Nigeria’s Mitchell Obi has been elected as President, International Sports Press Association (AIPS), Africa at the elections held in Sochi, Russia
The assembly backed proposals for a consensus to pick the 13 members for the AIPS Africa Executive Committee following the withdrawal of three candidates Kabulo Muana Kabulo(DR Congo), Mamadou Koume(Seneh) and Morad Moutaouakkil (MOR) in favour of Mitchell Obi(Nigeria).
AIPS Africa meetings in Innsbruck 2012, and Dakar, coordinated by AIPS Treasurer Jorge Ribeiro the assembly-endorsed members proposed by Mitchell Obi and also co-opted others who had been nominated for various posts.
The newly elected AIPS Africa President who will also sit on the AIPS Executive Board as one of the Vice Presidents said that he is committed to work closely with the present members and get more countries to join AIPS.
“Together we can bring back a voice of AIPS Africa that stands for the future of Sports. Together we can build a treasure that can take care, sincerely the growing needs of a blossoming field of sports journalists in the continent.
