Malawi Olympic Committee (MOC) President, Oscar Kanjala, defeated his Mozambican counterpart Marcelino Macome 18-9 to claim the Vice Presidency of the Confederation of Southern African National Olympic Committees (Cosanoc) in South Africa on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Kanjala said by voting for him, the delegates demonstrated their trust in Malawi\u2019s ability to help in sports development in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very excited with the results of the vote. The honour is for Malawi. I will make sure that I represent my country well in executing my duties,\u201d Kanjala explained, adding that he will work with other olympic committees to help Malawi with technical expertise.<\/p>\n
\u201cCountries such as South Africa have high performance coaches and top facilities for their athletes. Others such as Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe have also attained glory at Olympic and Commonwealth games. I will use my position to tap from their resources for the benefit of Malawi.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said his ultimate goal is to ensure that Malawian athletes win medals in major competitions.<\/p>\n
The elections saw Botswana\u2019s Negroes Kosietsile winning the regional body\u2019s presidency whereas his countryman, Tuelo Serufho, got the post of Secretary General.<\/p>\n
Zambia\u2019s Mirriam Moyo was voted Treasurer with Zombodza Magagula (Swaziland), Matlohang Ramaqopo (Lesotho) and Admire Masenda (Zimbabwe) elected as Execut ive Committee members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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