Hosting 26th universities’ games will boost sports development in UNICAL, says VC

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• NUGA, Gamr Africa sign pact on e-sports

University of Calabar (UNICAL) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, has described the right granted the school to host the 26th zonal preliminaries of the Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) as a great honour that will boost sporting activities in the institute.

Addressing members of the NUGA Games committee at the institution’s Council Chamber, Prof. Obi, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof. Michael Okom, said she was pleased with the choice of UNICAL as the host institution for the Games, saying it will improve facilities in the school and also contribute to the economic wellbeing of members of the university community.

The vice-chancellor, who described herself as a sports enthusiast, said her administration is committed to ensuring that sport is given necessary support in the institution.

Responding, zonal chairman of the Committee, Dr. Joseph Ukpong, said the committee is committed to ensuring that the institution gets all the support to achieve its best and urged the university management not to relent in building a conducive environment for university athletes to exhibit their skills.

Meanwhile, NUGA and GamR Africa, a technology company with speciality in Electronic Sports (eSports), tournament organisation and eSports talent development, have signed a partnership that will bring e-sports tournaments to Nigerian universities.   A statement by NUGA said the agreement symbolised its interest in pursuing eSports talent development and tournament organisation in the country’s universities. It added.

: “E-sport is a growing industry across the world, especially amongst young people, who find the world of pads and electronic