{"id":84608,"date":"2025-08-22T16:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gambia-to-host-african-u-18-youth-volleyball-tourney"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:04:13","slug":"gambia-to-host-african-u-18-youth-volleyball-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-to-host-african-u-18-youth-volleyball-tourney","title":{"rendered":"GAMBIA TO HOST AFRICAN U-18 YOUTH VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia Volleyball Federation is gearing up to host the Confederation of African Volleyball, CAVB\u2019s U18 youth development cup championship.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Gambia Volleyball Federation said 12 countries across Africa will participate in the tournament that opens here from September 2 to 7.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament is a joint initiative of CAVB, the world volleyball governing body FIVB and the Olympic Solidarity whose aim is to prepare and empower the youth athletes in Africa, in the lead-up to Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>A local organising committee LOC has been set up to coordinate the logistics of the championship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Gambia Volleyball Federation is gearing up to host the Confederation of African Volleyball, CAVB\u2019s U18 youth development cup championship. A statement from the Gambia Volleyball Federation said 12 countries across Africa will participate in the tournament that opens here from September 2 to 7. 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