The Federal government has signed a hosting agreement for the 2027 African School Games with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
The signing ceremony, which took place in Abuja on Wednesday, marked a significant step in Nigeria’s quest to stage a successful second edition of the African School Games, tagged “Abuja 2027.”
Chairman of the NSC, Mallam Shehu Dikko, said hosting the African School Games is a huge milestone for Nigeria and aligns with the goal of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to reset Nigerian sports. He reassured ANOCA that the second edition of the African School Games would set a new standard for future editions.
“Developing Nigerian sports from the grassroots level is one of our mandates, and at that grassroots level, the foundation should be school sports, which is why we are having strong collaborations with the Federal Ministry of Education.
“To emphasize how aggressive we are with our grassroots drive, the DG and I created the Invited Junior Athletes (IJA) initiative for the National Sports Festival as the 38th state, and that programme has been a huge success.
“We also have a mandate to revamp our sporting infrastructure around the country, and hosting these Games clearly aligns with this. Therefore, we are very excited to host the rest of Africa next year, and I can assure ANOCA that, with their collaboration, Nigeria will deliver a world-class Games, as we have done in the past with international events like COJA and the U-18 and U-20 CAA Athletics Championships held last year” Dikko stated.
Director General of the NSC, Hon. Bukola Olopade, emphasized that hosting the African School Games speaks to the core of the Commission’s grassroots mandate and reassured everyone that Nigeria will host a very successful edition of…
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