The 24th Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games will be formally declared open on Saturday by President Goodluck Jonathan, an official said on Friday.
The biennial event which commenced on Wednesday with the arrival of student-athletes and accreditation will end on Feb. 22, Cecilia Arinye, a NUGA Council member has said.
Arinye, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the president was expected at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun for the ceremony.
She said: “The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Bolaji Abdullahi is also among the expected dignitaries at the opening ceremony.
“It is a tradition in NUGA for succeeding event to outshine the previous ones.
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