Morocco’s Volleyball Federation President Awarded FIVB’s Highest Distinction.


Rabat: President of Royal Moroccan Volleyball Federation (FRMVB) Bouchra Hajij received the International Volleyball Federation’s (FIVB) most prestigious award, FIVB Grand Cross, on the occasion of the 39th FIVB World Congress, held on November 15-17 in Porto, Portugal.

According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, Hajij, who is also President of the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB), was honoured by the FIVB alongside other prominent international figures, an FRMVB press release states.

This award is in recognition of Hajij’s efforts as a “transformational leader of the Volleyball Family” at Arab, African and international level.

The President of the FRMVB had previously received several distinctions in acknowledgment of her contributions to this sport in Morocco and Africa, the press release concludes.