2022 Commonwealth Games: Lagos SWAN, CGF Agree On Media Accreditation

Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), announced that accreditation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham does not depend on possession of SWAN or International Sports Press Association (AIPS) identity cards.

The association also revealed that only genuine journalists, who must be working for credible media organisations, are eligible for the Games’ accreditation.

“The battle to ensure our members are not denied the opportunity to cover the Games was won three weeks ago when the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) granted our prayers,” Lagos SWAN Chairman, Debo Oshundun, said in a statement signed by the association’s Secretary, Bunmi Ogunyale.

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He revealed that the agreement with CGF empowers heads of sports desks of reputable media houses to nominate their reporters and cameramen interested in travelling to Birmingham for on-site reportage.

“Various media organisations should hand their nominee/reporter letters to the NOC. We expect the NOC to expedite action and retract from its initial insistence on SWAN and AIPS identity cards before accreditation tags are processed,” the statement added.

Chidi Nwoke/The Guardian.