After all said and done, after all hustle and bustle, the D-day finally came and the ball was set rolling. The day of the opening ceremony of the Nigerian University Games, NUGA, hosted by the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, O.A.U, was first significantly marked by the august visit of the vice chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Prof. Saburi Adesanya, to his school’s team.
At 12:00pm, the event earnestly began by the ceremonious entry the host university’s vice chancellor, Prof. Idowu Bamitale Omole alongside the deputy governor of Osun state, Mrs. Grace Titi-Laoye Tomori amid very tight security. Without much ado, it was time for the vice chancellor of O.A.U to give his welcome/open address but unfortunately, in the characteristic and epileptic nature of the Nigerian power sector, his speech was interrupted and delayed for a long time as a result of power outage. The deputy governor of Osun state took the podium after him and after which the duo took their leave from the arena.
When it was time for participating universities to officially make their presence known to the public, the march past/parade was conducted in a style like no other. For being the home and the first university to host NUGA, the University of Ibadan was the first school to march in the parade then all other universities moved in an alphabetical order except the host university which came at the very last. The entire march was so glamorous that the camp of spectators was absolutely exhilarated as they accompanied each university with commensurate praise songs.
The first sporting encounter of NUGA-OAU 2014 was a football match between Obafemi Awolowo University and the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, scheduled for 4:00pm, immediately after the opening ceremony. At half time, the match ended in a 2-0 score in favour of the host university. At the end of the full time however, there was a 4-1 score which was also in favour of the host university. This was a boost to the morale of members of Obafemi Awolowo University community as they became more confident in their various teams, whereas, the victory struck more terror in the camp of other university teams.
At 12:00pm, the event earnestly began by the ceremonious entry the host university’s vice chancellor, Prof. Idowu Bamitale Omole alongside the deputy governor of Osun state, Mrs. Grace Titi-Laoye Tomori amid very tight security. Without much ado, it was time for the vice chancellor of O.A.U to give his welcome/open address but unfortunately, in the characteristic and epileptic nature of the Nigerian power sector, his speech was interrupted and delayed for a long time as a result of power outage. The deputy governor of Osun state took the podium after him and after which the duo took their leave from the arena.
When it was time for participating universities to officially make their presence known to the public, the march past/parade was conducted in a style like no other. For being the home and the first university to host NUGA, the University of Ibadan was the first school to march in the parade then all other universities moved in an alphabetical order except the host university which came at the very last. The entire march was so glamorous that the camp of spectators was absolutely exhilarated as they accompanied each university with commensurate praise songs.
The first sporting encounter of NUGA-OAU 2014 was a football match between Obafemi Awolowo University and the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, scheduled for 4:00pm, immediately after the opening ceremony. At half time, the match ended in a 2-0 score in favour of the host university. At the end of the full time however, there was a 4-1 score which was also in favour of the host university. This was a boost to the morale of members of Obafemi Awolowo University community as they became more confident in their various teams, whereas, the victory struck more terror in the camp of other university teams.
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