Central African Games

The Central African Games was an international multi-sport event for countries within Central Africa. It was held on three occasions: in 1976 in Libreville, Gabon, in 1981 in Luanda, Angola, and finally in 1987 in Brazzaville, People's Republic of the Congo. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Between 1962 and 1964, was helds the Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques. In 1972, a Central African Cup competition had been organised in Brazzaville, featuring a number of sporting events, and this proved to be a precursor to the Central African Games, which was first held four years later.

The first Games were designed as a buildup to the 1976 Summer Olympics, ^[3] but this proved to be the year's highlight for many of the athletes as many African countries boycotted the Olympics in protest of New Zealand's sporting links with Apartheid-era South Africa. ^[4]

Events at the final edition of the Games in 1987 acted as qualifiers for the 1987 All-Africa Games in some cases. ^[3]

Editions

Precedent games

Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Start date	End date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top Placed Team
I	1962	Bangui	Central African Rep.	24 December	31 December	?	?	?	?
II	1964	Yaoundé	Cameroon	11 July	19 July	?	?	?	?

Coupe d'Afrique Centrale

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Start date	End date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top Placed Team
I	1972	Brazzaville	Congo	13 July	23 July	?	?	?	?
II	1974	N'Djamena	Chad	Cancelled

Central African Games

Edition	Year	Host city	Host nation	Start date	End date	Nations	Competitors	Sports	Events	Top Placed Team
I	1976	Libreville	Gabon	30 June	10 July	11	1312	8	?
II	1981	Luanda	Angola	20 August	2 September	10	1200	8	?
III	1987	Brazzaville	Congo	18 April	30 April	11	1044	5	?

Sports

•   Athletics ( details )
•   Basketball ( details )
•   Boxing ( details )
•   Cycling ( details )
•   Football ( details )
•   Handball ( details )
•   Judo ( details )
•   Volleyball ( details )

Nations

•   Angola
•   Burundi
•   Cameroon
•   Central African Republic
•   Chad
•   Equatorial Guinea
•   Gabon
• People's Republic of the Congo
•   Rwanda
•   São Tomé and Príncipe
•   Zaire

See also

• African Friendship Games
• African Games
• South African Games (inactive)
• West African Games (inactive)
• Indian Ocean Island Games
• East African Community Games (EACoG)
• East African Schools Games (FEASSSA Games)
• Southern African Games (CUCSA Games)

References

1. Central African Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-21.
2. Stokkermans, Karel (2003-12-12). Central African Games. RSSSF. Retrieved on 2010-02-10.
3. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games (Pg. 91). McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN   0-7864-1026-4.
4. 1976: African countries boycott Olympics. BBC (1976-07-17). Retrieved on 2010-05-03.