Burkina Faso, Togo and Congo approved as African Sambo Confederation members Monday, 2 August 2021
Three more countries have been accepted as African Sambo Confederation (CAS) members at the organisation s Congress in Cairo - Burkina Faso, Togo and Congo.
The Congress was held on the eve of the African Sambo Championships in the Egyptian capital.
It was attended by representatives from 14 countries - Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia.
International Sambo Federation (FIAS) vice-president and CAS President Dalil Scalli opened the Congress with a welcoming speech in which he congratulated all those in attendance for being part of the FIAS, following its full recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Burkina Faso, Togo and Congo approved as African Sambo Confederation members
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