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. http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/10822/1/New-challenges-for-universities-in-Nigerian-sports/Page1.html. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
2. ^ "History of the Sports Council". University of Ibadan. http://ui.edu.ng/content/history-0. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
3. ^ "All About The Games". University of Port Harcourt. http://www.uniportnuga2004.com/games.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
4. ^ "History of the Sports Council". University of Ibadan. http://ui.edu.ng/content/history-0. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
5. ^ "All About The Games". University of Port Harcourt. http://www.uniportnuga2004.com/games.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-15.