Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association logo
Country/Region Eswatini
CodeSWZ
Created1968
Recognized1972
Continental
Association		ANOCA
HeadquartersLobamba, Eswatini
PresidentPeter Shongwe
Secretary GeneralMuriel Hofer
WebsiteEOCGA.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

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
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