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PLEASANTVILLE, San Fernando, Trinidad, July 8,
2022 - Mushtaque Mohammed, President of the
Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA)
praised the efforts of the participating teams'
federations at the CAZOVA Youth and Junior
Championships which served off at the Southern
Regional Indoor Sports Arena.
Speaking at the official opening ceremony for
the teams on Thursday, July 7, Mohammed, a
former T&T Volleyball Federation (T&TVF) said.
"We are happy to see the sport of volleyball not
just back on the calendar in CAZOVA but also
make a welcome return to the playing courts and
for me, their is no better age-groups to take
that step with, than with the Youth and Junior
events, as they are the future of the sport."
"I also would like to make a say a big and
special thank you for the leaders of the
federations of the teams who are present at this
tournament and the big commitment and effort
they have made to make certain that their teams
participate in this edition, just coming on the
heels of the covic-19 pandemic which grounded
the sport for more than two years."
Mohammed also praised the efforts of the T&TVF
led by President Daymian Stewart for putting on
the tournament without much outside help.
He said, "I would like to thank the T&TVF to
taking up the opportunity to put on the first
CAZOVA event post-Covid and doing son with very
little resources and as I understand they are
doing so without any funding for the tournament
coming from government.
And finally, Mohammed was also high in
recognition of North, Central America and
Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)
President, Cristobal Marte-Hoffiz for the
financial support given by the federation to
make certain the staging and success of the
tournament.
Stewart in his brief address welcomed the
participating and while admitting that his
federation faced a few challenges in hosting the
event, they were committed to putting on the
event and helping to get the sport jump started
in the CAZOVA region once again. |
