Nigeria seeks to host 2030 Commonwealth Video games

Nigeria has formally expressed curiosity in internet hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Video games in Abuja.

The Nigerian Olympic Committee, NOC, made the announcement following an govt committee assembly held on 3 April in Abuja.

DAILY POST gathered that the bid can solely transfer ahead if it secures the official backing of the Federal Authorities.

In a press release issued on Monday by NOC’s Public Relations Officer, Tony Nezianya, the committee confused that internet hosting the Commonwealth Video games would supply a strategic platform for Nigeria to exhibit its strides in nationwide improvement, enhance its worldwide profile, and deepen the tradition of sports activities throughout the nation.

Nezianya described the bid as a singular alternative to replicate Nigeria’s progress, elevate its standing among the many neighborhood of countries, and encourage a brand new era of athletes.

Nigeria final hosted a significant multi-sport occasion in 2003, when the eighth All-Africa Video games (COJA 2003) occurred in Abuja. NOC famous that the success of that occasion demonstrated Nigeria’s capability to organise large-scale worldwide competitions and laid a robust basis for future internet hosting ambitions.

A profitable bid for the 2030 Video games is anticipated to catalyse main funding in sports activities infrastructure, notably within the Federal Capital Territory.

NOC additional said that such infrastructural improvement wouldn’t solely revitalise the nation’s sports activities economic system but additionally present lasting services for future generations.

Past infrastructure, the internet hosting of the Commonwealth Video games would supply substantial financial and social advantages. The anticipated inflow of worldwide guests would invigorate native companies and the hospitality trade.

In the meantime, the planning and execution of the occasion would generate employment and foster the acquisition of helpful technical and organisational abilities.

In keeping with the committee, the bid additionally seeks to current Nigeria as a nation that values athletic excellence, inclusiveness, peace, and cultural richness.

The subsequent version of the Commonwealth Video games is about to happen in Glasgow, Scotland, from 17 to 29 March 2026. Glasgow beforehand hosted the Video games in 2014, the identical 12 months Nigeria submitted a bid however in the end misplaced to Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Africa can also be poised to make historical past by internet hosting the Youth Olympic Video games for the primary time, with Dakar, Senegal, scheduled to welcome younger athletes from 31 October to 13 November 2026.

Different vital forthcoming occasions embody the Winter Olympic Video games in Milano-Cortina in February 2027, the African Seashore Video games in Equatorial Guinea later that 12 months, the 14th African Video games in Egypt from January to February 2027, and the Summer time Olympic Video games in Los Angeles in July 2028.