Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association

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]

Presidents

• Zombodze Magagula: 2013–2017
• Peter Shongwe: 2017–present

See also

• Eswatini at the Olympics
• Eswatini at the Commonwealth Games

References

1. "SOCGA – Our History". www.socga.org.sz. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
2. "Eswatini". IOC. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
3. Eswatini Prime Minister attends unveiling of National Olympic Committee headquarters

External links

• The EOCGA official website