Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa
# Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (acronym: ANOCA; French: Association des Comités Nationaux Olympiques d'Afrique, ACNOA, Arabic: رابطة اللجان الأولمبية الوطنية في إفريقيا) is an international organization that unites the 54 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Africa. It is currently headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria. It serves as the successor to Standing Committee of African Sports or Comité permanent du sport africain founded in 1965 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

It often assembles with other continental NOCs in the form of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

## History

The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) was founded on June 28, 1981, in Lome, Togo. In July 1965, ANOCA's predecessor, the Standing Committee of African Sports (SCAS) was founded in Brazzaville as Comité Permanent du Sport Africain (CPSA). Consequently, that title for the sports continental body changed to the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) on 14 December 1966 in Bamako, Mali.

On 4 March 2023, ANOCA announced their support for the International Olympic Committee's decision to reinstate Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutrals amidst the Russo-Ukrainian War, as well as the countries' participation in the Olympics.

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## Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created.

| Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee | President | Created | ANOCA Member | IOC member |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Africa Zone ||||||||
| Algeria | ALG | Algerian Olympic Committee | Mustapha Berraf | 1963/1964 | 1965 | Yes |
| Egypt | EGY | Egyptian Olympic Committee | Hesham Mohamed Tawfeq Hatab | 1910 | 1965 | Yes |
| Libya | LBA | Libyan Olympic Committee | Gamal Ezzarrugh | 1962 | 1963 | Yes |
| Morocco | MAR | Moroccan Olympic Committee | Faïçal Laraïchi | 1959 | 1959 | Yes |
| Sudan | SUD | Sudan Olympic Committee | Hashim Haroun Ahmed | 1956/1959 | 1965 | Yes |
| Tunisia | TUN | Tunisian Olympic Committee | Mehrez Boussayene | 1957 | 1965 | Yes |
| West Africa Zone ||||||||
| Benin | BEN | Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee | Marius Francisco | 1962 | TBD | Yes |
| Burkina Faso | BUR | Burkinabé National Olympic and Sports Committee | Jean-Pascal Kinda | 1965/1972 | 1965 | Yes |
| Cape Verde | CPV | Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano | Filomena Fortes | 1989/1993 | TBD | Yes |
| Gambia | GAM | Gambia National Olympic Committee | Beatrice Allen | 1972/1976 | TBD | Yes |
| Ghana | GHA | Ghana Olympic Committee | Ben Nunoo Mensah | 1950/1951 | 1965 | Yes |
| Guinea | GUI | Guinean National Olympic and Sports Committee | Nabi Camara | 1964/1965 | TBD | Yes |
| Guinea-Bissau | GBS | Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau | Sérgio Mané | 1992/1995 | TBD | Yes |
| Ivory Coast | CIV | Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire | Lassana Palenfo | 1962/1963 | 1965 | Yes |
| Liberia | LBR | Liberia National Olympic Committee | Philipbert S. Browne | 1954/1955 | TBD | Yes |
| Mali | MLI | Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali | Habib Sissoko | 1962/1963 | 1965 | Yes |
| Mauritania | MTN | Comité National Olympique et Sportif Mauritanien | Abderrahmane Ethmane | 1962/1979 | TBD | Yes |
| Niger | NIG | Nigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee | Issaka Ide | 1964 | 1965 | Yes |
| Nigeria | NGR | Nigeria Olympic Committee | Habu Gumel | 1950/1951 | 1965 | Yes |
| Senegal | SEN | Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais | Mamadou D. Ndiaye | 1961/1963 | 1965 | Yes |
| Sierra Leone | SLE | National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone | Patrick Coker | 1964 | TBD | Yes |
| Togo | TOG | Togolese National Olympic Committee | Deladem Akpaki | 1963/1965 | 1965 | Yes |
| Central Africa Zone ||||||||
| Cameroon | CMR | Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee | Hamad Kalkaba Malboum | 1963 | 1965 | Yes |
| Central African Republic | CAF | Comité National Olympique et Sportif Centrafricain | Gilles Gilbert Gresenguet | 1964/1965 | 1965 | Yes |
| Chad | CHA | Chadian Olympic and Sports Committee | Abakar Djermah Aumi | 1963/1964 | 1965 | Yes |
| Congo | CGO | Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais | Raymond Ibata | 1964 | 1965 | Yes |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | Comité Olympique Congolais | Marcel Amos Mbayo Kitenge | 1963/1968 | 1965 | Yes |
| Equatorial Guinea | GEQ | Comité Olímpico de Guinea Ecuatorial | Manuel Sabino Asumu Cawan | 1980/1984 | TBD | Yes |
| Gabon | GAB | Comité Olympique Gabonais | Léon Louis Folquet | 1965/1968 | 1965 | Yes |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | STP | Comité Olímpico de São Tomé e Príncipe | João Manuel da Costa Alegre Afonso | 1979/1993 | TBD | Yes |
| East Africa Zone ||||||||
| Burundi | BDI | Burundi National Olympic Committee | Lydia Nsekera | 1990/1993 | TBD | Yes |
| Djibouti | DJI | Djibouti National Olympic and Sports Committee | Aïcha Garad Ali | 1983/1984 | TBD | Yes |
| Eritrea | ERI | Eritrean National Olympic Committee | Luul Fisshaye | 1996/1999 | TBD | Yes |
| Ethiopia | ETH | Ethiopian Olympic Committee | Birhane Kidanemariam | 1948/1954 | 1965 | Yes |
| Kenya | KEN | National Olympic Committee of Kenya | Paul Tergat | 1955 | 1965 | Yes |
| Rwanda | RWA | Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda | Valens Munyabagisha | 1984 | TBD | Yes |
| Seychelles | SEY | Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association | Antonio Gopal | 1979 | TBD | Yes |
| Somalia | SOM | Somali Olympic Committee | Abdullahi Ahmed Tarabi | 1959/1972 | TBD | Yes |
| South Sudan | SSD | South Sudan National Olympic Committee | Wilson Deng Kuoirot | 2015 | 2015 | Yes |
| Tanzania | TAN | Tanzania Olympic Committee | Gulam Abdulla Rashid | 1968 | 1965 | Yes |
| Uganda | UGA | Uganda Olympic Committee | Donald Rukare | 1950/1956 | 1965 | Yes |
| Southern Africa Zone ||||||||
| Angola | ANG | Angolan Olympic Committee | Gustavo Dias Vaz da Conceição | 1979/1980 | TBD | Yes |
| Botswana | BOT | Botswana National Olympic Committee | Botsang Tshenyego | 1978/1980 | TBD | Yes |
| Comoros | COM | Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores | Madiane Mohamed Issa | 1979/1993 | TBD | Yes |
| Eswatini | SWZ | Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association | Peter Shongwe | 1971/1972 | TBD | Yes |
| Lesotho | LES | Lesotho National Olympic Committee | Matlohang Moiloa-Ramoqopo | 1971/1972 | TBD | Yes |
| Madagascar | MAD | Comité Olympique Malgache | Siteny Thierry Randrianasoloniaiko | 1963/1964 | 1965 | Yes |
| Malawi | MAW | Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi | Jappie Mhango | 1968 | TBD | Yes |
| Mauritius | MRI | Mauritius Olympic Committee | Philippe Hao Thyn Voon Ha Shun | 1971/1972 | TBD | Yes |
| Mozambique | MOZ | Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique | Anibal Manave | 1979 | TBD | Yes |
| Namibia | NAM | Namibian National Olympic Committee | Agnes Tjongarero | 1990/1991 | TBD | Yes |
| South Africa | RSA | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee | Barry Hendricks | 1991 | TBD | Yes |
| Zambia | ZAM | National Olympic Committee of Zambia | Alfred Foloko | 1964 | 1965 | Yes |
| Zimbabwe | ZIM | Zimbabwe Olympic Committee | Admire Masenda | 1934/1980 | TBD | Yes |

### ANOCA Regional Zones

**ANOCA Zone 1 – North Zone**

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Libya
* Morocco
* Sudan
* Tunisia

**ANOCA Zone 2 – West Zone A**

* Cape Verde
* Gambia
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone

**ANOCA Zone 3 – West Zone B**

* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Liberia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Togo

**ANOCA Zone 4 – Central Zone**

* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* Sao Tome and Principe

**ANOCA Zone 5 – Central-East Zone**

* Burundi
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Rwanda
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Tanzania
* Uganda

**ANOCA Zone 6 – Southern Zone A**

* Angola
* Botswana
* Eswatini
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* South Africa
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

**ANOCA Zone 7 – Southern Zone B**

* Comoros
* Djibouti
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Seychelles

## ANOCA Presidents

| S. No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Anani Matthia | Togo | 1981-1989 |
| 2. | Jean-Claude Ganga | Congo | 1989-1999 |
| 3. | Francis Nyangweso | Uganda | 1999-2001 |
| 4. | Alpha Ibrahim Diallo | Guinea | 2001-2005 |
| 5. | Lassana Palenfo | Ivory Coast | 2005-2018 |
| 6. | Mustapha Berraf | Algeria | 2018–present |

## ANOCA's programme

* Encouraging mediation and conciliation between NOCs and governments
* Building the foundations of an ambitious sports policy
* Providing young athletes with the conditions for success
* Promoting sports initiatives
* Promoting Olympic ideals and values in Africa
* Taking part in the fight against doping, corruption, violence and pandemics
* Working to bring peoples together through sport to build a peaceful Africa

## Events

* African Games
* African Youth Games – first held in Rabat, Morocco in 2010 (events also in Casablanca).
* African Beach Games
* ANOCA U-23 Championship/Olympic Qualifying Tournament
* ANOCA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
