The Sierra Leone national beach volleyball male and female team would be seeking qualification to the next round of the Zone II Rio 2016 Olympic Games Beach Volleyball qualifiers in Conakry, Guinea.
The qualifiers were expected to be staged in Bamako, Mali but the Confederations of Africa Volleyball (CAVB) has announced the change of venue to Conakry and had been schedule for March.
Sierra Leone will have to face the new host nations Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Mali in Pool Three of the qualifiers with both the winner and runner-up to book an automatic spot to the next round of the qualifiers.
The qualifiers were expected to be staged in Bamako, Mali but the Confederations of Africa Volleyball (CAVB) has announced the change of venue to Conakry and had been schedule for March.
Sierra Leone will have to face the new host nations Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Mali in Pool Three of the qualifiers with both the winner and runner-up to book an automatic spot to the next round of the qualifiers.
Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Volleyball Association (SLVA), Ahmed Khanous has promised they will travel with a full strengthen squad backed up by a huge delegation of supporters, media and players.
He said: “The tournament would now play in Conakry, Guinea so we will be there with full support and a huge delegation.”
Meanwhile, 12 players – which include six male and six female – were earlier invited by the technical team for a training session at the Volleyball court at Lumley Beach as they continue intensive preparations for the tournament.
This will be Sierra Leone’s second test in Olympic Beach Volleyball qualifiers and Coach Sorie believes both the male and female teams will make it to Rio in 2016.
He said: “The tournament would now play in Conakry, Guinea so we will be there with full support and a huge delegation.”
Meanwhile, 12 players – which include six male and six female – were earlier invited by the technical team for a training session at the Volleyball court at Lumley Beach as they continue intensive preparations for the tournament.
This will be Sierra Leone’s second test in Olympic Beach Volleyball qualifiers and Coach Sorie believes both the male and female teams will make it to Rio in 2016.
By: Sahr Morris Jr.
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