Commonwealth Games Fallout: No Nigerian among 13 African athletes missing

No Nigerian athlete is among the 13 athletes that went missing at the just concluded 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) has announced.

Commonwealth Games Federation Chief Executive David Grevemberg, confirmed that athletes from Rwanda, Uganda and two squash players from Sierra Leone could not be accounted for.

“We have a service to people who have legitimate visas to be in this country. The focus now is to support teams in trying to track down the athletes who are missing.

“More than 100 athletes overstayed their visas at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Athlete visas for the Commonwealth Games expire on May 15,” Grevemberg said.

It would be recalled that eight Cameroonian athletes, five boxers and three weightlifters disappeared from the team’s camp during the games.

“We obviously have been in close contact with Cameroon officials. We share their concern regarding obviously the safety, welfare, whereabouts of these athletes.”