Abuja bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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The <entity_0> was an unsuccessful <entity_3> to host the <entity_2> Commonwealth Games by the city of <entity_1>, Nigeria. The bidding race was won by the Glasgow <entity_2> <entity_3> after a 47–24 vote by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly on 9 November 2007 in Sri Lanka. The former Nigerian leader General Yakubu Gowon was the head of the <entity_1> <entity_2> Commonwealth Games <entity_3> team, he called for all Nigerians to support the games for the "glory of Nigeria". The <entity_1> <entity_3> received strong support from African Commonwealth members (which make up the bulk of the Commonwealth) as well as Australia, in what would be the largest multi-sport event to be held thus far on the continent. The <entity_1> <entity_2> Bid Committee issued a list of 17 sports that they planned to host: The <entity_1> <entity_2> Commonwealth Games Bid, led by General Yakubu Gowon, submitted the <entity_1> <entity_2> Candidature File (Bid Book) on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 to the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Michael Fennel, at a ceremony in London where Glasgow also submitted its Candidature File. The Evaluation Commission submitted a number of issues to be clarified by <entity_1> and while most of these matters were addressed, a number of matters remain of concern and these are noted in the body of the report...and any decision to award the games to <entity_1> should be conditional on these matters being addressed" General Yakubu Gowon, said that his country was also "confident", despite the adverse evaluation of its <entity_3> by a four-member team in September. "As far as we are concerned our <entity_3> is not only an <entity_1> <entity_3> but an African <entity_3>," said General Gowon.
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