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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span>The Gambia\u2019s Under-18 boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 beach volleyball teams have qualified for the 2026 FIVB U18 Beach Volleyball World Championship scheduled to take place in the Netherlands in July.<\/b><\/p>\n

The qualification follows the teams\u2019 performances at the 2025 CAVB U18 Beach Volleyball Championship held in Abuja, Nigeria, where the Gambian boys\u2019 team won gold, while the girls\u2019 team finished fifth.<\/p>\n

The boys\u2019 team secured automatic qualification after a dominant campaign that underscored their strength and growing status in African beach volleyball.<\/p>\n

The girls\u2019 team also delivered a solid performance, finishing among the top teams on the continent to contribute to the country\u2019s double qualification.<\/p>\n

The world championship is expected to bring together top young beach volleyball talents from across the globe.<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Gambia<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. The Gambia\u2019s Under-18 boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 beach volleyball teams have qualified for the 2026 FIVB U18 Beach Volleyball World Championship scheduled to take place in the Netherlands in July. The qualification follows the teams\u2019 performances at the 2025 CAVB U18 Beach Volleyball Championship held in Abuja, Nigeria, where the Gambian boys\u2019 team […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":95649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-95650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"\nGambia U18 Beach Volleyball Teams Qualify for 2026 - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag"> Africa-Press - Gambia. 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