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Hon. Dauda Named Ambassador for Kingdom Unity Games Abuja KUGA 2025
By Joel Ajayi
In a significant move to boost awareness and participation in the forthcoming Kingdom Unity Games (KUG) Abuja 2025, organizers have officially named Hon. Ephraim Dauda as the Games’ Ambassador.
The Kingdom Unity Games, scheduled to hold in Abuja in 2025, is a faith-based sporting event designed to bring together youths from across the FCT and its environs to compete in various sports, while promoting peace, discipline, and spiritual growth.
The announcement was made during a brief unveiling ceremony where Hon. Dauda was recognized for his unwavering commitment to grassroots development, youth empowerment, and national unity through sports.
Speaking at the event, Hon. Dauda expressed appreciation to the organizers for selecting him as the face of the 2025 edition.
He described sports as a vital tool for building unity and improving health.
“Sports enhance our health and serve as a unique unifying force. Where there is sport, there is no barrier, no tribe, no ethnicity,” he said.
Hon. Dauda pledged his full support for the event and assured that he would play an active role in achieving its core objectives, including talent discovery and youth development.
He also urged young people, especially boys, to seize the opportunity and participate in KUG 2025.
“It’s going to bring you out and put you in the spotlight — KUG 2025 is going to be the bomb!” he declared.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Convener of KUG 2025, Ambassador Solomon Omonokhua, emphasized that the Kingdom Unity Games Abuja (KUGA) is an initiative of the Kingdom Star Sports International Foundation in collaboration with Celebrity Sports Magazine.
He described the 2025 edition as a major step toward discovering talented youths, particularly within churches in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and surrounding areas.
“Our goal is to identify gifted young individuals with athletic potential who may otherwise remain undiscovered,” Omonokhua said. “Through this initiative, we aim to help them showcase their abilities, with opportunities to be scouted by talent agents from both Africa and Europe.”
According to him, KUGA is not only focused on talent discovery but also on building a sustainable platform that connects young athletes to professional opportunities both locally and internationally.
Another key objective of the Games, he noted, is to foster unity among churches, residents of the FCT, and Nigerians at large. He emphasized the importance of national cohesion, noting that the event welcomes people from different religious backgrounds Christians, Muslims, and others in the spirit of collaboration and peace.
“Most importantly,” he added, “KUGA seeks to promote unity within the Christian community by bringing various denominations together in support of youth empowerment through sports.”
On the format of the 2025 edition, Ambassador Omonokhua revealed that three major sports will feature: football, basketball, and volleyball.
“For football, 24 male teams will be drawn from churches across five major Christian blocs,” he explained. “Basketball will feature 16 teams both male and female while volleyball will also include 16 teams across both genders.”
The opening ceremony is scheduled for September 6 at the Main Bowl of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Basketball and volleyball matches will take place at Package B of the stadium, specifically at the basketball and volleyball courts.
With preparations well underway and Hon. Dauda now at the forefront as Ambassador, KUG 2025 promises to be a groundbreaking edition that will not only spotlight emerging talents but also promote peace, unity, and national pride through sports.
Sports
AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja
Joel Ajayi
The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.
In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.
Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.
The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.
As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.
The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.
The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.
With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.
Africa is coming to Abuja.
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