AMGA 2024 – From Zero To Hero! – General Christopher Musa
General Christopher Gwabin Musa, OFR
By the time you are reading this, the final event at the 2nd African Military Games will be taking place. Soldier-athletes from the over-20 African countries that finally participated will be preparing to return home after the closing ceremonies this Saturday that will bring down the curtains on a very successful AMGA 2024.
When the games began on November 18, 2024, only few could have envisaged the level of success it finally attained.
It has been 22 years since the first Games were held, indicating the challenges inherent with hosting. It is not a stroll in the park. It takes courage, resources, determination, commitment and a clear vision.
Since COJA in 2003, the concept of hosting any such continental events is greeted with a stonewall of objections. COJA 2003 was a disaster, the story of squander-mania and financial brigandage, obscene scandals and blatant recklessness, all unmatched in Nigerian sports history.
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