Nigeria Olympic Committe Approve 3 New Federation

  By Sampson Adedeji Nigeria Olympic Committe held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday and at the end, three new sports federations were approved, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Teqball, Bobsled & Skeleton and Curling received approval from the Olympic committe. Teqball was introduced in Nigeria for the first time during the 5th Dreamland/Embassy of Hungary Cup. The sport originated from Hungary but the headquarters is in Switzerland but through the Embassy of Hungary in Nigeria, Teqball was introduced in the country. The trio of Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, Akuoma Omeoga and Simi Adeagbo made history for Nigeria by been the first African representative in Bobsled & Skeleton Category at the Rio 2016 Olympic games and Winter Olympic Games 2018. Nigeria became the first Africa country to be a member of World Curling association and presently has 55 professional and nearly 900 registered curlers. With their approval by the Olympic committe, the sports will be rapid in terms of growth and development.