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INAUGURATION OF WORLD BOWLING’S AFRICAN ZONE

LAUSANNE, On Wednesday, April 4, a meeting in Cairo, Egypt took place to inaugurate World Bowling’s African Zone Confederation. This meeting solidifies the many months of hard workundertaken by World Bowling representatives and key figures of the sport within Africa to establish the governance needed to create zone.

World Bowling representative Danny Santos says “The continent of Africa boasts a rich tapestry of first class players, excellent tournaments and pivotal development programmes. The establishment of the zone is key to our strategic values of extending our sport’s reach and accessibility. We look forward to working with the zone to better create opportunities for the sport within Africa and are very excited to celebrate this monumental occasion.”

During the meeting, the following officers were elected:

President of the Bowling Federation of Africa: Mr. Farouk Haridi of Egypt
Vice-President of the Bowling Federation of Africa: Mrs. Kiley Cassel of South Africa

Executive Committee Members:
Mr. Khaled Meziou – Chairman of the Tunisian Bowling Federation.
Mr. Ali Hassan Jameel – Chairman of the Somalian Bowling Federation.
Mr. Abdel Hamid Gamal – Egyptian Bowling Federation.

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