2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (CAVB) explained

The CAVB qualification for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for three places at the finals in Poland.^[1]

Draw

44 CAVB national teams entered qualification (11 teams later withdrew). The teams were distributed according to their geographical positions.^{[2] [3]}

Subzonal round

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Zone 3 (Pool E)	Zone 4 (Pool F)	Zone 4 (Pool G)	Zone 5 (Pool H)
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Zone 5 (Pool I)	Zone 6 (Pool J)	Zone 6 (Pool K)	Zone 7 (Pool L)
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Final round

The draw for the final round of competition was held in Cairo on 9 October 2013. The top three FIVB ranked teams Tunisia, Egypt and Cameroon headed the pools.^[4]

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Subzonal round

Pool A

• Venue: Salle Omnisport Mohamed Nasri, Chlef, Algeria
• Dates: 29–31 July 2013
• All times are Central European Time .

Pool B

• Venue: Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte, Praia, Cape Verde
• Dates: 4–6 July 2013
• All times are Cape Verde Time .

Pool D

• Venue: Palais des Sports de Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
• Dates: 24–26 July 2013
• All times are Greenwich Mean Time .

Pool E

• Venue: Abuja Indoor Sports Hall, Abuja, Nigeria
• Dates: 23–25 July 2013
• All times are West Africa Time .

Pool F

• Venue: Palais des Sports de Diguel, N'Djamena, Chad
• Dates: 4–6 July 2013
• All times are West Africa Time .

Pool H

• Venue: MTN Arena, Kampala, Uganda
• Dates: 25–27 July 2013
• All times are East Africa Time .

Pool I

• Venue: Amahoro Indoor Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda
• Dates: 25–26 July 2013
• All times are Central Africa Time .

Pool J

• Venue: Pavilhão da Munhuana, Maputo, Mozambique
• Dates: 3–6 July 2013
• All times are Central Africa Time .

Pool K

• Venue: African Bible College, Lilongwe, Malawi
• Dates: 23–25 July 2013
• All times are Central Africa Time .

Pool L

• Venue: Palais des Sports, Victoria, Seychelles
• Dates: 26–27 July 2013
• All times are Seychelles Time .

Zonal round

Pool M

• Venue: Salle Taoufik Bouhima, Radès, Tunisia
• Dates: 20–22 November 2013
• All times are Central European Time .

Pool O

• Venue: Académie des Arts Martiaux, Niamey, Niger
• Dates: 24–26 October 2013
• All times are West Africa Time .

Pool P

• Venue: Centre sportif de Makélékélé, Brazzaville, Congo
• Dates: 7–9 November 2013
• All times are West Africa Time .

Pool Q

• Venue: Amahoro Indoor Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda
• Dates: 26–30 November 2013
• All times are Central Africa Time .

Pool R

• Venue: Institute of Health Sciences, Molepolole, Botswana
• Dates: 8–12 October 2013
• All times are Central Africa Time .

Pool S

• Venue: Gymnase Pandit-Sahadeo, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
• Dates: 6 October 2013
• All times are Mauritius Time .

Final round

Pool T

• Venue: Palais des Sports de Warda, Yaoundé, Cameroon
• Dates: 13–17 February 2014
• All times are West Africa Time .

Pool U

• Venue: Safaricom Indoor Arena, Nairobi, Kenya
• Dates: 6–10 February 2014
• All times are East Africa Time .

Pool V

• Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia
• Dates: 3–7 March 2014
• All times are Central European Time .

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 World Championships – 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Playoff Round Tournaments . 9 March 2012 . . 26 October 2012.
2. Web site: African qualifications format for FIVB World Championships confirmed . 3 June 2013 . . 12 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111223944/http://cavb.org/pages.php?option=brows&id=587&catid=20 . 2014-01-11 . dead .
3. Web site: Subzonal phase organizers and dates confirmed . 12 June 2013 . . 2013-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111223941/http://cavb.org/pages.php?option=brows&id=591&catid=20 . 2014-01-11 . dead .
4. Web site: CAVB Sports Organizing Commission confirms 2014 World Championship qualifier final pools . 9 October 2013 . . 9 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111223901/http://cavb.org/pages.php?option=brows&id=703&catid=20 . 11 January 2014 . dead .