Section 16: Commission relationship with National Sport Association.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Commission may set up national sports associations for each kind of sport and may appoint chairmen and other members thereof; accordingly all matters relating to the constitution, affiliation, recognition, of international competitions and to officers of national sports associations shall be submitted for approval to the Commission.
(2) Subject to the approval of the President, it shall be the duty of the Commission to supervise and, where in the opinion of the Commission it is necessary to do so, take over and manage for such a period as the Commission may deem fit the affairs of any national sports association.
(3) No Government financial assistance shall be given to national sports associations except through the Commission which shall determine the amount and the terms of the grant; and no new grants shall be made in any case until the audited accounts of the previous year, if any, have been submitted and accepted by the Commission.
(4) Without prejudice to subsection (2), the Commission shall not interfere with the general administration of national sports associations set up under this Act but may give directions when in its opinion it is necessary to do so.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "National Sports Association" means the body responsible for the administration and organisation of a particular sport on a national basis in Nigeria and recognised as such by the Commission.