African Paralympic Committee

African Paralympic Committee

Formation	April 2010 [1]
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Luanda, Angola
Membership	48 National Paralympic Committees
President	Samson Deen (2021-present) [2]
Website	http://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 48 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		[4]
Angola	ANG	Comite Paralímpico Angolano		[4]
Benin	BEN	Federation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique
Botswana	BOT	Paralympic Association of Botswana
Burkina Faso	BUR	National Paralympic Committee Burkina Faso
Burundi	BDI	Burundi Paralympic Committee
Cameroon	CMR	Cameroonian National Paralympic Committee	2011	[5] [6] [7]
Cape Verde	CPV	Comité Desportivo Caboverdiano para Deficientes
Central African Republic	CAF	Comité National Paralympique Centrafricain
Comoros	COM	National Paralympic Committee of Comoros - Suspended
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 Suspended
Kenya	KEN	Kenya National Paralympic Committee
Lesotho	LES	National Paralympic Committee of Lesotho
Liberia	LBR	Liberia National Paralympic Committee
Libya	LBA	Libyan Paralympic Committee
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 - Suspended
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
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. ^{[10] [11]} It hosted participants from 22 African countries.

See also

• Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

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. 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. "National Paralympic Committees - Africa". International Paralympic Committee. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
10. 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.
11. "African Para Games to ignite spirit of unity, inspiration". Graphic Online. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-06.