Nigeria: NSC Accused of Frustrating Winter Sports Initiative

28 November 2012

The initiator of Winter Sports in Nigeria, Dr. Louis Obyo Nelson has accused the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, and the National Sports Commission, NSC, of deliberating frustrating all efforts geared towards introducing winter and extreme sports to the country.

Addressing the press in Abuja, the winter sports enthusiasts said for the past two years, he has been striving hard to get the sports association registered and recognized by the IOC but it has become clear to him that the relevant authorities in the country are bent on frustrating his efforts.

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