Section 3: Functions of the Commission.

(1) The functions of the Commission are to-
(a) encourage the development and organisation of and participation in sports in Nigeria;
(b) co-ordinate and integrate efforts to raise the standard of performance in sports throughout Nigeria;
(c) maintain every stadium owned or controlled by the Federal Government and to direct all activities relative to it.
(2) The Commission shall, in all international relations affecting sports, have the sole right to make, on behalf of the States Sports Councils, any necessary arrangements for competitions, technical assistance, recruitment of coaches and for any such other matters as the Commission may deem fit.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Commission shall-
(a) promote, in co-operation with other sports bodies or sports groups, the physical fitness and general well-being of all persons in Nigeria;
(b) organise, or assist financially or otherwise, the participation in sports at inter-State, national and international levels;
(c) train Nigerians to become sportsmen and instructors in sports;
(d) conduct and encourage research into all matters relating to sports;
(e) provide and maintain sports centres and facilities for the training of Nigerians as instructors and organisers of sports; and
(f) ensure the participation of all sportsmen where required in inter-State, national, or international competitions.