The Association of National Association of Olympic Committees (ANOCA), has initiated a programme to support African countries to improve their medal haul at the next Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
As part of the programme, ANOCA has organized a workshop for member countries in Africa zone three in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, designed to boost their performance at the Tokyo Games.
ANOCA would also fund and organize a three-month training camp for all athletes from Africa who would qualify for the 2020 Games.
In addition to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Scholarship being enjoyed by Africa’s elite athletes, ANOCA has voted an amount of $1 million to support as many athletes as possible from the continent not only to boost their qualification for Tokyo 2020 but to motivate them to win medals for their countries.
Among the countries which participated in the workshop were; Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’ Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Niger and Togo. Ghana was represented by the GOC president, Ben Nunoo Mensah.