African Para Athletics Confederation : Jean Marie Aleokol Elected President
- Par Elizabeth MOSIMA
- 22 juil. 2025 13:27
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The elections took place in Yaounde on Friday July 18, 2025 during a Constitutive General Assembly of that continental body.
The President of the Cameroon Federation for Intellectually Disabled Persons, Jean Mari Aleokol Mabieme has been elected as the first-ever President of the newly created African Para Athletics Confederation. The elections took place in Yaounde on Friday July 18, 2025 after a constitutive General Assembly of that continental body. A total of eight member countries took part in the election exercise. They are Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger.
Speaking after his election, Jean Marie Aleokol said he was conscious of the challenges that await him as the pioneer president. He said the main objective of the confederation now is to organise training sessions because it is the door to international competitions. Jean Marie Aleokol will be assisted by Lamboumbaye Charlemagne of the Central African Republic as First Vice President and second Vice President Nglavogui Sayon of Guinea and Azefack Vedo as Secretary General from Cameroon. And three others that make up the seven-man bureau. Jean Marie Aleokol and his team now have the task to take the African Paralympics to their desirable heights.
The elections took place on the sidelines of the third edition of the Games for Persons with Special Needs of Franchophone Africa. Athletes from some six African countries competed for medals in that competition that ...
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