Varsity Cup partners NUGA, set for 2024 football season

In its efforts at building the future of collegiate sports in Nigeria, Varsity Cup, which is a yearly national football championships for top men’s and women’s university football teams in the country, has entered into a partnership with the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) through its parent company, Perform Agency.

The partnership will see NUGA provide nationwide operational and technical support to Varsity Cup, as the organisers complete their preparations for the 2024 Nigerian university football season.

Seen as the Champions League of Nigerian Universities, Varsity Cup features Nigeria’s top 10 university football teams, playing 26 competitive matches in five weeks to determine the Varsity Champions, while relegating the two least placed teams.

“At Varsity Cup, we envision a world of limitless opportunities for Nigeria’s talented student-athletes to thrive playing the sports that they love. It is why we prioritise partners and stakeholders that not only see the vision, but embody it,” the Chief Executive Officer of Perform and Varsity Cup, Olamide Adeyemo said.

“Our landmark partnership with NUGA is a testament to their willingness to create an enabling environment for serious collaborators. For the next decade, they can be rest assured of high-level competitions designed to put their talent to use and connect them with the next stages of their careers.”

On his part, the President of NUGA, Bawa Mohammed, reiterated the commitment of his executive team and the entire association to enabling platforms that consistently put Nigeria’s collegiate sports on the global map.

“Building the future of collegiate sports is a collaborative effort. Our role as the custodian of university games enables us to identify and