The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ACNOA) and the National Olympic Committee of Côte d'Ivoire met on Wednesday April 10 in Abidjan to lay the foundations for the preparation of the next Summer Games in Rio in 2016 The Ivorian Minister for Youth Promotion, Sports and Leisure, Alain Lobognon, opened a round table rich in debates and ideas. The work, with different sessions, will continue until Friday April 12.
For the president of ANOCA, General Lansana Palenfo, African sport suffers and has difficulty existing in Olympic competitions: “It is prey to mismanagement, embezzlement, violence, and conflict. 'interest." A very clear-cut judgment, nuanced by the first head of Ivorian sport, Alain Lobognon, who considers Rio 2016 as "the starting point for the influence of Africa: medals, nothing but medals, in order to provide our populations with joy and pride. »
