African Paralympic Committee

African Paralympic Committee
FormationApril 2010[1]
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersLuanda, Angola
Members49 National Paralympic Committees
President
Samson Deen (2021-present)[2]
Websitehttp://www.africanparalympics.org/

The African Paralympic Committee or the African Sports Confederation of physically challenged persons is an organization based in Luanda, Angola. As of July 2025, its African membership is 49 National Paralympic Committees.[3]

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.

Nation Code National Paralympic Committee Created Ref.
Algeria ALG Algerian National Paralympic Committee 1987 [4]
Angola ANG Comite Paralímpico Angolano 1994 [4]
Benin BEN Federation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique 1995
Botswana BOT Paralympic Association of Botswana 2000
Burkina Faso BUR National Paralympic Committee of Burkina Faso 1990
Burundi BDI Burundi Paralympic Committee 2007
Cameroon CMR Cameroonian National Paralympic Committee 2011 [5][6][7]
Cape Verde CPV Comité Desportivo Caboverdiano para Deficientes 1999
Central African Republic CAF Comité National Paralympique Centrafricain 2001
Comoros COM National Paralympic Committee of Comoros
Republic of the Congo CGO Comité National Paralympique Congolais
Côte d'Ivoire CIV Fédération Ivoirienne des Sports Paralympiques
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD National Paralympic Committee of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt EGY Egyptian Paralympic Committee
Eritrea ERI Eritrean National Paralympic Committee
Eswatini SWZ Eswatini Paralympic Committee
Ethiopia ETH Ethiopian Paralympic Committee [8]
Gabon GAB Federation Gabonaise Omnisports pour Paralympique pour Handicapées
Gambia GAM Gambia Association of the Physically Disabled
Ghana GHA National Paralympic Committee of Ghana
Guinea GUI Guinea Paralympic Committee
Guinea-Bissau GBS Guinea-Bissau Federation of Sports for the Disabled
Kenya KEN Kenya National Paralympic Committee
Lesotho LES National Paralympic Committee of Lesotho
Liberia LBR Liberia National Paralympic Committee
Libya LBA Libyan Paralympic Committee 1981
Madagascar MAD Fédération Malagasy Handisport
Malawi MWI Malawi Paralympic Committee
Mali MLI National Paralympic Committee of Mali
Mauritius MRI Mauritius National Paralympic Committee
Morocco MAR Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for Disabled
Mozambique MOZ Paralympic Committee Mozambique
Namibia NAM Namibia National Paralympic Committee
Niger NIG Fédération Nigérienne des Sports Paralympiques
Nigeria NGR Nigeria Paralympic Committee
Rwanda RWA National Paralympic Committee of Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe STP National Paralympic Committee of São Tomé e Principe
Senegal SEN Comité National Provisoire Handisport et Paralympique Sénégalais
Seychelles SEY Paralympic Association of Seychelles
Sierra Leone SLE Sierra Leone Paralympic Committee [9]
Somalia SOM Somali Paralympic Committee [9]
South Africa RSA South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee 1991
South Sudan SSD South Sudan Paralympic Committee 2025 [10]
Tanzania TAN Tanzania Paralympic Committee
Togo TOG Federation Togolaise de Sports pour Personnes Handicapees
Tunisia TUN Tunisian Paralympic Committee 1990
Uganda UGA Uganda National Paralympic Committee
Zambia ZAM National Paralympic Committee of Zambia 2005
Zimbabwe ZIM Zimbabwe National Paralympic Committee 2010

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.[11][12] It hosted participants from 22 African countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pan-African and paralympic games top agenda of meeting, portalangop.co.ao, February 8, 2011
  2. ^ Samson Deen elected African Paralympic Committee President,
  3. ^ "National Paralympic Committees". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  4. ^ a b National Paralympic Committees - African Region Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, ascod.org
  5. ^ "Notre Organisation - International Paralympic Committee". Comité National Paralympique Camerounais (in French). 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Eritrea - Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b "National Paralympic Committees - Africa". International Paralympic Committee. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  10. ^ "IPC welcomes three new members at 2025 General Assembly". International Paralympic Committee. September 26, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "African Para Games to ignite spirit of unity, inspiration". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

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