Burkina Faso, Togo and Congo approved as African Sambo Confederation members Monday, 2 August 2021 Three more countries have been accepted as African Sambo Confederation (CAS) members at the organisation's Congress in Cairo - Burkina Faso, Togo and Congo. The Congress was held on the eve of the African Sambo Championships in the Egyptian capital. It was attended by representatives from 14 countries - Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia. International Sambo Federation (FIAS) vice-president and CAS President Dalil Scalli opened the Congress with a welcoming speech in which he congratulated all those in attendance for being part of the FIAS, following its full recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).