New boss for the Gabonese National Olympic Committee. Outgoing president Crésant Pambo, in office since 2022, was defeated at Saturday's elective General Assembly in Akanda. He obtained seven votes, against ten for Sylvain Pangou MbemboThe third candidate, Marcel Mbele-Loussou, received only one.
Sylvain Pangou Mbembo was previously the Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense and President of the Gabonese Handball Federation. Among the measures he wishes to implement are: revising the status of the National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOG); and organizing an event to reward the best Gabonese athletes. create Olympic clubs within schools, businesses and the armed forcesto broaden the base of participants; organize Youth Games in each province; better support athletes by creating a commission of high-level athletes and by advocating for the State to create a multidisciplinary training center ; initiate administrative procedures to create a Gabonese Sports Tribunal; or rely on a network of influencers for more active communication on social networks.
