2012 ECOWAS Games
| 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 |
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]
Participating nations
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Sports
Athletics () 
Boxing () 
Handball () _pictogram.svg.png)
Volleyball () 
Wrestling ()
Medal table
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ghana | 17 | 11 | 9 | 37 |
| 2 |  Nigeria | 13 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 |  Senegal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Niger | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Benin | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Togo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Burkina Faso | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Liberia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Mali | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 |  Sierra Leone | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |  Gambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |  Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ (Portuguese) 2011 All-Africa Games Program
- ↑ General Schedule"
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