Cairo, Egypt, January 20, 2015 - The African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) has announced the full schedule for the sub-zonal phase of the CAVB Continental Cup, which is a qualification competition for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
The first phase of the Continental Cup features 12 groups with one pool for zones 1 and 7 and 2 pools for each of zones 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The top two teams from each of the sub zonal pools will proceed to the second phase (Zonal or Regional phase).
The sub zonal phase started in December 2014 with Pools 10 and 11 in Mozambique and Namibia respectively.
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 2 – Pool 2 – 22-26 January in Senegal
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 2 – Pool 3 – 22-26 January in Mali
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 7 – Pool 12 – 29 January-2 February in Seychelles
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 1 – Pool 1 – 29 January-2 February in Tunisia
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 3 – Pool 4 – 1-5 February, organiser not confirmed
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 4 – Pool 6 – 1-5 February, organiser not confirmed
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 5 – Pool 8 – 15-19 February in Tanzania
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 5 – Pool 9 – 5-9 March in Egypt
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 3 – Pool 5 – 8-12 March in Benin
Continental Cup – Sub zonal – Zone 7 – Pool 12 – 29 March-2 April in Congo RDC
Continental Cup - Round 2 – Regional – Group A – 4-8 October, organiser not confirmed
Continental Cup - Round 2 – Regional – Group B – 18-22 October, organiser not confirmed
Continental Cup - Round 2 – Regional – Group C – 8-13 November, organiser not confirmed
Continental Cup - Round 2 – Regional – Group D – 8-13 November, organiser not confirmed
Continental Cup Semi- finals – 24-28 March 2016, organiser not confirmed
Continental Cup Finals – both genders – 2-6 June 2016, organiser not confirmed