Impressive performance by Team UNN as 2015 WAUG games comes to an End
The 2015 West African University Games, (WAUG) has eventually come to an end. The games ended on Sturday, 24th October, 2015 with a closing Football match played between Enugu State University(ESUT) and University of Calabar (UNICAL).
The University of Nigeria (UNN) male football team started the competition on a high note, beating the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) team 1-0 in the opening match. The UNN team went ahead to beat Benue State University, Kano State University of Science & Tech, and the Nassarawa State University teams but were stopped in the Semi-finals by the Enugu State University (ESUT) team who went on to clinch gold in the male football competition after beating their final opponent and runner up, the University of Calabar (UNICAL) team. Final score at the end of the game was 1-0 in favour of ESUT.
The UNN male football team settled for bronze by beating their opponent, the Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) team, in the 3rd place match played earlier on the game’s final day.
Team UNN however emerged overall winners in the tournament after winning gold in both Female football and female hockey championships. Other winners at the 2015 West African University Games are the University of Ibadan(Female Hockey Silver Medalists), University of Education, Winneba, Ghana(Female Hockey Bronze Medalists), Obafemi Awolowo University(Male Hockey Gold Medalists), University of Maiduguri(Male Hockey Silver Medalists), Federal University of Technology Minna(Male Hockey Bronze Medalists).
Team UNN’s Obot Obonabasi took home the award for highest goal scorer in the football competition, having scored a total of 6 goals in the tournament, and also won the award for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament. The football fair play award went to the Bayero University Kano (BUK) team.
See below images from the games;
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I’m proud of UNN. May God bless all the participating students of unn for teaming up for the success of the game. of d greatest gbo gbo and d greatest gba gba to d greatest muooooo to my fellow lions n lionesses. PH of Radio Dept
I’m proud of our lions and lionesses.wow! Its good to hear dt,been the host of the games
Kudos to UNN
I love you guys for making us proud. great lions and lionesses
Thumbs up to team unn… We r d best. Kudos also to esutites for holding it up for their fans. Team unn all the way. Can’t wait to join u guys
lebechi I rep mascom too drop ur num let’s chat on whatsapp
CHAI! I LUV DIS SCHOOL DIE….I CNT WAIT 2 B ADMITTED……LUV UNN MWEE MWEE MWEEE..LOLLLZZZZZ
UNN INFO please when is UNN most likely to resume?
Wao Bravo and congrats to all the lions and lionesses that represented us at the tournament. Godbless you all. To the unnteam,your the best . For putting hands together to make the WAUG a success and a dream come true, you are all unique and special. More grace,More strength and Note wisdom to you all. I am proud of you guys. From L.B. I rep. MASS COM.
pls we are waitng for list ASAP
dis ain’t the main thing we aspirants are looking for we are kept here in solitude and silence, pls Unn do smtn abt out list release,we are looking forward to hearing from you
so so much happy the able lions and lioness. Up u all and lov to all as well
congrat my people.
Woww… becoming more in love with the lions. congrats
I was here. Congrats 2 all winners!!!
A big thumb up to team Unn.. M proud of dem….. Wen is the payment of acceptance fee due to begin??
Lol