Engr Habu Gumel, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has renewed the call on stakeholders in the sports sector to test-run their readiness for
A statement by Tony Nezianya, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee said that after several postponements, the 13th African Games will finally be hosted by Ghana from March 8 to March 23, 2024, in Accra.
Of the 29 sports on offer at the Accra Games, eight will be Olympic-qualifying and seven, demonstration events. It is, however, sad that currently, we have only qualified for eight slots at the Olympics, as revealed by Gumel during a joint meeting of the NOC, the sports Federations and the Sports Ministry, headed by Sen. John Owan-Enoh.“As of today and heading into the Olympic year 2024, our nation has only qualified three in Athletics, three in boxing and one each in cycling and wrestling, ‘’ noted the NOC boss.
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