African Chess Confederation- Confédération Africaine des Echecs (ACC)

The African Chess Confederation- Confédération Africaine des Echecs (ACC) formerly known as the Africa Chess Union is the governing board of African chess.

ACC was formed in 1976 by African federations that took part in the Olympiad in October 1976 in Tripoli, Libya. The founding members are Tunisia and Algeria. Morocco, Kenya, Madagascar, Libya, Uganda, Mauritius, Mauritania, Gambia and Somalia. With a membership of 48 Member Associations.

Belkadi Ridha of Tunisia presided over the African Chess Union since no statutes were in place. He was also appointed as the Vice President of FIDE.

To date, the African Chess Confederation- Confédération Africaine des Echecs (ACC) has a membership of 48 Member Associations.

African Chess Confederation Presidents

The following is a summary of the presidents of the African Chess Confederation (ACC), formerly known as the African Chess Union (ACU), since its inception:

President Country Tenure
Belkadi Ridha Tunisia 1978-1990
Emmanuel Omuku Nigeria 1990-1994
Lakhdar Mazouz Algeria 1994-2002, 2010-2014
Nizzar Elhadj Libya 2002-2006
Buthali Dalibani Botswana 2006-2010
Lewis Ncube Zambia 2014 – 2022
Lopang Tshepiso Botswana Since 2022

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