There are indications that Nigeria may host the 2019 Africa Cup Track Championships in Abuja.
\nThe country\u2019s chance of hosting is made brighter by Team Nigeria\u2019s performance at the just-concluded 2019 Africa Track Championships in South Africa.
\nThe removal of the cooking stoves from the Abuja Velodrome also necessitated the Confederation of Africa Cycling (CAC) to propose that the hosting right for the championship be given to Nigeria.
\nPresident, Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Giandomenico Massari confirmed this at the end of the CFN board meeting, saying that giving the hosting right to Nigeria was in recognition of the federation\u2019s commitment to the development of cycling.
\nMassari said that hosting the championships would be a plus to the federation, adding that it was a sign of better things to come.
\nHe said that in line with the reopening of the Abuja Velodrome, the federation would organise Track Commissaries and coaching courses in collaboration with the CAC.
\nThis, he said, would help to uplift Nigeria commissaries to participate in international events and races as well as put the country among one of the leaders in International Cycling Community.
\nAccording to him, there will also be a three-week track camping course in Abuja.
\nMassari said the CAC was also working out a collaboration between Egypt Cycling Federation and the CFN to make both countries the regional track centres.
\nHe said that both locations had standard 250m Velodromes and could be considered as training and track competition centres for Africa.
\nThe CFN president said the federation was working hard to raise funds to install the internal transparent barrier in the velodrome which was the fundamental requirement ahead of its certification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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