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A team from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Association of Africa National Olympic Committee (ANOCA) is set to visit the country on December 1. (AllAfrica)

THE Fifa World Cup tour to the country as well as the 2010 Africa Nations' Cup qualifying round have completely erased the most important sporting aspect whose effect may hinder sports development in the country. (AllAfrica)

Former President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation, Chuka Momoh has come out to douse the controversy over the eligibility of Sports Minister/Chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Engineer Sani Ndanusa to contest as president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). (AllAfrica)

Sports Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC), Engineer Sani Ndanusa yesterday said his disqualification by the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to contest the presidency of the committee in the December election was null and void, and of no effect. (AllAfrica)

After scooping a gold medal at the Asia Pacific Youth Para Games, 18-year old Evans Maripa, has set his sights on the 2012 Olympic Games. (AllAfrica)

The Paralympics Association of Botswana (PASSOB) will launch its sports awareness campaign at the Masunga Stadium tomorrow. (AllAfrica)

THE interim committee of Rwanda National Olympic Committee (RNOC) has advised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to come see what is on ground before making any conclusions. (AllAfrica)

The annual national Special Olympics kick-off today in Maun with about 500 intellectually challenged children competing in athletics, softball and football. (AllAfrica)

THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ordered the Ministry of Sports and Culture to liberate the local Olympic Committee (RNOC). (AllAfrica)

The 2009 edition of the Annual Chief J.K Randle Olympic Dinner has been scheduled to hold on December 8 at the MUSON Centre in Lagos with President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua as Guest of Honour. The theme of this year's Dinner is: "Unity Through Sports." (AllAfrica)

President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, (NOC) President Habu Gumel (OON) says he is seeking re-election for the office to enable him consolidate on the successes recorded by his administration at the Olympic movement. (AllAfrica)

IN a detailed and well structured press release, Nigeria Olympic Committee,(NOC) President, Abu Gumel (OON), has come out to say why he wants to continue in office as President. (AllAfrica)

Swifter, Higher, Stronger - such is the Olympic motto. Rwandan Olympic boss Ignace Beraho indeed made a strong fall from a high cloud, but it surely did not come swift. (AllAfrica)

SPORTS Minister, Sani Ndanusa, ended speculations over his interest to become President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, when he collected, filled and returned the form at the secretariat of the NOC in Lagos yesterday. (AllAfrica)

Speculation about the Sports Minister, Sani Ndanusa's aspiration to run for the President of the Nigerian Olympic Commission (NOC) became clear yesterday when he picked the election form at the Commission secratriat in Lagos. (AllAfrica)

BANK Windhoek has expressed interest in supporting the Clay Target Shooting Association of Namibia's annual African Grand Prix Shotgun competition. (AllAfrica)

The longstanding feud between the Minister of Sports and the president of the Rwanda National Olympics Committee, has culminated in the suspension of the local committee's executive. (AllAfrica)

They beat Pere Monti of Ambam 1-0 in the football final. (AllAfrica)

This is in line with the policy of vulgarisation of the sports discipline in the country. (AllAfrica)

As countries and delegates have started to arrive for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nigeria 2009, expected to kick-off Saturday, the security sub-committee of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) has warned that it will not tolerate any act of indiscipline and act capable of tarnishing the image of the country during the three weeks football competition. (AllAfrica)

The news from Copenhagen early Friday morning that golf will return as an official Olympic sport at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (and will also be part of the 2020 games) traveled faster than Usain Bolt. (AllAfrica)

THIS week Zimbabwe's Olympic Games 200m sprint finalist Brian Dzingai, from his base in the US, tells Enock Muchinjo (EM) about his recent World Championships performance in Germany, running alongside Usain Bolt and retirement plans. (AllAfrica)

Friday, October 2, was the D-day for the four cities that had put in bids to stage the next edition of the Olympic Games, after London must have played host to the rest of the world in 2012. (AllAfrica)

As Nigerians continue to wait with bathed breath for the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to call for elections months after it was supposed to have been held, renowned handball and Softball & Baseball administrator, Major-General Ishola Williams has named someone he thinks is best suited to succeed the current President, Engineer Habu Gumel. (AllAfrica)

Ogonna Nneka Nnamani was just getting used to by-passing the alarm clock and being able to sleep in. (AllAfrica)

October 9, 2009 will forever etched in his heart and mind. (AllAfrica)

The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to give Rio de Janeiro the right to host the 31st Olympiad in 2016 has raised South Africa's hopes of hosting the event in 2020. (AllAfrica)

RONALD Serugo might have not won a medal at the recent world championship, but his two fights didn't go unnoticed by world boxing body AIBA. Serugo is one of ten boxers selected by AIBA for a special training program for the next Olympics. (AllAfrica)

ZIMBABWE joined the rest of the world in celebrating the inclusion of rugby as an Olympic sport with the first Sevens games expected to feature at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016. (AllAfrica)

Excitement is growing within the Kenyan rugby fraternity at the imminent re-inclusion of the game - the sevens version - in the Olympic Games. (AllAfrica)

TWO of Zimbabwe's most promising young athletes  Happy Zingunzi and Hillary Ngani have been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of representing the country at the Youth Olympic Games Friendship Camp in Singapore in December. (AllAfrica)