Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

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The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (acronym: ANOCA; French: Association des Comités Nationaux Olympiques d'Afrique, ACNOA) is an international organization that unites the 53 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Africa.

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

[edit] 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	Created	Ref.
Algeria	ALG	Comité Olympique Algérien	1963/1964	[1]
Angola	ANG	Comité Olímpico Angolano	1979/1980	[2]
Benin	BEN	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Béninois	1962	[3]
Botswana	BOT	Botswana National Olympic Committee	1978/1980	[4]
Burkina Faso	BUR	Comité National Olympique et des Sports Burkinabè	1965/1972	[5]
Burundi	BDI	Comité National Olympique du Burundi	1990/1993	[6]
Cameroon	CMR	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun	1963	[7]
Cape Verde	CPV	Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano	1989/1993	[8]
Central African Republic	CAF	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Centrafricain	1964/1965	[9]
Chad	CHA	Comité Olympique et Sportif Tchadien	1963/1964	[10]
Comoros	COM	Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores	1979/1993	[11]
Congo	CGO	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais	1964	[12]
Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire	1962/1963	[13]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	COD	Comité Olympique Congolais	1963/1968	[14]
Djibouti	DJI	Comité National Olympique Djiboutien	1983/1984	[15]
Egypt	EGY	Egyptian Olympic Committee	1910	[16]
Equatorial Guinea	GEQ	Comité National Olympique Equato-Guinéen	1980/1984	[17]
Eritrea	ERI	Eritrean National Olympic Committee	1996/1999	[18]
Ethiopia	ETH	Ethiopian Olympic Committee	1948/1954	[19]
Gabon	GAB	Comité Olympique Gabonais	1965/1968	[20]
Gambia	GAM	Gambia National Olympic Committee	1972/1976	[21]
Ghana	GHA	Ghana Olympic Committee	1952	[22]
Guinea	GUI	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Guinéen	1964/1965	[23]
Guinea-Bissau	GBS	Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau	1992/1995	[24]
Kenya	KEN	National Olympic Committee Kenya	1955	[25]
Lesotho	LES	Lesotho National Olympic Committee	1971/1972	[26]
Liberia	LBR	Liberia National Olympic Committee	1954/1955	[27]
Libya	LBA	Libyan Olympic Committee	1962/1963	[28]
Madagascar	MAD	Comité Olympique Malgache	1963/1964	[29]
Malawi	MAW	Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi	1968	[30]
Mali	MLI	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali	1962/1963	[31]
Mauritania	MTN	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Mauritanien	1962/1979	[32]
Mauritius	MRI	Mauritius Olympic Committee	1971/1972	[33]
Morocco	MAR	Comité Olympique Marocain	1959	[34]
Mozambique	MOZ	Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique	1979	[35]
Namibia	NAM	Namibian National Olympic Committee	1990/1991	[36]
Niger	NIG	Comité Olympique et Sportif National du Niger	1964	[37]
Nigeria	NGR	Nigeria Olympic Committee	1951	[38]
Rwanda	RWA	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda	1984	[39]
São Tomé and Príncipe	STP	Comité Olímpico de São Tomé e Príncipe	1979/1993	[40]
Senegal	SEN	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais	1961/1963	[41]
Seychelles	SEY	Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association	1979	[42]
Sierra Leone	SLE	National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone	1964	[43]
Somalia	SOM	Somali Olympic Committee	1959/1972	[44]
South Africa	RSA	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee	1991	[45]
Sudan	SUD	Sudan Olympic Committee	1956/1959	[46]
Swaziland	SWZ	Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association	1971/1972	[47]
Tanzania	TAN	Tanzania Olympic Committee	1968	[48]
Togo	TOG	Comité National Olympique Togolais	1963/1965	[49]
Tunisia	TUN	Comité National Olympique Tunisien	1957	[50]
Uganda	UGA	Uganda Olympic Committee	1950/1956	[51]
Zambia	ZAM	National Olympic Committee of Zambia	1964	[52]
Zimbabwe	ZIM	Zimbabwe Olympic Committee	1934/1980	[53]

[edit] Tournament

All-Africa Games

[edit] External links

Official website

v • d • e

Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA)

Algeria • Angola • Benin • Botswana • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Cameroon • Cape Verde • Central African Republic • Chad • Comoros • Congo • Cote d'Ivoire • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Djibouti • Egypt • Equatorial Guinea • Erithrea • Ethiopia • Gabon • Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Kenya • Lesotho • Liberia • Lybian Arab Jamahiriya • Madagascar • Malawi • Mali • Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Mozambique • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Rwanda • São Tomé and Príncipe • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Somalia • South Africa • Sudan • Swaziland • Togo • Tunisia • Uganda • United Republic of Tanzania • Zambia • Zimbabwe

v • d • e Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC)

Africa	ANOCA – Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

America	PASO – Pan American Sports Organisation

Asia	OCA – Olympic Council of Asia

Europe	EOC – European Olympic Committees

Oceania	ONOC – Oceania National Olympic Committees