The four cities bidding to host the 2016 Olympic Games on Tuesday took their turns to woo National Olympic Committees (NOCS) in Africa for their votes.
All Africa Games 1,500 metres champion Asbel Kiprop could be tempted to take a day off from training for the World Championship scheduled for next month in Berlin to savour his belated moment of glory.
Nigeria's Habul Gumel has returned as treasurer of the Association of National Olympic Committee of Africa (ANOCA). He polled 37 votes to defeat Mamadou Talata Doula of Niger Republic. Both candidates are from the same Zone Three region. In the