Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association information
National Olympic Committee
Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Country/Region
Eswatini
Code
SWZ
Created
1968
Recognized
1972
Continental Association
ANOCA
Headquarters
Lobamba, Eswatini
President
Peter Shongwe
Secretary General
Muriel Hofer
Website
EOCGA.org.sz
The Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (EOCGA), previously the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association, (IOC code: SWZ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Eswatini. It was created in 1968 and officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1972.[1] Following the country's name change in April 2018, the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association changed its name to the Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.[2]
In 2023 EOCGA moved headquarters from Mbabane to Lobamba. New site unveiled by the country's Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini.[3]
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