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Namibia Volleyball Federation President Speaks to ASM By Sahr Morris Jr.


Volleyball is one of the most fol- lowed sports in Africa after football, athletics and rugby. Early this month, Namibia's National Beach Volleyball Series was approved as the first national beach volleyball tour on the continent by the Interna- tional Federation of Volleyball (FIVB).


NVF Press officer John Kamati and President Heiko Diehl at the press conference


Namibia has also hosted the first ever International Beach Volleyball Referees Candidate Course in Af- rica, and furthermore, the Beach Volleyball has been included in the


All Africa Games for the first time in 2011, with Namibia hosting the qualifiers for Zone VI countries in Swakopmund.


Heiko Diehl, president of the Namibia Volleyball Federation takes a look at the sport in his country. African Sports Monthly: Tell us how the Namibian Volleyball Federation is run.


Heiko Diehl: I’ve been heading the Namibia Volleyball Federation since June 2010. Me and members of the board of administration are guided by a strategy we collectively developed in 2008 while I was serving as vice president. Our long term vision was to make volleyball the most popular sport in Namibia, and for Namibia to dominate the sport across the continent, participating professionally at international levels.


How did you get attracted to volleyball?


I grew up next to a volleyball court, as my father was also a volleyball player. I then started playing at school and represented my school team as well as the Namibian National Junior team. What are the prospects of the sport in Namibia?


I believe volleyball has great potential in Namibia, but to realize this potential we need to further develop the sport and grow its popularity. Currently, the majority of financial support towards sport in Namibia is directed to the most popular sport codes, being football, rugby and cricket. This is also one reason why our vision in-


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