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 Zones, each of which hosts its own Age Group Championships. The Zones are as follows:

ZoneMembers
1  Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
2  CameroonRepublic of the Congo Congo Ivory CoastDemocratic 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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