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Abuja 2024: Nigeria to host African Military Games

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The Chief of Defence Staff, Major Gen. Lucky Irabor, has approved the hosting of the African Military Games in Nigeria.

ROYAL NEWS gathered that the forthcoming military games is tagged: “Abuja 2024”.

The President Organisation of Military SPORTS in Africa, (OSMA) Major Gen. Maikano Abdullahi,
disclosed this at a Media Parley in Abuja before his departure to the Democratic Republic of Congo on working visit.

Maikano who doubles as Vice President of the International Military Sports Council, (CISM) lauded Gen. Irabo for the approval, saying, “a total of 18 sporting events will be competed for by the participating countries.

“Republic of Niger will host the maiden edition of the Gen. Lucky Irabo Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff’s Sahel Games for Peace and Solidarity 2023 in Niamey scheduled to come up by April.”

Meanwhile, the President Organisation of Military Sports in Africa OSMA has arrived the Democratic Republic of Congo,Kinshasa on a week-long working visit.

The Military Sports Chief’s tour of duty to DRC is to access the level of the country’s Armed Forces preparation for the forthcoming 2023 Great Lakes African Military Games involving 10 member countries.

While in the Republic of Congo he will commission the OSMA Central Liason Office in Brazzaville as well as to revive African Military Basketball Championship fixed for a later date to be hosted by the Republic of Congo.

However, the OSMA President has paid courtesy calls on the DRC’s Minister of Defence, Dr. Gilbert Kabanda Kurhenga, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Celestin Mbala Musense and the Nigerian Ambassador to DRC Omar Souleiman.

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