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Countdown to NUGA Games Jos 2025: Uni-Abuja Successfully Host, Dominate Zone H Pre-NUGA
The 2025 Zone H Pre-NUGA Games, which started on October 8th, ended on October 12th at the Yakubu Gowon University, formerly University of Abuja, with only seven of the 13 universities in the zone competing for honours, in the zonal preliminaries.
The other six universities who completed the registration formalities, where also in Abuja, but as observers,and only participated in non-competive events.
The Universities that participated include Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, Prince Abubakar Audu University Ayingba, and NILE University Abuja.
Others were the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Federal University Lokoja, University of Abuja, Veritas University Beari Abuja, and the Abdulkadir Kure University Minna.
The 5-day fiesta, saw the institutions compete in a variety of events such as, volleyball, basketball, football, karate, taekwandeo, chess, table tennis, tennis, badminton, athletics, scrabble, long jump, javelin throw, and track events.
Others events include swimming, handball, judo, and boxing.
At the end of the very lively and colorful games, which saw participating schools and athletes showcase their skills, while displaying a very high-level of maturity and fair play; the host institution (Uni-Abuja) qualified for events such as women’s football and basketball, men’s table tennis, tennis and Taekawando.
They also qualified in chess, volleyball and karate for both men and women.
Nile University, Abuja qualified for basketball, while Federal University of Technology Minna qualified in table tennis (mixed doubles and doubles), men’s football, and also scooped the honours in badminton men’s single.
Elsewhere, Federal university Lokoja qualified in both mixed doubles and the men’s and women’s singles of Badminton.
The pre-NUGA competition, was essentially a qualifying platform for athletes and teams of the 13 Universities in Zone H to punch their tickets to the 2025 Nigeria Universities Games (NUGA) proper, to be hosted by the University of Jos from November 5 to 15.
According to the Director of Sports, Uni-Abuja, Professor Mnguember Vicky Sylvester, Aviation Aerospace University Abuja also had a team, and participated in the events, held at the Main Campus of the University.
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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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