2012 ECOWAS Games explained

II All-Africa Games
Size:150 px
Host City:Accra, Ghana
Nations:15
Events:5 sports
Opening:16 June 2012
Closing:22 June 2012
Website:www.ecowasgames.moys.goc.gh
Opened By:John Mahama

The 2012 ECOWAS Games was the second biennial regional sports meeting of the Economic Community of West African States.[1] The event was held in Accra, Ghana from the 16th of June to the 22nd of June 2012. Ghana's sports team won the most medals at the event. The 5 sports that featured in the 2012 games were athletics, wrestling, handball, volleyball and boxing. The first edition of the event was held in Nigeria in 2010.[2] The games were sponsored by Rlg Communications, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghana Oil Company, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghallywood and Zoomlion.[3]

Calendar

The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar is to be completed with event finals information.[4] [5]

 OC Opening ceremony ●  Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
September2nd
Sat
3rd
Sun
4th
Mon
5th
Tue
6th
Wed
Ceremonies<-- 02 -->bgcolor=#0c3 OC bgcolor=#e33 CC 
Athletics<-- 02 -->bgcolor=#39f ●  bgcolor=#39f ●  bgcolor=#39f ●  
Boxing<-- 02 -->bgcolor=#fcO;" 1 
Handball<-- 02 -->bgcolor=#fcO;" 1 
volleyball<-- 02 -->bgcolor=#fcO;" 1 
Wrestling<-- 02 -->bgcolor=#fcO;" 1 

Venues

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre Solicits Media Support. allAfrica.com. 9 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Ivory Coast To Host 2014 ECOWAS Games. Channels Television. 9 January 2016.
  3. Web site: ECOWAS Games 2012: Games opens on impressive note. www.moys.gov.gh. 9 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126004655/http://www.moys.gov.gh/ecowasgames/home/52-ecowas-games-2012-games-opens-on-impressive-note.html. 26 January 2016. dead.
  4. 2011 All-Africa Games Program
  5. General Schedule"