2010 FIVB Men’s and Women’s Volleyball World Championships:

2010 World Championship Tournament, Africa Pool B- Maputo, Mozambique 4 teams complete for the third round slots Maputo, Mozambique, April 30, 2009- Maxaquene Maputo Hall in the capital of Mozambique will be the scene for the first event of the 2010 Volleyball World Championship to be held in the African continent when 4 National teams; the host Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi and Zimbabwe compete for the third round slots to be held next August. The round robin tournament features two strong matches in the opening day when Mauritius meets Zimbabwe followed by a popular match between the host Mozambique and Malawi on Friday May 1. The top three teams of this tournament will qualify to the third round where the first and second play in the African Pool E while the third qualifies to the Pool D. Mozambique team prepared well for the tournament as they had a long term preparation program through internal camps followed by some friendly matches. Mozambique participated regularly in the African competitions in the last few years wither at the club or National team level as they participate in the 2007 African Nations Championship in South Africa as well as the club competitions in 2007 and 2008. Zimbabwe emerged since they qualified to the 2007 All Africa Games in Algeria when they showed their best performance. Mauritius men’s team wants to follow the footsteps of their women’s counterparts that show full consistency since the organization of the 2006 World championship qualification tournament in Vacoas. Malawi needs positive results after a long absence from the finals of the African competitions with a team of promising youngsters. “We need to organize a successful competition at the highest level of the sport all over the world,” Mozamique volleyball Federation President Camilo Antao said. “Our team is prepared will to qualify to the third round which will be an additional preparation for the 2009 African Nations Championship.” The competition will be broadcasted live through the local TV and Radio channels in Maputo.