2012 ECOWAS Games
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 participating | 15 |
| Events | 5 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 16 June 2012 |
| Closing ceremony | 22 June 2012 |
| Officially opened by | John Mahama |
| Main venue | Accra Sports Stadium |
| Website | www.ecowasgames.moys.goc.gh |
Participating nations
Ghana
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Ivory Coast
The Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Sports
Athletics () 
Boxing () 
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Volleyball () 
Wrestling ()
Medal table
* 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 nations) | 40 | 34 | 32 | 106 | |
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 |
| September | 2nd Sat |
3rd Sun |
4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||
| Athletics
| ● | ● | ● | |||
| Boxing
| 1 | |||||
| Handball
| 1 | |||||
| volleyball
| 1 | |||||
| Wrestling
| 1 | |||||
Venues
- Accra Sports Stadium Complex – Boxing, Handball, Volleyball, Wrestling
- El-Wak Sports Stadium – Athletics
References
- "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"
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