MBABANE- Eswatini’s Siphelelisiwe Nsibandze/Hlobisile Ndlovu finished third overall in the 2026 CAVB Zone VI Beach Volleyball Tour.
The pair accumulated 504 points across the five-leg tour to claim the bronze position in the final women’s standings and earned approximately E5 115.
The fifth edition of the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) Zone VI Beach Volleyball Tour started in February before concluding with the fifth and final leg in Maputo City, Mozambique, from March 25 to 27.
The tour featured beach volleyball pairs from across the Zone V region, including Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Siphelelisiwe Nsibandze/Hlobisile Ndlovu finished behind Mozambique’s Nadia/Veronica, who won the women’s standings with 840 points and Lesotho’s Tolofi/Chapole, who were second on 816 points.
The Eswatini pair finished level on 504 points with Zambia’s Beene/Matildah, but were placed third in the official final standings.
Another Eswatini women’s pair, Zitha/Tsabedze, finished 19th overall on 192 points.
In the men’s competition, Mlamuli Simelane/Sanele Mndzebele were Eswatini’s highest-ranked pair, finishing 10th overall on 324 points. They received approximately E1 705 in prize money.
Nkosingiphile Dube/Mhlanganisi Magongo finished 15th overall on 234 points. The official standings also list Mlamuli Simelane/Nkosingiphile Dube in 40th position on 108 points.
The conclusion of the Maputo leg brought the fifth edition of the CAVB Zone 6 Beach Volleyball Tour to an end.
CAVB Zone VI encouraged national federations to apply to host legs of the sixth edition, with details of the application process to be announced.
RESULTS
Women – Final standings
1. Nadia/Veronica (Mozambique) – 840 points – E8 525
2. Tolofi/Chapole (Lesotho) – 816 points – E6 820
3. Siphelelisiwe Nsibandze/Hlobisile Ndlovu (Eswatini) – 504 points – E5 115
4. Beene/Matildah (Zambia) – 504 points – E3 410
5. Curschmann/Maike (Namibia) – 468 points – E1 705
6. Zitha/Tsabedze (Eswatini) – 192 points
Men – Final standings
1. Jack/Chiswaniso (Botswana) – 852 points – E8 525
2. Carlos/Afonso (Angola) – 840 points – E6 820
3. Krafft/Krafft (Namibia) – 696 points – E5 115
4. Ednilson/Guvo (Mozambique) – 420 points – E3 410
5. Elias/Baleofi (Botswana) – 414 points – E1 705
6. Mlamuli Simelane/Sanele Mndzebele (Eswatini) – 324 points – E1 705
7. Nkosingiphile Dube/Mhlanganisi Magongo (Eswatini) – 234 points
8. Mlamuli Simelane/Nkosingiphile Dube (Eswatini) – 108 points
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