A total of 52 countries are expected to attend the second edition of the Africa Beach Games in Hammamet, Tunisia, from June 23-30.
The countries include South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo Brazzaville, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon and the Gambia.
Others are Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritius Island, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger as well as Nigeria.
Also to compete in the week-long action are Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Chad, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and hosts Tunisia.
More than 1,100 athletes have confirmed their participation. 500 officials will be involved while 300 volunteers have been mobilised for the event.
The International Olympic Committee, the Director General of Olympic Solidarity and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Organising Committee are some of the Olympic institutions that will be among the distinguished guests alongside African and world sport greats.
African Beach Games are held every 4 years.
The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa ANOCA President, Mustapha Berraf, said: “The success of the African Beach Games, Hammamet 2023, will depend on our shared ability to foster solidarity. We have a special obligation to showcase our values on behalf of the athletes (the core of our Olympic Movement) and youths (the future)”.
