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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 ...

qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...

for the 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for two places at the finals in

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Draw

14 of the 53 CAVB national teams entered qualification. (DR Congo later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 5 January 2008 using the

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for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–4 did not compete in the second round, and automatically qualified for the third round. ;Second round ;Third round

Second round

Pool A

*Venue: Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall,

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

*Dates: June 3–7, 2009 *All times are

West Africa Time West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa. West Africa Time is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+01:00), which aligns it with Central European Time (CET) during winter, and Western European Summer Time ...

( UTC+01:00)

Pool B

*Venue:

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Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

*Dates: May 20–24, 2009 *All times are

Central Africa Time Central Africa Time or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. Central Africa Time is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+02:00), which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time, ...

( UTC+02:00)

Third round

Pool C

*Venue: Kasarani Hall,

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Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

*Dates: July 10–12, 2009 *All times are

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( UTC+03:00)

Pool D

*Venue: OPOW Grande Salle, Batna,

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*Dates: July 22–24, 2009 *All times are

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( UTC+01:00)

References

External links

2010 World Championship Qualification
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