Africa Military Games
africa military game french jeux africains militaires multisport event military athlete africa oneoff event held auspex international military sport council cism sister group organization military sport africa osma game hosted kenya around nairobi april agreement create game came hamad kalkaba malboum cameroonian future president cism african delegate cism meeting johannesburg accepted nairobi host bid following presentation kenyan military personnel jack tuwei frank mulu total athlete sent compete competition sport programme opening ceremony undertaken moi international sport centre kasarani thenpresident daniel arap moi present inaugurate proceeding official motto event friendship sport first time continental game military sport ever held athlete housed kenyatta university course game total country sent team event cote divoire guineabissau also present observer capacity seven nation entered association football competition eritrea hosted moi international sport centre nairobi city stadium athletics competition kenyan athlete foremost competitor including wilson boit kipketer steeplechase world champion noah ngeny olympic champion kenyan authority enforced nosmoking policy game promote smokefree sporting environment – move praised world health organization continental game held superseded east african community military game – smaller regional event military sport launched edition african military game scheduled abuja nigeria come pas renewed attempt seek sponsor hold game nigeria made nigerian president goodluck jonathan approved schedule game held happen background ongoing islamist insurgency nigeria total thirtytwo country sent athlete delegation event two nation sent observer host nation kenya sent largest delegation athlete nigeria next largest group followed south africa cameroon guinea also sent hundred athlete host nation observer nation ivory coast guineabissau world military track field championship allafrica game military world game african military cup omsaorganised football competition