The 1997 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the Eight Edition African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Lagos, Nigeria with Five teams participated. [1] [2] [3]
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The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its current president is Ary Graça of Brazil.
The African Volleyball Confederation is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa. Its headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco.
The Women's U-20 African Volleyball Championship, formerly known as the Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship, is a sport competition for national teams with women players under 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation.
The Women's Africa Volleyball Championship U18 is a sport competition for national teams with women players under 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation.
The Turkey women's national volleyball team is formed by the Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) and represents Turkey in international CEV and FIVB organizations.
The Kenya women's national volleyball team, the Malkia Strikers, represents Kenya in international volleyball competitions. Kenya has dominated the African continent since the 1990s, winning the Women's African Volleyball Championship a record of ten times. They have qualified three times for the Olympics; in 2000, 2004 and for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
The Tunisian women's national volleyball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , represents Tunisia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading nations in women's volleyball in Africa.
The Women's African Volleyball Clubs Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organized by the African Volleyball Confederation. It is Africa's most important continental women's club volleyball competition and was first contested in 1986. It was not held for a few years during the 1990s, but tournaments have been held yearly since 1997.
The Cameroon women's national volleyball team represents Cameroon in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading nations in women's volleyball on the African continent.
The Women's U23 African Volleyball Championship is a national teams continental sport competition for players under 23 years, held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation since 2014.
The FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship is an international men's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1989 in Italy. It was not held between 1993 and 2008, but since 2009, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar and Brazil except in 2017 and 2018 where both hosted by Poland.
The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1991 in Brazil. It was not held between 1995 and 2009, but since 2010, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar, Switzerland, the Philippines, Japan, China and Turkey. The competition was held in Zhejiang Province of China in 2018 and 2019. After the 2020 championship was cancelled due to corona virus pandemic, the competition was held in Turkey in 2021.
The 1976 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the First African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Port Said, Egypt, with Six teams has participated.
The 1985 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the Second Edition African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Tunis, Tunisia, with Four teams participated.
The 1987 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the Third Edition African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Casablanca, Morocco, with Six teams participated.
The 1989 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the Fourth Edition African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Port Louis, Mauritius, with Fourth teams participated.
The 1991 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the Fifth Edition African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Cairo, Egypt, with Eight teams participated.
The 1993 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the Sixth Edition African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Lagos, Nigeria, with Ten teams participated.
The 1995 Women's African Volleyball Championship was the Seventh Edition African continental volleyball Championship for women in Africa and it was held in Tunis, Tunisia, with six teams participated.
The 2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship is the 20th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) with Rwanda Volleyball Federation (FRVB). The tournament is held in Kigali, Rwanda from 12 to 20 September 2021. The top two teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship as the CAVB representatives.
