The
qualification round for the 2017 Beach Volleyball World championship Zonal
qualifiers will be held in Banjul this weekend.
The
CAVB Zone II beach volleyball qualifiers will feature all the 8 countries in
the zone, in a competition that will be held from 24 to 26 March 2017 but as of
now 3 countries have confirmed their participation.
The
Gambia was granted the hosting rights by the Confederation of African
Volleyball following a recommendation from Zone II.
This
event is a clear manifestation of The Gambia’s outstanding performances in
beach volleyball over the past 2 years.
Three
countries from the Banjul qualifiers will qualify for the Africa Nations Cup in
May where the winner will represent Africa at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World
Championship later this year.
This
event will be the first-ever international Beach Volleyball competition to be
held in The Gambia.