African Swimming Confederation
African Swimming Confederation (CANA) is the African Swimming Confederation: Confédération Africaine de Natation. It is the Continental Association charged with overseeing swimming for Africa. CANA was founded in 1970, with 7 members. By 2008 it had 43 members.[1]
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 | Congo | Ivory Coast | 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
- African Swimming Championships
- African Junior Swimming Championships
- African Zone Swimming Championships (annual; multiple locations)
References
- ^ "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.