African Volleyball confederation “CAVB” nominated the organisers for the Sub-zonal Phase of the 2020 CAVB Continental Cup which acts as a qualifier for Tokyo Olympic Games. In the Men’s event 36 countries will take part in the 7 zones as the organisers will be as follows Zone 1: Tunisia will host in presence of 3 […]
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Sixty six Men and Women National teams will be taking part in the third CAVB continental Cup, which acts as a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after the African Volleyball confederation opened the registration for the prestigious competition and closed it on October 14th 2019. Among the participants there will be 35 men […]
CAVB Continental Cup-Second round Pool B- Day 3
Gambian beach volleyball women’s team qualified for the 3rd round of the CAVB Continental Cup Olympic qualifier after finishing in the first position out of three participating nations in Group B held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
As the Gambian team made volleyball history after playing 12 games and winning all in 2015, the Gambia national volleyball squad has never beaten their Ghanaian counterparts but on Saturday evening in Abidjan, the stunned few Gambian fans walked home proudly as the Gambian ladies climbed the podium to collect the Gold medal at Triechville Sports complex.
The volleyball victory is part of a surprising turnaround in the usually lackluster Gambian performance in sports. Gambia beach volleyball teams this year defeated the Senegal, Cape Verde and Guinea national team in beach volleyball and the Gambia went on to qualifying for the All Africa Games Men indoor games. Gambia also did unexpectedly well at the AAG beach volleyball events.
In the dominant fashion that the Gambians made the men’s event look exceptional, they dispatched Ivory Coast 4-0 to claim Silver, their 3rd in 2015. “You always hear about dreams coming true,” said senior player Sanu Secka, breaking into tears of joy at the postgame Press interview, “but this dream actually did come true.” “It’s just amazing,” added an equally speechless Malick Jammeh, another senior. “Just amazing”
To have qualified for the 3rd round and to be rated as one of Africa’s best is a huge success for and overall wellbeing of Gambian beach volleyball,” commented proud coach Ebrima Nyass. When this group of players wrote down their plans to win this tournament way back in Gambia, there’s no way they could have known it would be in such dominating fashion.
Meanwhile The Ghana men have won the Gold and Host Ivory Coast settled for the Bronze in the men events whiles Ghana Women claimed Silver to leave Bronze for Burkina Faso. The top 3 countries from each of the four groups (12 teams) qualify for the next round, which is the semifinal to be played beginning of 2016. Only one team in each gender group from Africa will qualify
for the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
Results: Day 3
Women:
Ghana A V Burkina Faso B 0-2(18-21, 19-21)
Ghana B V Burkina Faso A 1-2(11-21, 21-16, 10-15)
Ghana A V Burkina Faso A 2-0(21-17, 21-14)
Ghana B V Burkina Faso B 2-0(21-13, 21-19)
Golden set- Ghana V Burkina Faso 15-10, Ghana won.
Men:
Gambia A V Ivory Coast B 2-1(15-21, 23-21, 15-11)
Gambia B V Ivory Coast A 2-0(21-16, 21-17)
Gambia A V Ivory Coast A 2-0(21-7, 21-10
Gambia A V Ivory Coast A 2-0(21-18, 21-17)
Final Ranking
Women
1. Gambia
2. Ghana
3. Burkina Faso
Men
1. Ghana
2. Gambia
3. Cote d’Ivoire
Muhammed L Saidykhan,
CAVB Continental Cup-Second round Pool B Day 2
After overcoming tough rivals in the lead-up to the CAVB round two of the continental cup, Gambia Women’s beach volleyball team under the tutelage of Coach Ebrima Nyass were eager to put up a strong fight against their opponents in Pool B at the Continental Cup tournament in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Nevertheless, kudos to the excellent efforts of The Gambian Women who emerged 1st in the competition after beating Ghana and Burkina Faso in Day 2 of the events.
Gambia conquered their respective opponents in the Women’s event while the Ghana men prevailed over Gambia. Gambia men held its grip to force well composed Ghana to play the golden set but the Gambians finally yielded to the strong Ghana drive at 15-11 for Ghana to stand a better chance of winning the gold.
A fight for the Gambians against the host in the men’s event on Saturday in a game that Gambia needs only two victories to claim silver. A tougher Third day will happen on Saturday as Ghana women will go head-to-head with Burkina Faso while Gambia men will face Ivory Coast.
Day Two Results
Men’s Results
Ghana A V Gambia B 2-0 (21-14, 21-13)
Ghana B V Gambia A 1-2(18-21, 21-19, 8-15)
Ghana A V Gambia A 0-2(19-21, 18-21)
Ghana B V Gambia B 2-0(21-17, 21-15
Golden set: Ghana V Gambia (15-11) Ghana won
Women’s Results
Gambia B V Burkina Faso A 2-0(21-11, 21-14)
Gambia A V Burkina Faso B 2-0(21-8, 21-8)
Gambia A V Burkina Faso A 2-0(21-15, 21-11)
Gambia B V Burkina Faso B 2-0(21-13, 21-12)
Muhammed L. Saidykhan,
CAVB Continental Cup- 2nd round Pool B
Gambia women beach volleyball team shocked Ghana in the opening game of the Group B African beach volleyball Continental Cup which is considered as qualifiers for Rio Olympics 4-0 at Triechville Sports Complex in Abidjan. Gambia surprised their fellow West Africans after 2hours of stiff resistance. Gambian pairs Sainabou Tambedou/Aminata Gaye, Fatoumatta Ceesay/ Abie Kujabie set Triechville Sports Complex ablaze when they pulled the first set (21-14, 21-13).
The Ghanaians opted for an unlikely comeback in the second round with Gloria Addah scoring points for the team The Gambia remained firm in their court. The Ghanaian side came up very strong in the ultimate round winning 21-18 but the Gambian pair of Fatoumatta Ceesay and Abie Kujabi drew fresh blood to overcome the towering Ghanaian team. This is the first major victory for the Gambia women against an opponent outside Zone 2.
“It really was one step at a time, and we knew we would get there if we just took it moment by moment,” Sainabou Tambedou said. “It’s super exciting now that we’re finally through to the next round of the continental cup. “It’s our togetherness, there is no magic. We are all friends on and off the court, and that’s really helpful. We all trust each other on the court, and that’s very important.” That trust will especially factor in against Burkina Faso.
Meanwhile the host Ivory Coast lost to their neighbors Ghana 4-0 earlier on in the men’s category
Day one results
Women
Gambia A v Ghana B 2-0 (21-14, 21-13)
Gambia B v Ghana A 2-0 (21-12, 21-10)
Gambia A v Ghana A 2-0 (21-17, 21-11)
Gambia B Ghana B 2-1 (18-21, 21-17, 15-11)
Men
Ivory Coast A v Ghana B 0-2 (16-21, 15-21)
Ivory Coast B v Ghana A 0-2 (26-28, 13-21)
Ivory Coast A v Ghana A 0-2 (20-22, 7-21)
Ivory Coast B v Ghana B 0-2 (10-21, 19-21
Muhammed L. Saidykhan
A Beach Volleyball Coaches Course started in Algeria in the framework of African Volleyball Confederation Development Plan in the Development Centre in Souidania, Algeria on April 23 and will continue until April 27.
The course is supervised by Mr. Leonel Salgueiro Boaventura (Portugal) in presence of 36 participants including 4 females representing 17 provinces across the country which are Alger, Boumerdes, Bejaia, Tizi Ouzou, Chlef, Oran, Sidi Belabes, Tlemcen, Bechar, Ghardaïa, Ouargla, Ilizi, El Oued, Mila, Sétif, Jijel and Skikda.
The course will help the spread of the sport across Algeria specially after Beach Volleyball took a great part since the country’s participation at the CAVB Continental Cup
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CAVB Continental Cup- Zone 2- Pool 3
Sierra Leone and Guinea Conakry men and women team qualified to the second round (Zonal Phase) of the CAVB Continental Cup after they finished in the first and seconds positions at the Zone 2, Pool 3 tournament held in Guinea Conakry early this month.
The tournament showed hosts Guinea Conakry, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau competing for two slots at the zonal phase after Mali withdrawal ahead of the competition.
In Men’s tournament Sierra Leone won both matches against Guinea Conakry and Guinea Bissau to lead the tournament with 16 points ahead of hosts Guinea Conakry who beat their neighbours Bissau to finish second and clinch the second ticket to the zonal phase.
The women’s tournament showed Guinea Conakry leading the tournament with two victories as they followed y Sierra Leone and Bissau came third.
The opening ceremony was attended by Ms Domani Doré, the Minister of Sports, Guinea Conakry VB Fed President Mory Keita, the vice President of the Guinean Olympic Committee Ms Germaine Mangué beside other guests of honour.
Control Committee President Ahmed Khanou was happy to supervise this successful tournament in attendance of the major sports characters in Guinea. He appreciated the efforts done by Guinea VB Federation to make this tournament successful.
Results
Men
GUI GBS SLE
GUI vs GBS 8 4 –
GBS vs SLE – 4 8
GUI vs SLE 4 – 8
Total points 12 8 16
Women
GUI GBS SLE
GUI vs GBS 8 4 –
GBS vs SLE – 4 8
GUI vs SLE 7 – 5
Total points 12 8 13
Final Ranking
Men
Ranking Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
2. Guinea Conakry Guinea Conakry
3. Guinea Bissau
Women
Ranking Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1. Guinea Conakry Guinea Conakry
2. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
3. Guinea Bissau
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CAVB Beach VB Continental Cup- Zone 2, Pool 3
African Volleyball Confederation “CAVB” Continental Cup Zone 2 Pool 3 Sub Zonal tournament will be held in Guinea Conakry March 29 to April 2, 2015.
The tournament features the participation of Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Mali fighting for two slots who will proceed to the second phase (Regional) of the Olympic Games qualifying competition.
Guinea’s tournament will be supervised by the technical supervisor Mr. Ahmed Khanou who will be assisted by Mr. Bah Oury. Both of them attended the last Technical Supervisors Seminar in Cairo 2 weeks ago.
On the other hand Mr. Mory KEITA, CAVB 1st Vice President and NF President appointed Mr. Hady GUISSE to follow up and facilitate all the preparations for the event.
The Continental Cup is considered the qualification competition for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games as the champions secure their tickets to the prestigious event while the second and third ranked teams will have another trial to access the Olympics through the World Cup.
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Rwanda men and women beach volleyball teams led the first day of Zone 5, Pool 9 of the CAVB Continental Cup held in Pyramids gardens in Cairo, Egypt.
In Men’s Competition Rwanda beat Sudan 4-0 in 4 matches showing big dominance for the winners who gained 8 points against 4 for Sudan.
The second match was a thrilling one between hosts Egypt and Uganda as the home team won the first match 2-1 before Uganda came back to win the second match 2-1 to draw 1-1 in matches. Again Egypt rebounded to win the third match 2-1, but Uganda replied quickly to win the fourth match 2-1 and draw 2-2 in matches to extend the encounter to the golden set which was overwhelmed by Egypt 15-13.
In the women’s matches Rwanda beat Egypt in three consecutive matches before Egypt won the fourth as the emerging Rwandan against 9 points versus 6 for Egypt
Twelve countries in both men and women genders have already confirmed their tickets to second phase of the CAVB Continental Cup after the end of 6 tournaments out of 12 in the Sub Zonal phase were over making 50% of the Olympic qualifying competition.
The champions of the second edition of the CAVB Continental Cup will earn a direct ticket to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, with another chance for the second and third teams to qualify to the prestigious event through the World Cup.
Now 12 teams in each gender confirmed their places at the second phase (Zonal) of the Continental Cup. In the Men’s competition Tunisia, Morocco (Pool 1), Senegal, Gambia (Pool 2), Burundi, Kenya (Pool 8), South Africa, Mozambique (Pool 10), Angola, Zimbabwe (Pool 11), Mauritius and Seychelles (Pool 12) confirmed their qualification.
In the women’s competition Morocco, Algeria (Pool 1), Gambia, Senegal (Pool 2), Kenya, Burundi (Pool 8), South Africa, Mozambique (Pool 10), Angola, Namibia (Pool 11), Mauritius and Seychelles (Pool 12) will continue their campaign to the zonal phase.
The CAVB Sub Zonal phase features 12 tournaments where the top two teams in each proceed to the second phase making a total of 24 teams which will be divided into 4 pools of 6 in the second phase.
Summary of the qualification pathway in sub zonal phase of CAVB Continental Cup
Men Tournaments
Men Pool 1
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Tunisia. Tunisia
2.Morocco. Morocco
3. Algeria
Men Pool 2
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Senegal. Senegal
2.Gambia. Gambia
3.Cape Verde
Men Pool 8
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Burundi. Burundi
2.Kenya. Kenya
3.Tanzania
Men Pool 10
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.South Africa. South Africa
2.Mozambique. Mozambique
3.Botswana
4.Swaziland
5.Lesotho
Men Pool 11
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Angola. Angola
2.Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe
3.Namibia
Men Pool 12
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Mauritius. Mauritius
2.Seychelles. Seychelles
Women Tournaments
Women Pool 1
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Morocco. Morocco
2.Algeria. Algeria
3.Tunisia
Women Pool 2
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Gambia. Gambia
2.Senegal. Senegal
Women Pool 8
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Kenya. Kenya
2.Burundi. Burundi
3.Tanzania
Women Pool 10
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.South Africa. South Africa
2.Mozambique. Mozambique
3.Swaziland
4.Lesotho
Women Pool 11
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Angola. Angola
2.Namibia. Namibia
3.Zimbabwe
Women Pool 12
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Mauritius. Mauritius
2.Seychelles. Seychelles
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CAVB Continental Cup- Sub Zonal Phase Zone 5- Pool 8
Kenya and Burundi Beach volleyball teams in both genders proceeded to the second phase (Zonal) of the CAVB Continental Cup after they finished Zone 5, Pool 8 tournament held in Tanzania at the top 2 positions.
In the Men’s tournament Burundi finished at the top of the ranking after they defeated the hosts Tanzania 4-0 and Kenya 3-1.
On the other hand Kenya topped the women’s tournament after they took over Burundi 4-0 and Tanzania 4-0.
Now 12 teams in each gender confirmed their tickets at the second phase of the Continental Cup. In the Men’s competition Tunisia, Morocco (Pool 1), Senegal, Gambia (Pool 2), Burundi, Kenya (Pool 8), South Africa, Mozambique (Pool 10), Angola, Zimbabwe (Pool 11), Mauritius and Seychelles (Pool 12) confirmed their qualification.
In the women’s competition Morocco, Algeria (Pool 1), Gambia, Senegal (Pool 2), Kenya, Burundi (Pool 8), South Africa, Mozambique (Pool 10), Angola, Namibia (Pool 11), Mauritius and Seychelles (Pool 12) will continue their campaign to the zonal phase.
The Continental Cup acts as a qualifier for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Final Ranking
Men
Team. Points.
01 Burundi. 15PTS
02 Kenya. 12PTS
03 Tanzania. 9PTS
Women
Team. Points
01 Kenya. 16PTS
02 Burundi. 12PTS
03 Tanzania. 11PTS
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CAVB Continental Cup- Sub Zonal phase Pool 1 Zone 1
Morocco Men and Women teams proceeded to the Zonal phase of the CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup following both teams’ qualification in Zone 1, Pool 1 tournament held in Kelibia, Tunisia last week.
The continental Cup acts as a qualifier for 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games as the winner will book the tickets to the prestigious event.
The Tournament featured three countries in both genders as hosts Tunisia were joined by Algeria and Morocco in both genders.
In the men’s tournament Tunisia and Morocco clinched their tickets after they finished first and second with 14 and 12 points respectively ahead of Algeria who finished third.
In the women’s side Morocco surprised the home crowed as they got the top of the ranking with 14 points and will be joined by Algeria who finished second with 12 points, The host Tunisia came third and were eliminated.
Men’s Ranking
Team. Points
01. TUNISIA. 14 PTS
02. MOROCCO. 12 PTS
03. ALGERIA. 10 PTS
Women’s Ranking
Team Points
01. MOROCCO. 14 PTS
02. ALGERIA. 12 PTS
03. TUNISIA. 10 PTS
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