T&T’s Mushtaque Mohammed was one of ten presidents elected to head the different commissions that operate within North, Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (Norceca) at the 21st Norceca Congress in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on Friday. Mohammed was elected as head of the Development, Technical and Coaches Committee while the other delegates elected were Castro Verdugo (Sport Organising), Puerto Rico’s Jose Perez Vento (Refereeing), Puerto Rico’s Arnaldo Sanchez (Beach Volleyball), Dominican Republic’s Andres Piña (Medical), Mexico’s Alberto Arreola (Finance), Cuba’s Lisset Ricardo (Media), Dominican Republic’s Giovanni Gautreaux (Legal), Guatemala’s Zully Saravia (Marketing) and Nicaragua’s Judith Sandino (VIS and Statistics).

Meanwhile, FIVB First Executive vice-president Cristobal Marte Hoffiz was re-elected by acclamation as president of Norceca for a new four-year term after receiving the unanimous vote from the delegates of the 40 national federations in attendance. Hoffiz was joined by Saul Castro Verdugo (Mexico), Douglas Beal (USA), Mohammed (T&T), Marta Centeno de Sajche (Guatemala), Hugh Wong (Canada), Glenn Quinlan (St Kitts/Nevis), Jose Luis Jimenez (Costa Rica), Lucille Hobson (USVI), Nelson Perez (Puerto Rico), Bertha Cuadra (Nicaragua) and Sabinah Mason (BVI).

Source: www.guardian.co.tt