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The 7th All Africa University Games officially came to an end on 17th July 2014 at a closing
ceremony held at the University of Nairobi
(UoN) Sports Grounds, where more than 13 countries from different parts of Africa and
500 student athletes had participated. The games that were competed include;soccer, karate, netball, swimming, table tennis, track and field events, American football, and volleyball.
The games were organized by the Federation
of African Universities Sports (FASU).
The games were played in different venues
including the Main Campus (Basketball, Chess,
Karate, Netball, Table Tennis, American
Football, Handball, and Sitting Volleyball),
Kenya Science (Soccer and Badminton),
Safaricom Stadium, Kasarani (Swimming),
Nyayo National Stadium (Athletics), and
Nairobi Club (Tennis).
The West Africans displayed their dominance in
short races as was expected, while Kenyans did
not do bad in long races as the North
Africans’ energy was in javelin and shot put.
During the closing ceremony, Kenya’s Cabinet
Secretary for Sports, Culture and Arts, Dr.
Hassan Wario, said he was delighted to have
officiated the closing ceremony in corporation
with the Local Organizing Committee.
He noted that this was the 2nd time Kenya
and in particular UoN, had hosted such an
important event across the continent. He said
that the government was at the forefront in
partnering with universities to support sports
activities.
The Vice-Chancellor of UoN, Prof. George
Magoha, who was represented by Deputy Vice-
Chancellor (Finance and Administration), Prof.
P. Mbithi thanked FASU for choosing Kenya
and UoN to host the 2014 intercontinental
games. He saluted all teams for successfully
participating in the games and urged them to
keep up with the spirit of hard work that they
had demonstrated throughout the
tournaments. The FASU President, Dr. Ralethe Malumbete,thanked UoN for having had successfully hosted the games. He also thanked the media,sponsors, partners and all the people who had contributed in one way or the other, to make the event a big success. Egypt emerged as the overall winner of the 7th All Africa University Games.
ceremony held at the University of Nairobi
(UoN) Sports Grounds, where more than 13 countries from different parts of Africa and
500 student athletes had participated. The games that were competed include;soccer, karate, netball, swimming, table tennis, track and field events, American football, and volleyball.
The games were organized by the Federation
of African Universities Sports (FASU).
The games were played in different venues
including the Main Campus (Basketball, Chess,
Karate, Netball, Table Tennis, American
Football, Handball, and Sitting Volleyball),
Kenya Science (Soccer and Badminton),
Safaricom Stadium, Kasarani (Swimming),
Nyayo National Stadium (Athletics), and
Nairobi Club (Tennis).
The West Africans displayed their dominance in
short races as was expected, while Kenyans did
not do bad in long races as the North
Africans’ energy was in javelin and shot put.
During the closing ceremony, Kenya’s Cabinet
Secretary for Sports, Culture and Arts, Dr.
Hassan Wario, said he was delighted to have
officiated the closing ceremony in corporation
with the Local Organizing Committee.
He noted that this was the 2nd time Kenya
and in particular UoN, had hosted such an
important event across the continent. He said
that the government was at the forefront in
partnering with universities to support sports
activities.
The Vice-Chancellor of UoN, Prof. George
Magoha, who was represented by Deputy Vice-
Chancellor (Finance and Administration), Prof.
P. Mbithi thanked FASU for choosing Kenya
and UoN to host the 2014 intercontinental
games. He saluted all teams for successfully
participating in the games and urged them to
keep up with the spirit of hard work that they
had demonstrated throughout the
tournaments. The FASU President, Dr. Ralethe Malumbete,thanked UoN for having had successfully hosted the games. He also thanked the media,sponsors, partners and all the people who had contributed in one way or the other, to make the event a big success. Egypt emerged as the overall winner of the 7th All Africa University Games.