Ghana Rowing and Canoeing Association

National sports governing body

Ghana Rowing and Canoeing Association
Sport	Rowing
Founded	1990 (1990)
Affiliation	International Rowing Federation

Ghana Rowing and Canoeing Association is the umbrella body that governs and promotes rowing and canoeing in Ghana.^[1] The association is headquartered in Accra.^[1] The association promotes the sport of canoeing by organizing courses and competitions for interest participants.^[2] Through such competitions, the association is able to select winners to participate in international tournaments.^[2]

Executive board

The association has the following executives:

President - Francis Decland

Vice President - Kamal Sulley

Immediate past president - Hon. Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey (M.P)^[3]
Secretary General - Saka Acquaye^[1]

Competitions

The association has sent competing teams to major competitions including:^[3]

2009 All African Games held in Ivory Coast.
2009 West African Canoe Kayak Championship

Donations

The Association received a fleet of boats from FISA to aid in the development of rowing and canoeing in the country.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ghana Rowing & Canoe Association". www.canoeicf.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Canoe Sprint – a Growing Sport in Ghana". www.canoeicf.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Ghana, Canoe and Kayak competition?". atacmag.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ "World Cup Feature: Ghana's international rowing athlete". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

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v t e National members of the International Canoe Federation
Disciplines Marathon Slalom Sprint Paracanoe Whitewater racing Canoe freestyle Canoe polo Canoe sailing Surfski Dragon boat
Asian Canoe Confederation	AFG BHU BRU CAM CHN HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MGL MYA NEP PAK PLE PHI PRK QAT SGP SRI THA TJK TKM TLS TPE UAE UZB VIE
Confederation of African Canoe	ALG ANG BDI BOT BUR CIV CMR COD COM DJI EGY ERI ETH GBS GEQ GHA GUI KEN LBA LBR MAD MAR MAW MLI MOZ MRI NAM NGR RSA SEN SEY SLE SOM STP SUD TOG TUN UGA ZAM
European Canoe Association	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISR ITA KOS LAT LTU LUX MAL MDA MKD MNE NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SER SLO SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR
Oceania Canoe Association	ASA AUS COK FIJ GUM KIR NZL PLW PNG SAM SOL TAH TGA VAN
Pan American Canoe Federation	ANT ARG ARU BAR BIZ BOL BRA CAN CHI COL CRC CUB DMA DOM ECU ESA GUA GUY HON IVB JAM MEX NCA PAN PAR PER PUR SUR SXM TTO URU USA VEN VIN
Events Slalom Worlds Canoe Sprint Worlds Olympics

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Africa	ALG ANG BEN BOT BUR CIV CMR CPV DJI EGY GHA GUI KEN LBA LES MAD MAR MAW MLI MOZ MRI NAM NGR NIG RSA SEN SOM SUD SWZ TOG TUN UGA ZAM ZIM
Americas	ARG BAH BAR BER BOL BRA CAN CAY CHI COL CRC CUB DOM DMA ECU ESA GUA HAI HON JAM MEX NCA PAN PAR PER PUR TTO URU USA VEN VIN
Asia	AFG BAN BRN CAM CHN HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JOR JPN LBN KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP PAK PHI PLE PRK QAT SIN SRI SYR THA TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE
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Oceania	ASA AUS FIJ KIR NZL SAM TGA VAN
Recognized continental rowing confederations: FASA · COPARE · ERC · ORCON; recognized member groupings: CSAR · BRA · ARF · Coupe