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]
| Host city | Accra, Ghana |
|---|---|
| Nations | 15 |
| Events | 5 sports |
| Opening | 16 June 2012 |
| Closing | 22 June 2012 |
| Opened by | John Mahama |
| Main venue | Accra Sports Stadium |
| Website | www.ecowasgames.moys.goc.gh |
Participating nations edit
Sports edit
Athletics ()
Boxing ()
Handball ()
Volleyball ()
Wrestling ()
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Ghana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ghana (GHA)* | 17 | 11 | 9 | 37 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 13 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 |  Senegal (SEN) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Niger (NIG) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Benin (BEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Togo (TOG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Cape Verde (CPV) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 40 | 34 | 32 | 106 | |
Calendar edit
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 |
| September | 2nd Sat |
3rd Sun |
4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||
 Athletics
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● | ● | ● | |||
 Boxing
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1 | |||||
 Handball
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1 | |||||
 volleyball
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1 | |||||
 Wrestling
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1 | |||||
Venues edit
- Accra Sports Stadium Complex – Boxing, Handball, Volleyball, Wrestling
- El-Wak Sports Stadium – Athletics
References edit
- ^ "ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre Solicits Media Support". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Ivory Coast To Host 2014 ECOWAS Games". Channels Television. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "ECOWAS Games 2012: Games opens on impressive note". www.moys.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ (in Portuguese) 2011 All-Africa Games Program Archived 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ General Schedule"
