June 25, 2013
West Africa: Basketball Added to ECOWAS Games During Third Edition in 2014
Basketball will be added to the list of sports for the third ECOWAS games to be hosted by Côte d'Ivoire in 2014, bringing the number of sports to six, organisers have said. Read more »
June 11, 2013
West Africa: Team Senegal Wins ECOWAS Wrestling Tournament
Senegal dethroned defending champions Niger at the 9th edition of the ECOWAS Community Traditional Wrestling Tournament which ended in Niamey on Saturday 8th June, 2013. Read more »
May 29, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Staff in Anniversary Sports
Staff of the ECOWAS Commission and other community institutions in Abuja, took a deserved break from their busy work schedules to engage in sports as part of activities for the… Read more »
February 12, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Salutes African Football Champions, Super Eagles of Nigeria
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has congratulated Nigeria's Super Eagles for winning the just-concluded… Read more »
July 14, 2012
West Africa: Senegal Dominates 5th Ecowas Wrestling Tournament
Defending champions and host Senegal lived up to pre-tournament billing by winning five of the six gold medals at stake at the 5th ECOWAS African Wresting competition which ended… Read more »
July 13, 2012
West Africa: 5th Ecowas Wrestling Tournament Opens in Dakar
The Iba Mar Diop Stadium Dakar came agog on Thursday, 12th July 2012 with wrestlers from 13 of the 15 ECOWAS Member States hitting the sandy arena as the 5th ECOWAS African… Read more »
July 10, 2012
West Africa: Dakar Hosts 5th Ecowas Wrestling Tournament
The 5th ECOWAS African Wrestling Tournament taking place in Dakar, Senegal from 12th to 14th July, 2012, will feature wrestlers from 13 of the 15 ECOWAS Member States in five… Read more »
June 22, 2012
West Africa: 2nd ECOWAS Games End On a High for Host Ghana
The 2nd ECOWAS Under-23 Games ended in Accra on Friday 22nd June 2012with host Ghana edging out defending champions and host of the inaugural edition of the regional competition,… Read more »
June 21, 2012
West Africa: Cote d'Ivoire Offers to Host 3rd ECOWAS Games in 2014
Cote d'Ivoire has officially offered to host the 3rd Edition of the ECOWAS Under-23 Games in 2014, just as the 2nd Edition of the regional biennial competition being hosted by… Read more »
June 19, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre Solicits Media Support
The ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre (YSDC) requires the sustained support of all stakeholders especially the media to deliver on its mandate of using sports and youth… Read more »
June 17, 2012
West Africa: Nigeria, Host Ghana Win Opening Medals At 2nd ECOWAS Games
Nigeria began defence of its regional sports title on a good note by winning the first gold medal at the 2nd ECOWAS Under-23 Games which opened in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on… Read more »
June 16, 2012
West Africa: 2nd ECOWAS Games Open in Accra
Ghana's Vice-President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama opened the 2nd ECOWAS Under-23 Games in Accra on Saturday 16th June 2012, with a call on stakeholders to invest in sports… Read more »
June 15, 2012
West Africa: All Set for Opening of 2nd Ecowas Games in Accra
The 2nd ECOWAS Under-23 Games open in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Saturday 16th June 2012, featuring athletics, handball, volleyball, African wrestling and boxing, which is… Read more »
May 26, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS, Burkina Faso Sign Headquarters Agreement
The headquarters agreement for the Ouagadougou-based ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre has been signed between the ECOWAS Commission and the Government of Burkina Faso… Read more »
May 08, 2012
West Africa: Second ECOWAS Games Now for 16th - 22nd June 2012 in Accra
The Second ECOWAS Under-23 Games earlier scheduled for 2nd to 8th June 2012 in Accra, Ghana, will now take place from 16th to 22nd June 2012 due to logistics reasons. Read more »
March 13, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS, Ghana Sign Mou On Second Regional Games
ECOWAS and the Government of Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Second ECOWAS Under-23 Games to be hosted by the country from 2nd to 8th June 2012. Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS, Ghana Officials Meet On Second Regional Games
ECOWAS and Ghanaian officials have evaluated the implementation of the road map for the Second ECOWAS Games to be hosted by Ghana in June 2012. Read more »
February 13, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Salutes Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire for Gallant Performance At the CAN
The ECOWAS Commission wishes to commend the National Football team of Cote d'Ivoire for putting up a gallant performance at the finals of the African Cup of Nations tournament in… Read more »
February 10, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Congratulates Region's Representatives At the African Cup of Nations
The ECOWAS Commission wishes to warmly congratulate the Region's national teams on their sterling performances at the on-going African Cup of Nations football tournament in… Read more »
January 09, 2012
West Africa: Local Organising Committee Inaugurated for the Maiden Edition of the WAPSGA (ECOWAS )
The Local Organising Committee for the maiden edition of the West African Public Service Games (WAPSGA) has been inaugurated in Port Harcourt, in Nigeria's Rivers State by the… Read more »
June 07, 2011
West Africa: 4th Edition of ECOWAS Traditional Wrestling Competition Opens 9th June in Dakar
The 4th Edition of the ECOWAS Traditional Wresting Tournament opens on Thursday 9th June in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, with 65 wrestlers from 13 of the 15 Member States… Read more »
May 25, 2011
West Africa: Steering Committee On WAPSGA Finalizes Relevant Documents for Games (Ecowas)
The Steering Committee responsible for developing modalities and strategies towards the hosting of the pilot edition of the West African Public Service Games (WAPSGA) in Nigeria… Read more »
May 17, 2010
West Africa: Providing the Ecowas Region With Adequate Instruments for the Promotion And Development of Harmonious Sports
"This policy is a set of coherent measures coupled with diverse, organised and planned activities, both in time and space, for the development of sports and promotion of youths in… Read more »
May 13, 2010
West Africa: Turning Sports Into an Instrument for Human Development And Integration Within the Ecowas Region
"Sports or sports activities should not in any way be sources of troubles leading to the violence seen in the stadia but instead important instruments for social life, sources of… Read more »