African Paralympic Committee

The African Paralympic Committee or the African Sports Confederation of physically challenged persons is an organization based in Luanda, Angola. Its African membership is 48 National Paralympic Committees.[3]

African Paralympic Committee
FormationApril 2010[1]
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersLuanda, Angola
Membership
48 National Paralympic Committees
President
Samson Deen (2021-present)[2]
Websitehttp://www.africanparalympics.org/

Member countries

In 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.

NationCodeNational Paralympic CommitteeCreatedRef.
 AlgeriaALGAlgerian National Paralympic Committee[4]
 AngolaANGComite Paralímpico Angolano[4]
 BeninBENFederation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique
 BotswanaBOTParalympic Association of Botswana
 Burkina FasoBURNational Paralympic Committee Burkina Faso
 BurundiBDIBurundi Paralympic Committee
 CameroonCMRCameroonian National Paralympic Committee2011[5][6][7]
 Cape VerdeCPVComité Desportivo Caboverdiano para Deficientes
 Central African RepublicCAFComité National Paralympique Centrafricain
 ComorosCOMNational Paralympic Committee of Comoros - Suspended
 Republic of the CongoCGOComité National Paralympique Congolais
 Côte d'IvoireCIVFédération Ivoirienne des Sports Paralympiques
 Democratic Republic of the CongoCODNational Paralympic Committee of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 EgyptEGYEgyptian Paralympic Committee
 EthiopiaETHEthiopian Paralympic Committee
 GabonGABFederation Gabonaise Omnisports pour Paralympique pour Handicapées
 GambiaGAMGambia Association of the Physically Disabled
 GhanaGHANational Paralympic Committee of Ghana
 GuineaGUIGuinea Paralympic Committee
 Guinea-BissauGBSGuinea-Bissau Federation of Sports for the Disabled Suspended
 KenyaKENKenya National Paralympic Committee
 LesothoLESNational Paralympic Committee of Lesotho
 LiberiaLBRLiberia National Paralympic Committee
 LibyaLBALibyan Paralympic Committee
 MadagascarMADFédération Malagasy Handisport
 MalawiMWIMalawi Paralympic Committee
 MaliMLINational Paralympic Committee of Mali
 MauritaniaMTNNational Paralympic Committee of MauritaniaInactive[8]
 MauritiusMRIMauritius National Paralympic Committee
 MoroccoMARRoyal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
 MozambiqueMOZParalympic Committee Mozambique
 NamibiaNAMNamibia National Paralympic Committee
 NigerNIGFédération Nigérienne des Sports Paralympiques
 NigeriaNGRNigeria Paralympic Committee
 RwandaRWANational Paralympic Committee of Rwanda
 Sao Tome and PrincipeSTPNational Paralympic Committee of São Tomé e Principe
 SenegalSENComité National Provisoire Handisport et Paralympique Sénégalais
 SeychellesSEYParalympic Association of Seychelles - Suspended
 Sierra LeoneSLESierra Leone Paralympic Committee[8]
 SomaliaSOMSomali Paralympic Committee[8]
 South AfricaRSASouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee1991
 SudanSUDSudan National Paralympic Committee - Suspended
 TanzaniaTANTanzania Paralympic Committee
 TogoTOGFederation Togolaise de Sports pour Personnes Handicapees
 TunisiaTUNTunisian Paralympic Committee1990
 UgandaUGAUganda National Paralympic Committee
 ZambiaZAMNational Paralympic Committee of Zambia2005
 ZimbabweZIMZimbabwe National Paralympic Committee2010

Events

African 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.[9][10] It hosted participants from 22 African countries.

See also

References