African countries attending the 20th General Meeting of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) say they are in support of Nigeria’s bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the first of its kind in Africa.
ORKULA SHAAGEE reports that the countries came to the decision after listening to a presentation by the Secretary General of the 2014 Commonwealth Bid Committee, Mohammed Tukur Modibo.
General Palampo, president of the body who spoke on behalf of the association, declared that “Nigeria’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games has not only been accepted, it has indeed been adopted as the African bid by ANOCA and will be actively involved in the campaign to ensure that Nigeria succeeds in winning the bid”.
According to a statement from the sports ministry, representatives at the meeting also spoke in favour of Nigeria’s bid, pledging their support and confidence in Nigeria’s ability to host the Games.
Representatives were also said to have pledged to contribute towards ensuring the success of the bid whenever called upon to assist.
