Africa Aquatics

Africa Aquatics
SportAquatic Sports
Membership53 federations
Founded1970 (1970)
AffiliationWorld Aquatics
HeadquartersJohannesburg
LocationSouth Africa
PresidentDr Mohamed Diop
SecretaryMr Jace Naidoo
Official website
africaaquatics.org

Africa Aquatics (formerly French: Confédération Africaine de Natation, English: African Swimming Confederation, popularly known by its acronym CANA),[1] is the continental association charged with overseeing swimming for Africa. CANA was founded in 1970, with 7 members. By 2008 it had 43 members.[2]

Members

CANA is geographically divided into four (4) Zones, each of which hosts its own Age Group Championships. The Zones are as follows:

Zone Members
1  Algeria  Egypt  Libya  Morocco  Tunisia
2  Cameroon Republic of the Congo Congo  Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo  Gambia
 Ghana  Guinea  Mali  Niger
 Nigeria  Senegal  Togo
3  Burundi  Ethiopia  Kenya  Rwanda
 Sudan  Tanzania  Uganda
4  Angola  Botswana  Comoros  Lesotho  Madagascar
 Malawi  Mauritius  Mozambique  Namibia  Seychelles
 South Africa  Eswatini  Zambia  Zimbabwe

Other African FINA members:

Competitions

References

  1. ^ "CANA rebrands to Africa Aquatics". africaaquatics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ^ "Message from the President". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-10-07. Note: The 43 number is what is listed on the CANA website; however, FINA has 45 national federations in Africa.
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