championship for the second time in a raw following their fourth .

Algeria Men’s volleyball team prepare in Italy for the Arab championship

Alger, Algeria, December 3, 2008- The Algerian Men’s volleyball team will start on Thursday a preparation Camp in Italy for the coming Arab Nations Championship .

Kenya volleyball League
GSU men and KCB women, the champions

Nairobi, Kenya, November 23, 2008- General Service Unit (GSU) stamped their prowess in local competition to lift the Kenya Volleyball Federation national men’s league.

The competition rescheduled 28-31 December in Tunisia

Cairo, Egypt, October 29, 2008- The African volleyball confederation (CAVB) rescheduled the 2008 Girls Youth African Nations Championship.

VCP Referee course in Mozambique

Maputo, Mozambique, November 28, 2008- Mozambique organized a VCP referee course in Maputo, Mozambique early this month. The course was instructed by the .

Candidate refereeing course in Tunisia 15 March
Tunis, Tunisia, February 18, 2009- the Tunisian volleyball development center will organize the international referee candidate course in Tunisia 15 to 24 march under supervision of the World volleyball governing body FIVB..

Coach Bitok quits KCB to join APR of Rwanda as veteran Gitau is named Homegrown coach
Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 19: It was tears at Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) women volleyball team as youthful coach Paul “Mbuzi” Bitok resigned to take up a coaching job with Patriotic Army of Rwanda (APR)..

Sadik Nasiwu elected now President of Uganda Volleyball Federation 2009-2012
Kampala, Uganda, February 17, 2009- Following an unprecedented mammoth turn up of over 125 delegates from Premier Clubs, Schools and District Associations for the .

New Algeria volleyball Federation board elected
Alger, Algeria, February 12, 2009- Mustafa Lamouchi was elected as a new Algeria Volleyball Federation (FAVB) President following the ordinary congress met in Alger, Algeria.
Lamouchi who was the only candidate .

8 slots for Africa in the 2009 age category FIVB World Championships
Cairo, Egypt, January 19, 2009- Africa will participate with a record of 8 slots in this year’s FIVB age category World championship following the final decision which .

CAVB vice president Timba re-elected as Cameroon Volleyball Federation President
Cameroon, January 4, 2009- CAVB vice- president Mr. Louis Majore Timba was re-elected as Cameroon Volleyball Federation (FCVB) President during the General Assembly held in December 31, 2008.
Among the three candidates for the position of FEVB president the previous

Tubby Reddy wins overwhelming vote of confidence in South Africa elections

Successful Referee course in Khartoum Development Center

Khartoum, Sudan, November 21, 2008- The Sudan Volleyball Development Center in Khartoum hosted a successful Referee course in November 2008 with the support of the FIVB in the framework of the center courses in 2008. The course was instructed by Emile Gabor from Lebanon and attended by 29 participants from both genders.

Final
Egypt wins the second title in a raw
Nairobi, Kenya, September 13, 2008- Egypt continued their superior performance and won their last match against Seychelles to achieve their second title in a raw in the 2008 Women’s Junior African Nations championship. .

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Final
Tunisia edges Egypt for their seventh title
Tunis, Tunisia, August 30, 2008- Tunisia added a new title under their built after they cruised past Egypt in straight sets in the final of the 2008 Men’s Junior African Nations Championship here at Sidi Bousaid Hall in Tunis, Tunisia on Saturday to win their seventh cup in the history of this age category.
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Egypt impressed Poland crowd as they lost narrowly their last pool match

Bydgoszcz, Poland, July 20, 2008- Compared to the day before, Egypt showed much more fighting spirit and some serious serving skills and stole one set from Poland, who won their last Intercontinental Round match 3:1 (25:20 25:23 23:25 25:23). .

Russia men and women defeated the African representatives
Beijing, August 16, 2008 – Russia men and women teams took over the African representatives Egypt men and Russia women in tough matches of the fourth day of the preliminary round of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Russia overcame Egypt in straight sets (25-19, 25-14, 25-18) at the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium. Russia women also sailed to an easy straight set win (25-14, 25-19, 25-10) over unfenced Algeria in just one hour in Pool B.

Poland secured the ticket to Beijing Olympic Games
Espinho, Portugal, June 1, 2008- The 2006 World Championship runner up Poland secured Beijing Olympic ticket following their stunning victory over Portugal in the third and final day of the 2008 Men’s World Qualification tournament here at Nave Municipal de Espinho hall in Portugal on Sunday.

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Final
Prisons African champions, Mouloudia second and KCB for bronze
Cairo, Egypt, May 4, 2008- In a big Kenya day of Glory Kenya retained the trophy of the 2008 Women’s African Clubs Champions Championship following Prisons victory over Mouloudia of Algeria in a thriller final her at Abdalla Al Faysal Hall in Ahly club Cairo, Egypt on Sunday.

emorial beach volleyball competition in Algeria

Alger, Algeria, August 1, 2008- Algeria volleyball federation in collaboration with the Algerian communications arranged a beach volleyball competition in the occasion of the memorial of the previous Algerian international volleyball player and also the beach volleyball player in 2004 Riad Boufedji. .

Niamey the capital of West African Beach Volleyball
Niamey, Niger, May 14, 2008- Niger Volleyball Federation FENIVOLLEY succeeded to increase the beach volleyball popularity at the western part of the continent after they organized the first international Beach volleyball tournament last month with the participation of the best teams in the western African countries.

Angolans Net SWATCH Main Draw Berth
MARSEILLE, FRANCE, July 20, 2008 - Last August in Norway Angola’s Morais Abreu and Emanuel Fernandes set goals that appeared to be both easy and hard.
The first goal was to improve the awareness of Beach Volleyball in their country by working with “young and old” alike to educate their fellow compatriots about the sport. The second goal was to play in the Beijing 2008 Olympics by competing for an African spot in the Summer Games by participating on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.

Newly elected Sudan Volleyball Federation Board 2008- 2011
Khartoum, Sudan, November 17, 2008- Mohamed Abdel Majeed Abdel Rahim was elected as a new
Sudan Volleyball Federation president for a new mandate 2008- 2011 during the ordinary Congress held
at Gadarf State to the west of the Sudan capital of Khartoum. The congress showed the attendance of 22
members out of total 29 clubs and organizations practicing volleyball in Sudan as well as a big number of
Media including newspapers, TV and Radio.

The Algerian setter Ould Ammar signed to Sete of France

Alger, Algeria, October 6, 2008- The Algerian National team setter Lyes Ould Ammar signed a new professional contract with the French team of Argo- Sete (Pro A) after he passed a successful career with another French club Grenoble. The new club includes also three foreign players from Czech Republic, Canada and Australia.

By Nacer Moustafa, Algeria Volleyball Federation Press Officer

Algerian women in steady steps before the Olympics
Algeria waited more than 4 decades to emerge at the international level in the Women’s volleyball when they qualified to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games for the first time in their history. Since Algeria Volleyball federation was established in 1964 the Women’s Algerian volleyball was at the shadow of Men’s volleyball as the Men's category emerged at the African level since the start of the African Nations Championship in 1967 when they won the silver medal of the newly born competition only three years after the federation was registered to FIVB.

Big transfer in Kenyan volleyball
Four KCB players move to prisons team
Nairobi, Kenya, June 24, 2008- Africa women’s volleyball champions Kenya Prisons have poached four players from rival club Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB).
The players, who ditched the bankers are Salome Wanjala, Florence Bosire, Loice Tarus and Esther Mwombe.
Prisons coach, David Lung’aho, said: 'Prisons in their efforts to create a formidable team have acquired four players from KCB.'
'We have some of the best players in the continent, but recruitment must be a continuous process for the team to grow stronger and stronger,' he said.
But KCB coach Paul Bitok said they were not bitter about the departure of the players.

2008 Men’s Junior African Nations Championship in Tunisia August 2008
Cairo, Egypt, June 27, 2008- The African Volleyball Confederation CAVB entrusted Tunisia Volleyball Federation to organize the 13th Men’s Junior African Nations Championship 23- 30 August 2008 in Tunis, Tunisia. This competition will qualify to the FIVB World Championship of this age category in 2009.

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,.

Tunisia hosts 2008 Girls under 18 African Nations Championship
Cairo, Egypt, August 13, 2008- The African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) granted the organization of the 2008 Girls Youth (under 18) African Nations Championship 18 to 26 September 2008 .

To: All National Federations
2008 Men’s Junior African Nations Championship in Tunisia August 2008
From 23rd to 30th of August 2008 - Tunisia
We have the pleasure to inform you that CAVB entrusted Tunisia Volleyball Federation to organize the 13th African Nations Championship- Junior Men during the period of 23rd to 30th August 2008 in Tunisia
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To: All National Federations
Subject: 9th African Nations championship – Youth Girls
From 18th to 26th of September 2008 - Tunisia

To: All National Federations
Subject: 12th African Nations championship – Junior Women
From 6th to 15th of September 2008 – Kenya – Nairobi

To: All National Federations
2008 Men’s Junior African Nations Championship in Tunisia August 2008

2008 CAVB Board of administration meeting

CAVB determined the organizers of the 2009 competitions and approved the Technical Plan.
Cairo, Egypt, November 9, 2008- the African Volleyball confederation (CAVB) held its ordinary meeting in Cairo, Egypt 7- 8 November 2008 presided by CAVB President Dr. Amr Elwani where many fruitful decisions for the progress and support of the sport were taken.
The board chooses the organizers of the 2009.

Ambitious Strategic Planning and special care to the development and Management courses

New vision for Mini volley Program and Sports marketing and partnership

Amendments in the competition regulations and establishing zonal qualifications for all CAVB competitions
Cairo, Egypt, - The CAVB sports Organization Committee (SOC) put the new CAVB competition regulations that will help to improve the African Championships according to the approval of the 2007 CAVB Congress. .

Implementation of the CAVB ambitious Development Plan

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 .

Cairo, Egypt, March 7, 2008- The Egyptian President of the Republic Mr. Hosni Mubarak has awarded the African Volleyball Confederation CAVB and Egyptian volleyball Federation President Dr. Amr Elwani by the first degree Order of the country after volleyball was chosen as the best sport in the country for the second year in a raw.

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Final
Zamalek defeats Al Ahly and sets their third cup
Misurata, Libya, April 18, 2008- Zamalek of Egypt achieved the trophy of the 27th African Clubs Champions Championship following their valuable victory over their arc rivals Al Ahly in the final of the competition held here at Misurata, Libya on Friday. The big favorites.

Algeria to represent Africa in Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Lausanne, February 19, 2008 - The Vice-Champion of the African Olympic Qualification, the Algerian Men’s team, has confirmed its participation in any of the three Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournaments in late May. The Algerian Women’s team has already qualified for the Olympics for the first time after winning their African Qualification Tournament in January. The Men’s team finished runners-up to Egypt in their African qualifier in early February and have now been given the opportunity to earn a berth in Beijing.

New success in Egyptian Coaches Course with the usual FIVB support
Cairo, Egypt, March 14, 2008-: The Egyptian Volleyball Federation FEVB repeated their annual success organizing a highly successful coaches’ course held at the National Olympic Centre in Maadi, Cairo 19-30 January 2008 under support of the World Volleyball Governing body FIVB.