Youth Sport and Child Development Minister Vincent Mwale, has commended the Commonwealth Games Federations (CGF) for holding the two days “CGF African Regional Meeting” currently underway in Lusaka at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC).
Speaking during the official opening of the meeting, Thursday 31st March, 2016 Mwale said the Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA) has made tremendous impact on the development of sport in the Country.
Mwale is hopeful that the meeting will provide for an engaging climate on various issues pertaining to sport development across the Commonwealth and the rest of the world.
He disclosed that government fully supports the programme which has gone a long way in transforming the sports terrain in the country in areas such as Sport for Development, Athletes and coaches development.
In addition, Mwale urged participants to provide ultimate solutions to some of the challenges being faced in sport development in most member nations of the CGF.
Speaking earlier Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin, urged participants to think and work ambitiously to better sport in the Commonwealth region.
She said the meeting should be used to tackle all areas affecting the sport fraternity stating that her organization will focus on supporting the resolutions of the meeting.
32 delegates from 19 countries namely; Scotland, Nigeria, Botswana, South Africa, Seychelles, Lesotho, Swaziland, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Bahamas, Australia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cameroon, Namibia, Rwanda, Mozambique and Zambia are participating in the regional meeting.