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African Paralympic Committee
International regional committee representing Africa
International regional committee representing Africa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | African Paralympic Committee |
| image | AfricanParalympicCommittee Logo.svg |
| size | 200px |
| type | Sports federation |
| formation | April 2010 |
| membership | 49 National Paralympic Committees |
| leader_title | President |
| leader_name | Samson Deen (2021-present) |
| headquarters | Luanda, Angola |
| 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 49 National Paralympic Committees.
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 | 1987 | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320005623/http://www.ascod.org/member.htm | date=2012-03-20 }}, ascod.org | |||||||
| Angola | ANG | Comite Paralímpico Angolano | 1994 | |||||||||
| Benin | BEN | Federation Handisport du Benin-Comité National Paralympique | 1995 | |||||||||
| Botswana | BOT | Paralympic Association of Botswana | 2000 | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | BUR | National Paralympic Committee of Burkina Faso | 1990 | |||||||||
| Burundi | BDI | Burundi Paralympic Committee | 2007 | |||||||||
| Cameroon | CMR | Cameroonian National Paralympic Committee | 2011 | url=http://www.camerounparalympique.org/notre-organisation/ | title=Notre Organisation - International Paralympic Committee | date=2016 | website=Comité National Paralympique Camerounais | language=fr-FR | access-date=October 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205257/http://www.camerounparalympique.org/notre-organisation/ | archive-date=2016-10-18 | url-status=dead}} |
| Cape Verde | CPV | Comité Desportivo Caboverdiano para Deficientes | 1999 | |||||||||
| Central African Republic | CAF | Comité National Paralympique Centrafricain | 2001 | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | url=https://www.paralympic.org/teams-npc | title=National Paralympic Committees - Africa | website=International Paralympic Committee | publisher=International Paralympic Committee | access-date=October 14, 2016}} | |||||
| Somalia | SOM | Somali Paralympic Committee | ||||||||||
| South Africa | RSA | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee | 1991 | |||||||||
| South Sudan | SSD | South Sudan Paralympic Committee | 2025 | |||||||||
| 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. It hosted participants from 22 African countries.
References
References
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- [https://www.paralympic.org/news/samson-deen-elected-african-paralympic-committee-president Samson Deen elected African Paralympic Committee President],
- "National Paralympic Committees". International Paralympic Committee.
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- (September 26, 2025). "IPC welcomes three new members at 2025 General Assembly". [[International Paralympic Committee]].
- Ofei, Gabby. (2023-07-21). "Ghana ‘very ready’ to host the first-ever African Para Games – Samson Deen".
- (2023-09-04). "African Para Games to ignite spirit of unity, inspiration".
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