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November 8, 2019
International Olympic Committee IOC President,Thomas Bach, will rekindle his hey days in fencing as he is scheduled tofeature in an exhibition match as part of programmes lined up for his two-dayvisit to Nigeria.
The world number one sports administrator will be atNigerian capital Abuja from November 13th and 14th with the primary assignmentof commissioning the headquarters of the Association of National OlympicCommittees of Africa ANOCA.
German Bach, 65, is a former Olympics champion infencing, winning the team foil event for West Germany at the Montreal Games inCanada in 1976 and the Nigerian Fencing Federation are using the privilege topromote and develop the sport in the country.
Nigerian Fencing boss, Adeyinka Samuel said thatbeing an Olympic champion, Bach is interested in fencing to develop further inNigeria as the country has been making giant strides since it’s hosting of theAfrican fencing championships in Lagos last year.