BELIZE CITY, Belize, July 6, 2022.- The City of Belize will host the XIX U21 Women’s AFECAVOL Central American Championship, previously U20, from July 10 to 17 at the Belize City Civic Center.
With the sudden withdrawal of Costa Rica, the tournament will only have five teams from the region competing, Panama had declined to participate with anticipation.
The national teams of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua will battle for the AFECAVOL title and qualify to the 2023 age-group NORCECA Continental Championship, in a round-robin competition.
The current champion is Honduras, who were crowned for the first time in the history of the event in 2019 while hosting the competition; Guatemala won the silver medal and El Salvador the bronze.
Costa Rica has won the title in nine occasions, Guatemala in five and Panama has won two titles. Costa Rica and Panama will be absent in this edition.
Check out the Rankings here: PALMARES U21 FEMENINO DE VOLEIBOL
The event will be livestreamed on The National Channel 10 in Facebook and on their YouTube channel.
The teams’ arrival is scheduled on Sunday July 10, the preliminary enquiries will take place on Munday 11 and the competition starts on Tuesday 12.
Competition Schedule:
Tuesday July/12
4:30pm El Salvador vs Honduras
7:00pm Opening Ceremony
7:30pm Belize vs Nicaragua
Wednesday July/13
5:00pm Honduras vs Guatemala
7:30pm Nicaragua vs El Salvador
Thursday July/14
5:00pm Guatemala vs Nicaragua
7:30pm El Salvador vs Belize
Friday July/15
5:00pm Guatemala vs El Salvador
7:30pm Honduras vs Belize
Saturday July/16
5:00pm Nicaragua vs Honduras
7:30pm Belize vs Guatemala
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