The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has described the outgoing 2023 as a successful year for sports development in the country.

Reflecting on sports in 2023 at a meeting to mark the end of its year programme, the NOC President, HABU GUMEL, said Nigeria’s performance in various sporting activities this year raised the country’s profile globally.

At the meeting, GUMEL appealed to all stakeholders, including all federation presidents and the ministry of sports to work together to ensure the country’s strong participation in the three major games in 2024, which are the Youth Winter Games, the African Games, and the Paris Olympic Games.