West Africa

===Recreation and sports===
{{See also|West Africa cricket team}}
[[File:Supportairemimos.jpg|right|Supporters of [[ASEC Mimosas]]|thumb]]
The board game [[oware]] is quite popular in many parts of Southern Africa. The word ''"Oware"'' originates from the [[Akan people]] of Ghana. However, virtually all African peoples have a version of this board game.<ref>''West Africa'', issues 4106–4119, pp. 1487–8. Afrimedia International, (1996)</ref> The major [[multi-sport event]] of West Africa is the ECOWAS Games which commenced at the [[2012 ECOWAS Games]].

[[Association football|Football]] is also a pastime enjoyed by many, either spectating or playing. The major national teams of West Africa, the [[Ghana national football team]], the [[Ivory Coast national football team]], and the [[Nigeria national football team]] regularly win the [[Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/piersedwards/2010/11/why_does_the_west_dominate_afr.html "Why does the West dominate African football?"] BBC.</ref> Major [[football team]]s of West Africa are [[Asante Kotoko SC]] and [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC]] of the [[Ghana Premier League]], [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba International]] of the [[Nigerian Premier League]] and [[ASEC Mimosas]] of the [[Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)]]. The [[association football|football]] governing body of West Africa is the [[West African Football Union]] (WAFU) and the major tournament is the [[West African Club Championship]] and [[WAFU Nations Cup]], along with the annual individual award of [[West African Footballer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7642679.stm|title=Wafu Cup to make a comeback |date=29 September 2008|work=BBC Sport|access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="WAFU split-2">{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2011/05/17/2490472/caf-have-split-the-west-african-football-union-into-two-separate- |title=Caf have split the West African Football Union into two separate zones |work=Goal.com |date=17 May 2011 |access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref>
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