American
University of Cairo are champions of the 11th All Africa University Games which
ended on 29 September 2024 at the Lagos State University, LASU, Sports Centre
in Ojo.
The Egyptian
institution won 48 gold, 26 silver and 8 bronze medals to beat co-hosts LASU
and UNILAG who respectively finished 2nd and 3rd positions.
Speaking after a colorful closing ceremony today at the Lagos State University Sport Complex in
Ojo, the chairman of Nigeria University Games Association Bawa Mohammed
clarified on how the final medal standings work.
“There
are two ways in winning. Nigeria won it. Per university, American University of
Cairo won. Based on county, Nigeria won. Because there are two ways. We combine
the medals of a country. There is a country winning and there is a university
winning. In terms of country Nigeria came first, in terms of university, Egypt
came first,” Mohammed stated.
LASU bagged 28
gold, 30 silver and 26 bronze while UNILAG secured 25 gold, 23 silver and 40
bronze medals.
One of the
technological innovations witnessed at the Games is the use of Video Assistant
Referee VAR to aid officiating in football.
68 schools from
14 countries participated in the 2024 Games which were organized under the
auspices of Federation of African University sports, FASU.
The next edition of the
championship will be hosted by the American University of Cairo in 2026.
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