Date: 2017-04-30

...KWASU wins Fair Play Award as UNIPORT emerge overall winner

Team UNILORIN have emerged 6th best out of 57 Universities that participated at the just concluded NUGA games in Makurdi.

The Team gathered 5 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 11 bronze medals at the 25th edition of the games hosted by the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.

Team UNIPORT emerged overall winner of the tournament with an unprecedented 70 golds, 47 silvers and 33 bronze medals. ABU Zaria sealed their second place with 11 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronze medals.

Benson Idahosa University, the only private University at the event and one of the four Universities from Edo State picked 10 golds, 7 silvers and 9 bronze medals to finish third on the log.

Hosts University of Agriculture, Makurdi who defeated UNILORIN 3-1 in the football final on Saturday were placed eleventh after picking 2 golds, 10 silvers & 12 bronze medals.

Kwara State University who participated only in Badminton & Squash, won the Fair Play Award of the tournament.

Team UNILORIN's Auwal Ogunronbi & Zainab Alabi emerged outstanding players in Football and Badminton events respectively.

The team competed in Athletics, Basketball, Chess, Football, Judo, Table-tennis, volleyball, Scrabble, Squash, Swimming, Taekwando and Tennis.