ORIGINS:
When, sometime in 1964, Sir Samuel Manuwa presented two giant trophies for competitive sports among some West Africa Universities; hardly could anyone have guessed that the gesture was destined to be the initiator of larger sporting events in the entire continent. The original intention, I believe, was to emulate the tradition of “Oxbridge” athletic heritage in Britain-hence the 1st West African Inter-University games (WAUG) that took place at the UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN from March 22nd to 29th, 1965.
Today, there are 36 Nigeria Universities as statutory members of the NUGA General Assembly. Also, the number of participatory games at the NUGA meets has currently increased to 15 with distinctive possibility of a further growth in the fore seeable future.
 

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FISU AND FASU
NUGA became a member of World Federation of University Games (FISU) in 1970. T.Ogunjobi of the University of Ife made history by becoming the first Nigeria undergraduate to win a FASU medal (bronze 400m hurdles) at the FISU meet, in Rome 1975. In its own turn, All Africa University Games Association (FASU) was formed in 1974 with NUGA as a founding member amongst many other Africa University grouped together along national identities across the entire continent. The first FASU Games took place in Accra, Ghana, between December/ January 1974/75 while the 2nd FASU Games were held in December 1978 at Nairobi, Kenya. Many other international competitions for tertiary institutions all over the world have since become a staple or a normal trying ground for most of our budding sportsmen and women before venturing next into the international sporting arena.