By Lovemore Dube, Sports Writer
BRIAN Manuel was retained as the First Vice President of the Zimbabwe Volleyball Association at the organisation’s elective annual general meeting held at Matopo National Park at the weekend.
Manuel, a former Athens Mine Volleyball Club player, polled 14 votes out of 20 to stay on as part of the drivers of the game’s ship in Zimbabwe.
Second on the ballot was Sibangani Machacha, a committee member and among the country’s top umpires who was recently in Mexico.
Kudzai Mlambo was third with just two votes.
Morelet Mathema was unanimously chosen as the Second Vice President outvoting Mercy Chatyoka 14-6.
Mathema is the chairperson of the Matabeleland South Volleyball Association.
Kudzai Muzondo went in uncontested for the Gender Minority position.
With their election they joined the national executive which has Mxolisi Ndlovu as President, Enias Kondo as Secretary-General, Farai Mboto and Mashasha as Committee Members.
Speaking on the sidelines of the elective annual general meeting, ZVA President Ndlovu said he was happy with the turnout at the meeting as nine provinces had attended the meeting.
He said this emphasized unity of purpose as everyone wants to be part of the direction setting processes.
Ndlovu said his board will press ahead with development and is hopeful that 2022 will see beach volleyball grow in leaps and bounds.
“We had 10 teams at the Birchenough Bridge Beach Volleyball Championships and recently in Binga we had 15. We were happy with what was on display and we anticipate growth and coming on of other partners on the way,” said Ndlovu.
The elections were overseen by Sam Dzvimbu of the Sport and Recreation Commission.
He was happy with the process and commended ZVA for upholding tenets of good corporate governance.
