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A Major Press
Conference for CAVB President in Kenya
FIVB support to Africa and Congratulation to Kenya
the Main Titles
Nairobi, Kenya,
September 25-: CAVB President Dr. Amr Elwani
will hold a major press conference on Monday
September 26 at the Stanley Hotel from 11.00 am in
the Kenyan
Capital of Nairobi in his African tour before the
CAVB Congress to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
1-2 October 2005.
Dr. Elwani's visit to Kenya will among other things
to congratulate Kenya for winning two big
continental competitions in women category; 2006
African World Championship qualification in Nairobi
in July 2005 and the 15th African Nations
Championship in Abuja, Nigeria early this month. He
will also declare in his speech the great FIVB
support to Africa generally and Kenya specifically
in the last few years so as to allow the volleyball
in the continent to jump towards the World level.
"We appreciate the efforts of the FIVB and its
president Dr. Ruben Acosta to help Africa and we owe
much to this in our progress towards the World
level" Said Elwani before departure to Kenya.
"Thanks to the FIVB strategy Kenya becomes now one
of the top teams in the continental and
international level in Women Volleyball being the
continental representative in all the major
competitions including the World Championship in
2002 and 2006, Olympic Games in Sydney 2000 and in
Athens 2004 and World Cup in 2007." He added.
Kenya Volleyball Federation President Mr. Ibrahim
Efumbi invited all the big media in the region and
the press Agencies to attend the press conference
which will be the first for CAVB President in Kenya.
The Kenyan TV will also cover the event with most of
the Radio channels with some of the big guests
including the Egyptian ambassador in Kenya, the
Kenyan Commissioner for sport, Mr. Gordon Oluoch and
Chairman of Kenya sports Council, Mr. Joshua Okuthe.
"We are happy to welcome the CAVB President in Kenya
after our great victories in the last few months"
Said Kenya Volleyball Federation Secretary General,
Jacob Owiti. "We thank him for his visit and his
continuous support for Kenya under the umbrella of
the World governing Body, FIVB" He added.
Tarek Aladwar from Nairobi-
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