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Confédération Africaine De Volleyball
The African Volleyball Confederation (French: ''Confédération Africaine de Volleyball'', or CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa. Its headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco. Profile The CAVB was the last confederation to be created: it was established in 1972, when the FIVB turned its five Volleyball Zone Commissions into continental confederations. The African Volleyball Commission had been founded in 1967. Although the national federation of Egypt was involved in the founding of the FIVB in 1947, the sport of volleyball remains essentially amateur in Africa, even in countries which maintain consistent Olympic programmes, such as South Africa or Kenya. There has been considerable effort by the international federation to increase competitivity in the continent through special development actions. The results of these measures are, , still timid. The CAVB's headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco. The CAVB is responsible ...
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Sports Governing Body
A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the Sport of athletics, sport that they govern. Governing bodies have different scopes. They may cover a range of sport at an international level, such as the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, or only a single sport at a national level, such as the Rugby Football League. National bodies will largely have to be affiliated with international bodies for the same sport. The first international federations were formed at the end of the 20th century. Types of sports governing bodies Every sport has a different governing body that can define the way that the sport operates through its affiliated clubs and societies. This is because sports have different levels ...
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West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ( United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R. Masson, Catherine Anne Pattillo, "Monetary union in West Africa (ECOWAS): is it desirable and how could it be achieved?" (Introduction). International Monetary Fund, 2001. The population of West Africa is estimated at about million people as of , and at 381,981,000 as of 2017, of which 189,672,000 are female and 192,309,000 male. The region is demographically and economically one of the fastest growing on the African continent. Early history in West Africa included a number of prominent regional powers that dominated different parts of both the coastal and internal trade networks, suc ...
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Men's U23 African Volleyball Championship
The Men's U23 African Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 23 years, held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation. History The first championship is currently being held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 7 to 12, 2014. Results Performance by nation Participating nations See also *Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship The Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship is a national teams continental sport competition for players under 23 years, held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation since 2014. Summary Teams reaching the top four ... References {{International volleyball U23 U23 ...
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Men's African Volleyball Championship
The African Men's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of Africa, organized by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1987 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Tunisia, which won its eleventh title at the 2021 tournament in Kigali. Summary Medal summary Participating nations See also * Women's African Volleyball Championship * Volleyball at the African Games * Men's U23 African Volleyball Championship * African Volleyball Championship U21 * African Volleyball Championship U19 References External links African Volleyball Championship (todor66.com) {{African Championships * African championship African championship An African Championship is a top level international sports competition between African athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Champ ...
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Volleyball South Africa
Volleyball South Africa (VSA) is the governing body for volleyball in South Africa and is responsible for the administration of the South African national volleyball teams (both men's and women's). VSA has been an affiliate of FIVB and CAVB since 1992. Its offices are located in Johannesburg, and its president is Anthony Mokoena. The organization holds its presidential elections every 4 years; the next election is set to occur in 2020. History In 1992, it was decided that a single governing body was needed to regulate volleyball in South Africa. VSA was the first national volleyball federation in South Africa to include members of all races. It was a merge of the separate white and black controlled leagues that had been split due to the Apartheid, the racist regime that existed in South Africa between the late 1940s to the early 1990s. The previous division in sport based on race resulted in the existence of two separate bodies, each believing that they were the primary organizat ...
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Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast. At no more than north to south and east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (''siSwati'' in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified; its boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of ...
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Tunisian Volleyball Federation
The Tunisian Volleyball Federation (french: link=no, Fédération tunisienne de volley-ball) (FTVB) ( ar, الجامعة التونسية للكرة الطائرة), is the governing body for Volleyball in Tunisia since 1956. The federation is a member of the Arab Volleyball Association, Mediterranean volleyball Confederation, African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). The president of FTVB is Mohsen Ben taleb. History The Tunisian Federation has been recognised by FIVB from 1956 and is a member of the African Volleyball Confederation. Presidents Honours National Team (Men) * Summer Olympics :: Nine (1) : 1984 * World Championship :: Fifteen (1) : 2006 * World Cup :: Eight (2) : 1981, 1991 * World League :: Twenty Seven (1) : 2014 * Challenger Cup :: Six (1) : 2022 * African Championship (Record) :: Champions (11) : 1967, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2021 :: Runner-up (7) : 1976, 1983, 1993 ...
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Moroccan Royal Volleyball Federation
The Moroccan Royal Volleyball Federation (FRMVB) ( ar, الجامعة الملكية المغربية للكرة الطائرة), is the governing body for Volleyball in Morocco since 1955. History The Moroccan Royal Federation has been recognised by FIVB from 1955 and is a member of the African Volleyball Confederation. The FRMVB organize all volleyball activities in morocco for both men and women as well as beach volleyball for both gender. See also *Morocco men's national volleyball team * Morocco women's national volleyball team * Morocco men's national under-23 volleyball team * Morocco men's national under-21 volleyball team * Morocco men's national under-19 volleyball team * Morocco women's national under-23 volleyball team * Morocco women's national under-20 volleyball team * Morocco women's national under-18 volleyball team References External links FRMVB official site Volleyball in Morocco Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six ...
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Libyan Volleyball Federation
The Libyan Volleyball Federation ( ar, الاتحاد الليبي للكرة الطائرة) (LVBF) is the governing body of volleyball in Libya. It was founded in 1964, affiliated to CAVB The African Volleyball Confederation (French: ''Confédération Africaine de Volleyball'', or CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa. Its headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco. Profile The CAVB wa ... in 1968 and to AVA in 1975. External linksLVBF profile- ''FIVB official website'' Volleyball in Libya {{volleyball-stub ...
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Egyptian Volleyball Federation
Egyptian Volleyball Federation is the governing body for volleyball in Egypt and is responsible for the administration of the Egyptian national volleyball teams (both men's and women's). Its offices are located in Nasr City, Cairo. See also *Egypt men's national volleyball team *Egypt women's national volleyball team References External links Official website Volleyball in Egypt Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... National members of the African Volleyball Confederation Organisations based in Cairo Sports organizations established in 1992 1992 establishments in Egypt {{Egypt-sport-stub ...
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Algerian Volleyball Federation
The Algerian Volleyball Federation (FAVB) ( ar, الاتحادية الجزائرية للكرة الطائرة), is the governing body for Volleyball in Algeria since 1962. History The Algerian Federation has been recognised by FIVB from 1962 and is a member of the African Volleyball Confederation. References External linksFAVB official website Volleyball in Algeria Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... Sports organizations established in 1962 National members of the African Volleyball Confederation 1962 establishments in Algeria {{Sport-org-stub ...
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United Nations Geoscheme For Africa
The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, used by the United Nations and maintained by the UNSD department for statistical purposes. Of the list below, the British Indian Ocean Territory, the French Southern Territories, Mayotte, Réunion, and Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) are dependencies or overseas territories of European countries; Western Sahara is a disputed territory. Northern Africa * * * * * * * Western Sahara Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Middle Africa * * * * * * * * * Southern Africa * * * * * Western Africa * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** ** * * * See also * List of continents and continental subregions by population * List of countries by United Nations geoscheme * List of regions of Africa * List of sovereign states and dependent ...
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