As the 13th African Games begin in Ghana, BBC Sport Africa speaks to stars and key figures about the event’s potentially uncertain future.
Nairobi in Kenya hosted the 4th Games in 1987, when the event was known as the All-African GamesThe African Games begin in Accra, Ghana on Friday - but even before the starting pistol is fired on the 13th edition of the Games, there are those who worry their race could be run.Formerly known as the All-African Games, down the years they have provided some of the continent's biggest names with an early platform to show off their talents on an international stage.
While the AU is a bloc designed to support political and economic integration, Anoca represents the continent's 54 separate national Olympic committees and is responsible for setting Africa's Olympic qualification protocols. The decision meant that some sports were unable to follow through on plans to use the Games as qualifiers for this year's Paris Olympics.
"In all cases, we don't want the African Games just to be a sports festival," said Hashim. "We want the African Games to maintain its dimension and to be an added value event to the African sports calendar."Hashim says Anoca has agreed to sit down with the African Union and all parties involved to explore "the possibility of having an agreement which is conducive for all parties"."We will not agree to anything other than that.
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