abstract:The Association of National Olympic Committees (acronym: ANOC) is an international organization that affiliates the current 205 national Olympic committees (NOCs) recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It is split among five continental associations: Africa (ANOCA), America (PASO), Asia (OCA), Europe (EOC) and Oceania (ONOC).
OceaniaNational OlympicCommittees (ONOC) isthecontinentalassociationformed to represent and further the interestsof NationalOlympicCommittees of Oceania.
Further backing from Thabo Mbeki, the leader of South Africa - the first country from the continent which will stage the Fifa World Cup - and the AssociationofNationalOlympicCommitteesof Africa, led to a few plaudits from the media.