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| Association | Zambia Volleyball Association | |
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| FIVB ranking | 120 (as of 16 November 2022) | |
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The Zambia women's national volleyball team represents Zambia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.
It qualified for the 1995 Women's African Volleyball Championship where it finished 6th.
Zambia also features a women's national beach volleyball team. [1]
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