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 .
6-659: It often assembles with other continental NOCs in the form of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). 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
12-739: Is ANOC's supreme governing body and its decisions are final. The Assembly elects the President and the Senior Vice-President every four years, as well as the members of the Executive Council. Since 2014, the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has given awards to the best athletes of the year. Traditionally, on even years, the ANOC Awards recognise achievements from the previous Olympic Games while on
18-1131: The ANOC General Assembly, in which the ANOC Awards are awarded to NOCs and their athletes since 2014. The association organises the ANOC World Beach Games , a multi-sport event held every two years. The ANOC was established in June 1979 during the Constitutive General Assembly in San Juan , Puerto Rico . The organization's purpose is for the IOC to manage the general affairs for the National Olympic Committees, to give them their support, advice, cooperation, and recommendations for their development. Its members are affiliated to one of five continental associations: The organization
24-792: 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 Russian Invasion of Ukraine , as well as the countries' participation in the Olympics. In the following table,
30-529: 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. Association of National Olympic Committees The Association of National Olympic Committees ( ANOC ) is an international organization that affiliates the current 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Each year it gathers all its members at
36-573: Was founded in 1979 under the presidency of Mario Vázquez Raña of Mexico . Since 2012, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait has served as the ANOC president. He self-suspended himself in November 2018 and Robin Mitchell was elected ANOC President on October 20, 2022. The ANOC General Assembly is the general meeting of the members of ANOC, held once a year in which each member has one vote. It
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