Sports
“Hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games: A Bold Testament to Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Sports Agenda
The Commonwealth Games remains one of the most prestigious sporting fiesta in the World and unarguably ranks among the top three global sports competitions after the Olympics games and the FIFA senior World cup.
And Nigeria’s intention to stage this monumental Sports gathering speaks volumes of how much the current administration of President Bola Tinubu sees Sports in the overall success of the renewed hope agenda.
Sports is one sector the current administration has continued to yield positive trajectory in terms of reforms and upscaling after the President took a bold step to scrap the bureaucratic Ministry of sports and replaced it with a more professional framework – the National Sports Commission, NSC, just a year ago.
And the aftermath results of this decision has been very swift for even the blind to see, from the first day Mallam Shehu Dikko and Hon Bukola Olopade were appointed to pilot the sector as Chairman and Director General respectively.
And one of the core mandates of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to these two Sports Technocrats is to build a sustainable sports economy in Nigeria that is Sports production driven rather than consumption.
A country can achieve a sustainable, organic and thriving Sports Economy if its Sports Production model is effective, which speaks more on hosting domestic and international competitions rather than going out to attend competitions.
Such an approach is a major economic booster even beyond the Sports sector because of the ripple effects across all boards.
Countries like South Africa have used a similar approach to build both human and infrastructural capacity that has made them a fast growing Sports giant not only on the continent but in the World.
They succeeded in hosting major international competitions like the Africa Cup of Nations, the Rugby World cup, the FIFA World cup and several other International Junior competitions.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu understands this approach and this is the reason why the National Sports Commission has hosted and backed the staging of several international competitions this year, like the CAA Africa U18 and U20 championship in Abeokuta, the Africa Arm- Wrestling tournament in Abuja, the Africa club Volleyball championship in Abuja, the International Table Tennis classic in Lagos and the International Taekwondo tournament in Abuja amongst others.
All of these speaks volumes to the sustainable Sports ecosystem that the Government is determined to build so that Sports can contribute its own quota to the country’s GDP, and winning the bid to host the entire Commonwealth in 2030 will surely be the icing on the cake and a legendary master stroke that will upscale the trajectory of Nigerian Sports forever.
Sports
AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja
Joel Ajayi
The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.
In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.
Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.
The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.
As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.
The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.
The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.
With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.
Africa is coming to Abuja.
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