Nigerian University Games Association

The Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) organizes university-level sports events in Nigeria. It hosts a bi-annual interuniversity sports competition called the University Games.[1] The first NUGA games were held at the University of Ibadan in 1966.[2] 36 Nigerian universities are members.[3]

NUGA approves fifteen different sporting events at the University Games: track and field, badminton, basketball, chess, cricket, handball, hockey, judo, soccer, squash, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, and volleyball.[4]

History

NUGA was founded in 1966 at the University of Ibadan following the first West African University Games (WAUG) in Ibadan in 1965.

In 1970, NUGA became a member of the World Federation of University Games (FISU), and in 1974 was a founding member of the All Africa University Games Association (FASU).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "New challenges for universities in Nigerian sports". The Nation. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  2. ↑ "History of the Sports Council". University of Ibadan. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  3. ↑ "All About The Games". University of Port Harcourt. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  4. ↑ "History of the Sports Council". University of Ibadan. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  5. ↑ "All About The Games". University of Port Harcourt. Retrieved 2010-09-15.


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