Centeno de Sajche re-elected President of AFECAVOL

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, December 15, 2014 – Marta Centeno Sajche of Guatemala was re-elected as President of AFECAVOL for the period 2015-2018 period by the unanimous vote of the national federation members.

The presidents of the national federations of Central America held an Extraordinary Assembly of the institution for the election of the Executive Committee on the occasion of the XVIII Men’s Central American Cup.

NORCECA President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, First Executive Vice President of FIVB, attended the ceremony and administered the oath of office to Centeno de Sajche and her colleagues.

The rest of the members of the new executive committee are:

Bertha Cuadra of Nicaragua, 1st Executive Vice-President; Allan Sharp of Belize, 2nd Executive Vice-President; Luis Enrique Santis of Guatemala, Treasurer; Felix Sabio of Honduras, 1st Director; Oscar Valdez of El Salvador, 2nd Director; Jose Luis Jimenez of Costa Rica, 3rd Director;  and Carlos Quintana of Panama, 4th Director.

Centeno Sajche appointed Jiménez Lao as General Secretary and Edgar Alvarado Ardon of Costa Rica, attended the Assembly as AFECAVOL Honorary President.

“I am pleased with Marta Centeno’s efforts during the years, in supporting the restructure of our Confederation and let’s applaud the fact that she assumes the Presidency once again,” Marte Hoffiz said.

Centeno de Sajche expressed: “I appreciate the confidence you’ve given me to conduct the Central American Association for four years more, I am committed in our joint efforts with the mission of continuing the development and improvement of our sport in the area".

As president of AFECAVOL, Centeno de Sajche will continue as one of the Vice Presidents of NORCECA Confederation. Sabio was voted to represent AFECAVOL in the NORCECA Executive Committee and Centeno de Sajche announced they will nominate Jimenez Lao to continue as General Secretary of the continental institution.

Sabio, a lawyer by profession, is representative to the Honduran Congress and vice president of the Honduran Sport Confederation.