Volleyball: African Nations Championship Postponed from August 2nd to 12th  

Kinshasa, July 14^th, 2025 (CPA).- The Men’s Under-20 African Nations Volleyball Championship, initially scheduled for July 20^th  to August 2^nd in Yaoundé, Cameroon, has been postponed to August 2^nd to 12^th, according to a press release from the Cameroon Volleyball Federation (Fecavolley), consulted by the CPA on Monday. « The Cameroon Volleyball Federation (Fecavolley) informs the sporting public and the wider volleyball community that the date of the Men’s Under-20 African Nations Championship has been postponed. Previously scheduled for July 20^th to August 2^nd, 2025, at the Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Center, the competition, hosted by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB), has been postponed to August 2^nd to 12^th, at the same sports facilities,” it read. According to this document dated July 14^th, signed by the head of the Fecavolley communications unit, the date of this continental qualifying event for the U-21 World Championship of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), has been changed for organizational reasons. According to this source, Fecavolley has reassured all participating countries that the new date for this African competition will not be changed. Furthermore, it should be noted that the arrival of the delegations from the participating countries is scheduled for August 2nd, followed the following day, August 3rd, by the technical meeting. The matches will begin on August 4th and end on August 11th, the date on which the new queen of African volleyball in the U20 category will be announced. To ensure the success of this continental tournament, the CAVB, in collaboration with FEC volley, plans to make this edition a highlight of the African sports calendar, both organizationally and technically, in order to enhance the image of this sport.