Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Country/Region | Eswatini |
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Code | SWZ |
Created | 1968 |
Recognized | 1972 |
Continental Association | ANOCA |
Headquarters | Lobamba, Eswatini |
President | Peter Shongwe |
Secretary General | Muriel Hofer |
Website | EOCGA.org.sz |
The Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (EOCGA), previously the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association, (IOC code: SWZ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Eswatini. It was created in 1968 and officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1972.[1] Following the country's name change in April 2018, the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association changed its name to the Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.[2]
In 2023 EOCGA moved headquarters from Mbabane to Lobamba. New site unveiled by the country's Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini.[3]
Presidents
- Zombodze Magagula: 2013–2017
- Peter Shongwe: 2017–present
See also
References
- ^ "SOCGA – Our History". www.socga.org.sz. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Eswatini". IOC. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Eswatini Prime Minister attends unveiling of National Olympic Committee headquarters