— Published on October 26, 2025

ANOCA and OCA renew their partnership

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The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) have officially renewed their partnership on Wednesday, October 22 in Bahrain, on the sidelines of the third Asian Youth Games. An obvious choice for African leader Mustapha Berraf. The partnership between our two continents is as old as humanity. " he stressed in his speech.

Berraf was accompanied by 17 members of the ANOCA executive committee for the signing ceremony, where he took his place next to the OCA Interim President Timothy Fok. « This magnificent partnership will allow, on the one hand, further train our key leaders and, on the other hand, of better prepare our athletes to meet the major challenges that await them. This initiative will help us to mutually strengthen our hopes so that our future generations can meet the great upheavals of our century ", welcomes the president of ANOCA.

Other aspects of this cooperation: the development of sports infrastructure in Africa, drawing inspiration from Asian models of management, technological innovation and sustainability, as well as the integration of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in talent detection, performance monitoring and sports governance.