The African Paralympic Committee or the African Sports Confederation of physically challenged persons is an organization based in Luanda, Angola. Its African membership is 49 National Paralympic Committees.[3]
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| Formation | April 2010[1] |
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| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Luanda, Angola |
| Membership | 49 National Paralympic Committees |
President | Samson Deen (2021-present)[2] |
| Website | http://www.africanparalympics.org/ |
Member countries
editIn the following table, the year in which the National Paralympic Committee was recognized by the International Paralympic Committee is also given if it is different from the year in which the national committee was created.
Events
editAfrican Para Games hosts all Africa's para-athletes for a series of games. The first of its kind was hosted in Accra, Ghana from September 4 to 12, 2023.[10][11] It hosted participants from 22 African countries.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pan-African and paralympic games top agenda of meeting, portalangop.co.ao, February 8, 2011
- ^ Samson Deen elected African Paralympic Committee President,
- ^ Constitution Archived 2004-09-04 at archive.today, ascod.org
- ^ a b National Paralympic Committees - African Region Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, ascod.org
- ^ "Notre Organisation - International Paralympic Committee". Comité National Paralympique Camerounais (in French). 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Cameroun : élection du président du comité national paralympique-Le Quotidien du Peuple en ligne". People's Daily (China) (in French). August 23, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Quatre nouvelles fédérations sportives bientôt au Cameroun" (in French). 237online.com. March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ "Eritrea - Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "National Paralympic Committees - Africa". International Paralympic Committee. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ Ofei, Gabby (2023-07-21). "Ghana 'very ready' to host the first-ever African Para Games – Samson Deen". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "African Para Games to ignite spirit of unity, inspiration". Graphic Online. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-06.