African Volleyball Confederation

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.

African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB)

Abbreviation	CAVB
Formation	1972
Type	Continental sports organisation
Headquarters	10 Rue Mohamed Errounda, Rabat, Morocco
Membership	54 member associations
President	Bouchra Hajij
Parent organization	FIVB

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, As of 2005^[update], 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

As of 2024^[update], 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

CAVB zones

Number	Zone	Members
1	Zone 1 – North Zone	4
2	Zone 2 – West Zone A	8
3	Zone 3 – West Zone B	8
4	Zone 4 – Central Zone	9
5	Zone 5 – East Zone	11
6	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.^[1][2]

Code	Country	Federation	Zone
Northern Africa
ALG	Algeria	Algerian Volleyball Federation	1
EGY	Egypt	Egyptian Volleyball Federation	5
LBA	Libya	Libyan Volleyball Federation	1
MAR	Morocco	Moroccan Royal Volleyball Federation	1
SUD	Sudan	Sudan Volleyball Association	5
TUN	Tunisia	Tunisian Volleyball Federation	1
Western Africa
BEN	Benin	Fédération Beninoise de Volley-Ball	3
BUR	Burkina Faso	Federation Burkinabe de Volley-Ball	3
CPV	Cape Verde	Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Voleibol	2
GAM	Gambia	Gambia Volleyball Association	2
GHA	Ghana	Ghana Volleyball Association	3
GUI	Guinea	Fédération Guineenne de Volley-Ball	2
GBS	Guinea-Bissau	Federação de Voleibol da Guine-Bissau	2
CIV	Ivory Coast	Fédération Ivoirienne de Volley-Ball	3
LBR	Liberia	Liberia Volleyball Federation	3
MLI	Mali	Fédération Malienne de Volleyball	2
MTN	Mauritania	Fédération Mauritanienne de Volley-Ball	2
NIG	Niger	Fédération Nigerienne de Volley-Ball	3
NGR	Nigeria	Nigerian Volleyball Federation	3
SEN	Senegal	Fédération Senegalaise De Volley-Ball	2
SLE	Sierra Leone	Fédération de Volleyball de la Sierra Leone	2
TOG	Togo	Fédération Togolaise de Volley-Ball	3
Middle Africa
ANG	Angola	Federação Angolana de Voleibol	6
CMR	Cameroon	Fédération Camerounaise De Volley-Ball	4
CAF	Central African Republic	Federation Centrafricaine de Volleyball	4
CHA	Chad	Fédération Tchadienne de Volley-Ball	4
COD	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Fédération de Volley-Ball du Congo	4
GEQ	Equatorial Guinea	Federación Ecuatoguineana de Voleibol	4
GAB	Gabon	Federation Gabonaise de Volley-Ball	4
CGO	Republic of the Congo	Fédération Congolaise de Volley-Ball	4
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	Federação Santomense de Voleibol	4
Eastern Africa
BDI	Burundi	Fédération Burundaise de Volleyball	4
COM	Comoros	Fédération Comorienne de Volley-Ball	7
DJI	Djibouti	Fédération Djiboutienne de Volley-Ball	5
ERT	Eritrea	Eritrean National Volleyball Federation	5
ETH	Ethiopia	Ethiopian Volleyball Federation	5
KEN	Kenya	Kenya Volleyball Federation	5
MAD	Madagascar	Fédération Malagasy de Volleyball	7
MAW	Malawi	Volleyball Association of Malawi	6
MRI	Mauritius	Mauritius Volleyball Association	7
MOZ	Mozambique	Federação Moçambicana de Voleibol	6
RWA	Rwanda	Fédération Rwandaise de Volleyball	5
SEY	Seychelles	Seychelles Volleyball Federation	7
SOM	Somalia	Xirrirka Kubadda Laliska	5
SSD	South Sudan	South Sudan Volleyball Federation	5
TAN	Tanzania	Tanzania Volleyball Association	5
UGA	Uganda	Uganda Volleyball Federation	5
ZAM	Zambia	Zambia Volleyball Association	6
ZIM	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Volleyball Association	6
Southern Africa
BOT	Botswana	Botswana Volleyball Federation	6
SWZ	Eswatini	Eswatini National Volleyball Association	6
LES	Lesotho	Lesotho National Volleyball Association	6
NAM	Namibia	Namibian Volleyball Federation	6
RSA	South Africa	Volleyball South Africa	6

FIVB World Rankings

FIVB Men's Rankings (as of 8 January 2025)[3] CAVB* FIVB +/- National Team Points 1 20  Egypt 156.94 2 40 16  Tunisia 95.09 3 47 16  Cameroon 79.27 4 59 15  Libya 41.63 5 65 15  Algeria 23.43 6 68 16  Morocco 20.48 *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

FIVB Women's Rankings (as of 8 January 2025)[4] CAVB* FIVB +/- National Team Points 1 22  Kenya 152.15 2 44 17  Cameroon 85.69 3 48 12  Egypt 54.62 4 64 17  Algeria 28 *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

Tournaments

National team competitions

Competition		Year	Champions	Runners-up		Next edition	Most titles
National teams
Men's African Volleyball Championship		2023	Egypt	Algeria		TBD	Tunisia (11)
Men's African Volleyball Championship U23		2017	Algeria	Mauritius		TBD	Algeria  Tunisia (1)
Men's African Volleyball Championship U21		2024	Tunisia	Egypt		TBD	Tunisia (11)
Men's African Volleyball Championship U19		2024	Tunisia	Egypt		TBD	Tunisia (9)
National teams (women)
Women's African Volleyball Championship		2023	Kenya	Egypt		TBD	Kenya (10)
Women's African Volleyball Championship U23		2016	Egypt	Kenya		TBD	Egypt (2)
Women's Africa Volleyball Championship U20		2024	Tunisia	Egypt		TBD	Egypt (8)
Girls' Africa Volleyball Championship U18		2024	Tunisia	Egypt		TBD	Egypt (7)

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

• Africa Beach Volleyball Championship
• 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