President, the Organisation of military Sport in Africa, OSMA, Major General Maikano Abdullahi has reassured that OSMA remains fully committed to uniting the African countries through its series of programmes and activities across the Continient.
Major General Abdullahi said this today at the Seventh Edition of the OSMA Board of Director Meeting 2023 in Yaounde Capital City of the Cameroun.
Highlighting some achievements made during his tenure as the President of OSMA and Vice President of CISM, Major General Abdullahi announced that the First Edition of the OSMA Greatlakes Countries Solidarity Games will take place in DRC in 2024. Approval has since been given by the DRC authority to host the event.
He added that OSMA activities/programmes during his tenure as 5th OSMA President despite the COVID 19 Pandamic Lockdown for almost 2 years conducted Executive Board Members Meeting in Conackry April 2021, Extra Ordinary BOD Meeting in Abuja Nigeria July 2021, Sahel Countries Military Games in Abubja October 2021 and 7th General Assembly Sierra-Leone.
He noted that during his tenure he was able to pay working visits to OSMA member countries in Sierra-Leone in 2021 to discuss the possiblity of hosting our General Assembly which was approved and conducted in February 2022. Niger Republic in July 2022 to solicits for hosting of Marathon which was agreed but not yet conducted.
"I equally visited Democratic Republic of Congo to solicits for the conduct of the First Edition of Great Lakes Soliderity Games which was also approved.
"Furthermore in my capacity as CISM Vice President of Africa I have attended the following CISM programmes; Basketball 3 x 3 Championship in Germany as Officer Representing CISM and World Military Cadet Games in Russia as representative of CISM Ag President. Recently in July 2023, together with the CISM President we paid a working visit to South Africa and negotiated for hosting of the CISM World Summer Games." he stressed
CISM programmes/activities aimed at achieving our motto Frindship through Sport includes; World Summer Games, World Winter Games, Women Football Championship, Basketball 3 x 3 Championship, World Cross-Country, World Cadet Games amongst others.
Similary, OSMA programmes and activities includes; Africa Military Games, Sahel Countries Military Games, CAMFOOT, CAMBOX, CAMHAND, CAMBASKET, CAMVOLLEY and CAMCROSS amongst others.
