# 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.

## 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, 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, 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 | 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.
| 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 30 August 2024) :
| CAVB* | FIVB | +/- | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 20 | | Egypt | 156.94 |
| 2 | 24 | 1 | Tunisia | 145.09 |
| 3 | 31 | | Cameroon | 129.27 |
| 4 | 44 | | Libya | 91.63 |
| 5 | 50 | | Algeria | 73.43 |
| 6 | 52 | 1 | Morocco | 70.48 |
| 7 | 60 | 3 | Kenya | 50.39 |
| 8 | 67 | 3 | Chad | 44.61 |
| 9 | 71 | 3 | Rwanda | 38.86 |
| 10 | 73 | 2 | Senegal | 34.19 |
| 11 | 78 | 2 | Ghana | 27.86 |
| 12 | 84 | | Gambia | 19.3 |
| 13 | 87 | | Burundi | 4.49 |
| 14 | 88 | | Tanzania | 4.44 |
| 15 | 89 | | Mali | 3.63 |
| *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points |||||
FIVB Women's Rankings (as of 30 August 2024) :
| CAVB* | FIVB | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Kenya | 152.15 |
| 2 | 27 | Cameroon | 135.69 |
| 3 | 36 | Egypt | 104.62 |
| 4 | 47 | Algeria | 78 |
| 5 | 51 | Morocco | 55.79 |
| 6 | 52 | Nigeria | 53.66 |
| 7 | 57 | Mali | 47.16 |
| 8 | 62 | Rwanda | 43.25 |
| 9 | 67 | Uganda | 39.43 |
| 10 | 73 | Burkina Faso | 27.11 |
| 11 | 79 | Burundi | 1.11 |
| *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