International Canoe Federation President Thomas Konietzko has claimed
that the Egyptian Canoe Federation could "become a role model in our
sport in Africa".
The Togolese Republic, also known as Togo, sits in West Africa. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, and is bordered on the north by Burkina Faso, Benin to the east, and Ghana on the west.
Togo NOC President attends stone laying ceremony at new OlympAfrica Centre Tuesday, 6 April 2021
Togo National Olympic Committee President Edem Akpaki was among those to attend the beginning of work at the country s second OlympAfrica Centre.
A foundation stone was laid at the site in Asrama in Habo prefecture, by Togo s Minister for Sport and Leisure Lidi Bessi-Kama.
Other guests alongside Akpaki included Tierno Diack, the chief executive of the International OlympAfrica Foundation in Senegal s capital Dakar.
Representatives of traditional local authorities were also in attendance.
Once complete, the new centre will include a football pitch, an athletics track, multi-purpose areas and a play area for children.
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