The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (acronym: ANOCA; , ACNOA) is an international organization

International organization

An intergovernmental organization, sometimes rendered as an international governmental organization and both abbreviated as IGO, is an organization composed primarily of sovereign states , or of other intergovernmental organizations...

 that unites the 53 National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...

s (NOCs) of Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

. It is currently headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria.

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

Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created.

Nation	Code	National Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...	Created	Ref.
Algeria	ALG	Comité Olympique Algérien Algerian Olympic Committee Algerian Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Algeria. It was created in October 18 1963 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in January 27 1964.- External links :*...	1963/1964	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=ALG
Angola	ANG	Comité Olímpico Angolano	1979/1980	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=ANG
Benin	BEN	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Béninois	1962	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BEN
Botswana	BOT	Botswana National Olympic Committee Botswana National Olympic Committee Botswana National Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Botswana.-External links:*...	1978/1980	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BOT
Burkina Faso	BUR	Comité National Olympique et des Sports Burkinabè	1965/1972	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BUR
Burundi	BDI	Comité National Olympique du Burundi	1990/1993	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BDI
Cameroon	CMR	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun	1963	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CMR
Cape Verde	CPV	Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano	1989/1993	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CPV
Central African Republic	CAF	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Centrafricain	1964/1965	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CAF
Chad	CHA	Comité Olympique et Sportif Tchadien	1963/1964	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CHA
Comoros	COM	Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores	1979/1993	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=COM
Republic of the Congo	CGO	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais	1964	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CGO
Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire	1962/1963	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=CIV
Democratic Republic of the Congo	COD	Comité Olympique Congolais	1963/1968	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=COD
Djibouti	DJI	Comité National Olympique Djiboutien	1983/1984	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=DJI
Egypt	EGY	Egyptian Olympic Committee Egyptian Olympic Committee The Egyptian Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Egypt and a part of the International Olympic Committee. It was formed in 1910, with the symbolic participation of Egypt in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games...	1910	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=EGY
Equatorial Guinea	GEQ	Comité National Olympique Equato-Guinéen	1980/1984	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=GEQ
Eritrea	ERI	Eritrean National Olympic Committee	1996/1999	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=ERI
Ethiopia	ETH	Ethiopian Olympic Committee	1948/1954	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=ETH
Gabon	GAB	Comité Olympique Gabonais	1965/1968	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=GAB
The Gambia	GAM	Gambia National Olympic Committee	1972/1976	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=GAM
Ghana	GHA	Ghana Olympic Committee	1952	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=GHA
Guinea	GUI	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Guinéen	1964/1965	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=GUI
Guinea-Bissau	GBS	Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau	1992/1995	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=GBS
Kenya	KEN	National Olympic Committee Kenya	1955	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=KEN
Lesotho	LES	Lesotho National Olympic Committee	1971/1972	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=LES
Liberia	LBR	Liberia National Olympic Committee	1954/1955	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=LBR
Libya	LBA	Libyan Olympic Committee	1962/1963	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=LBA
Madagascar	MAD	Comité Olympique Malgache	1963/1964	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MAD
Malawi	MAW	Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi	1968	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MAW
Mali	MLI	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali	1962/1963	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MLI
Mauritania	MTN	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Mauritanien	1962/1979	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MTN
Mauritius	MRI	Mauritius Olympic Committee	1971/1972	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MRI
Morocco	MAR	Comité Olympique Marocain	1959	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MAR
Mozambique	MOZ	Comité Olímpico Nacional de Moçambique	1979	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MOZ
Namibia	NAM	Namibian National Olympic Committee	1990/1991	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NAM
Niger	NIG	Comité Olympique et Sportif National du Niger	1964	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NIG
Nigeria	NGR	Nigeria Olympic Committee Nigeria Olympic Committee The Nigeria Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee for Nigeria, responsible for coordinating and supporting Nigerian competitors in the Olympic Games.-Leadership:...	1951	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NGR
Rwanda	RWA	Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Rwanda	1984	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=RWA
São Tomé and Príncipe	STP	Comité Olímpico de São Tomé e Príncipe	1979/1993	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=STP
Senegal	SEN	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais	1961/1963	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SEN
Seychelles	SEY	Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association	1979	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SEY
Sierra Leone	SLE	National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone	1964	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SLE
Somalia	SOM	Somali Olympic Committee	1959/1972	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SOM
South Africa	RSA	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee is a non-profit organisation that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the South Africa and the controlling body of all performance sports of South Africa and coordinates the relationship with...	1991	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=RSA
Sudan	SUD	Sudan Olympic Committee	1956/1959	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SUD
Swaziland	SWZ	Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association	1971/1972	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SWZ
Tanzania	TAN	Tanzania Olympic Committee	1968	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TAN
Togo	TOG	Comité National Olympique Togolais	1963/1965	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TOG
Tunisia	TUN	Comité National Olympique Tunisien	1957	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TUN
Uganda	UGA	Uganda Olympic Committee	1950/1956	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=UGA
Zambia	ZAM	National Olympic Committee of Zambia	1964	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=ZAM
Zimbabwe	ZIM	Zimbabwe Olympic Committee	1934/1980	http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=ZIM

Events

• All-Africa Games
  All-Africa Games
  The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa...
  
  
• African Youth Games – first held in Rabat, Morocco in 2010 (events also in Casablanca).

External links

• Official website
• African Sports Confederation of Disabled (ASCOD) Official website