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 for national volleyball federations located in Africa and organizes continental competitions such as the African Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1967). It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games or the men's and women's world championships, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.
Teams , no African team has ever been able to obtain impressive results in international competitions, neither in women's nor in men's events. It could be argued that Egypt has some tradition in the sport, since it is the oldest of all the national federations affiliated to the CAVB.
Judging from participation in international events, which is usually granted through continental qualification procedures, one may attribute predominance on the continent to the teams of Egypt and Tunisia in men's volleyball and Kenya, Egypt, and Tunisia in women's volleyball.
CAVB zones
Number Zone Members1 Zone 1 – North Zone 42 Zone 2 – West Zone A 83 Zone 3 – West Zone B 84 Zone 4 – Central Zone 95 Zone 5 – East Zone 116 Zone 6 – Southern Zone A 10 7 Zone 7 – Southern Zone B 4
Affiliated federations As of 2020, the following 54 national federations were affiliated to the CAVB that was divided into 5 subregions and 7 zones.FIVB Zonal Associations
CodeCountryFederationZoneNorthern AfricaALGAlgerian Volleyball Federation1EGYEgyptian Volleyball Federation5LBALibyan Volleyball Federation1MARMoroccan Royal Volleyball Federation1SUDSudan Volleyball Association5TUNTunisian Volleyball Federation1Western AfricaBENFédération Beninoise de Volley-Ball3BURFederation Burkinabe de Volley-Ball3CPVFederação Cabo-Verdiana de Voleibol2GAMGambia Volleyball Association2GHAGhana Volleyball Association3GUIFédération Guineenne de Volley-Ball2GBSFederação de Voleibol da Guine-Bissau2CIVFédération Ivoirienne de Volley-Ball3LBRLiberia Volleyball Federation3MLIFédération Malienne de Volleyball2MTNFédération Mauritanienne de Volley-Ball2NIGFédération Nigerienne de Volley-Ball3NGRNigerian Volleyball Federation3SENFédération Senegalaise De Volley-Ball2SLEFédération de Volleyball de la Sierra Leone2TOGFédération Togolaise de Volley-Ball3Middle AfricaANGFederação Angolana de Voleibol6CMRFédération Camerounaise De Volley-Ball4CAFFederation Centrafricaine de Volleyball4CHAFédération Tchadienne de Volley-Ball4CODFédération de Volley-Ball du Congo4GEQFederación Ecuatoguineana de Voleibol4GABFederation Gabonaise de Volley-Ball4CGOFédération Congolaise de Volley-Ball4STPFederação Santomense de Voleibol4Eastern AfricaBDIFédération Burundaise de Volleyball4COMFédération Comorienne de Volley-Ball7DJIFédération Djiboutienne de Volley-Ball5ERTEritrean National Volleyball Federation5ETHEthiopian Volleyball Federation5KENKenya Volleyball Federation5MADFédération Malagasy de Volleyball7MAWVolleyball Association of Malawi6MRIMauritius Volleyball Association7MOZFederação Moçambicana de Voleibol6RWAFédération Rwandaise de Volleyball5SEYSeychelles Volleyball Federation7SOMXirrirka Kubadda Laliska5SSDSouth Sudan Volleyball Federation5TANTanzania Volleyball Association5UGAUganda Volleyball Federation5ZAMZambia Volleyball Association6ZIMZimbabwe Volleyball Association6Southern AfricaBOTBotswana Volleyball Federation6SWZ EswatiniEswatini National Volleyball Association6LESLesotho National Volleyball Association6NAMNamibian Volleyball Federation6RSAVolleyball South Africa6
FIVB World Rankings
Tournaments National team competitions CompetitionYearChampionsRunners-upNext editionMost titlesNational teamsMen's African Volleyball Championship20232026 (11)Men's African Volleyball Championship U232017TBD (1)Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship U202025TBD (11)Boys's African Nations Volleyball Championship U182026TBD (9)Men's African Beach Volleyball Championships2026TBD (5)National teams (women)Women's African Volleyball Championship20232026 (10)Women's African Volleyball Championship U232016TBD (2)Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship U202025TBD (8)Girls' African Nations Volleyball Championship U182026TBD (7)Women's African Beach Volleyball Championships2026TBD (3)
Club competitions African Clubs Championship African Volleyball Cup Winners' Cup Women's African Clubs Championship Women's African Cup Winners' Cup (volleyball)
Beach volleyball competitions African Beach Volleyball Championships Africa Beach Volleyball Championship U19 Africa Women's Beach Volleyball Championship Africa Women's Beach Volleyball Championship U19
Zonal competitions African Zone 1 Volleyball Championship African Zone 2 Volleyball Championship African Zone 3 Volleyball Championship African Zone 4 Volleyball Championship African Zone 5 Volleyball Championship African Zone 6 Volleyball Championship African Zone 7 Volleyball Championship
References
External links Official Website NCAA list of African volleyball federations