The African Olympic and Sports Movement strongly backs the international effort to fight climate change, co-championed by the UN and the IOC. This is what came out of an international videoconference organised Monday by ANOCA and in which some 150 representatives of African NOCs and renowned environment and sustainable development experts participated. While opening deliberations, ANOCA President, Mustapha Berraf, noted that this is proof of a deep awareness among various continental sport stakeholders as to the fundamental role of sport in ... Read More

14th CANA African Swimming & Open Water Championship Results   Juniors: https://canaswim.com/uploads/admin/pages/cana-african-junior-champs21-results.pdf Seniors: https://canaswim.com/uploads/admin/pages/cana-african-senior-champs21-results.pdf Open Water: https://canaswim.com/sub-events/14th-cana-african-junior-senior-open-water-championships Read More

CANA ZONE IV hosted a strategic Water Polo planning workshop to grow the water polo discipline in the region. 10 countries enthusiastically participated in the workshop. Mr Gabor Karpati from FINA shared some of the Water Polo development initiatives that FINA will be undertaking to assist member federations with their wate polo programmes. The Zone agreed to initiate the FINA Swim and Play Ball programme within the Zone and will host and annual competition for the 13 and under age group for both girls and boys. FINA will assist with the tra... Read More

FINA teamed up with Swimming South Africa to form a hub for the development and growth of Aquatics in Africa that will welcome FINA Scholarship Programmes, as well as Coaches and Officials Education and Certification Programmes. The agreement signed covers the creation of a new FINA Development Centre in Franschhoek, South Africa. Swimming South Africa President Alan Fritz said: “We are very grateful to FINA and FINA President for the support and for delivering this significant project. Aquatic sports in Africa, and i... Read More

At the recent CANA General Assembly, the CANA members unanimously agreed to support Mr Husain Al Musallam in his campaign and candidacy for the FINA Presidency. You’re welcome to review the documentation and video related to the campaign and Mr Al Husain’s objectives via the links below. https://canaswim.com//uploads/admin/pages/husain-al-musallam-cv.pdf https://canaswim.com//uploads/admin/pages/husain-al-musallam_manifesto.pdf Read More