WAISAL
SBC Week 5- Let’s talk school
My school has the privilege of being part of the West African International Schools Athletic League (WAISAL) that happens every year for swimming, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and math counts.
Who is part of WAISAL – Members
Burkina Faso — International School of Ouagadougou
Cameroon — American School of Douala
Ghana — Lincoln Community School Accra
Mali — American International School of Bamako
Mauritania – American International School of Nouakchott
Nigeria — American International School of Abuja-Nigeria
Nigeria — American International School of Lagos-Nigeria
Senegal — International School of Dakar
Cote D’ Ivoire- International Community School of Abidjan
Togo- British School of Lome
Cameroon- American School of Yaounde
Tournaments (Happen every year however, not every school participate at each one)
- High School Volleyball
- Middle School Soccer
- Swimming (Grades 4-12)
- Middle School Volleyball
- High School Basketball
- Middle School Basketball
- High School Soccer
Reasons why I personally love WAISAL
- You get the chance to meet new people over the course of each tournament
- Not only do you get to play if you make the team but the atmosphere of when WAISAL is being held at your school is overwhelming
- Pep rallys
- Team Cheers
- Finals (if we make them)
- ALL of it is simply amazing
- If you do make the WAISAL team or teams it gives you the opportunity to travel to another country and get a sense of what other International Schools in Africa are like
- Last but not least families get to host children from all across the world and some of my long lasting friendships are with some people I met at WAISAL.
Personally, I look forward to every single WAISAL tournament whether I get to play or not. It’s one of the funnest opportunities offered at ISD.
Here is a link to the WAISAL official website: https://sites.google.com/a/isd.sn/west-african-international-schools-athletics-league/
And here is a picture of playing during Volleyball WAISAL this year.