The battle to dethrone the defending Champions of the NICARDGA GAMES, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, continues today as indoor Games, Table Tennis, Tennis, Athletics, and team sports like Volleyball, Basketball and female football hit the ground running today.
Medals’ hunt starts today in Athletics as Colleges battle themselves out in 100meters, 200meters, 400meters, 1500meters, Discuss, Long Jump, High Jump and Javelin at the Main Bowl of the NVRI Mini Stadium
From 9am at the Blazers Court today, Basketball will take place.
At the same 9am, Indoor Games like Chess, Scrabble and Ayo, will also be held at the same 9am at Vom Club.
By 10am, Colleges will slug themselves out for medals at the Table Tennis event at the Vom Club.
While the female football will continue today as FCAH & PT, Vom trade tackles with FCVMLT, Vom, in a local derby by 9am.
It would be recalled that the colourful opening ceremony had the likes of The Royal Father of the Games, Emir of Wase, His Royal Highness, Muhammad Sambo, the District Head of Chanso, who is the Ambassador of Games, HRH, Dr. Alhassan Saleh Yakmut, and the Plateau State Football Association Chairman, Hon(Dr) Prince Suleiman Yahaya Kwande, among others in attendance.
The hexad of Dr. Chukwu O.O. Chukwu, Provost of FCVMLT, who is the Chairman National Committee of Heads of Colleges of Agriculture And Related Disciplines, Dr. Ademola Moshood Raji, Provost, FECOLART, Kuru; Dr. C.C. Utoh- Ojemudia, Provost FCAH&PT, Vom; Okechalu Audu Ali, President, NASCARD, Dr. Ibrahim U. Gero, Chairman, Local Organizing Committee; and Ifenyi I. Amadi, Secretary, Local Organizing Committee, among others, have promised to make this 17th edition of the NICARDGA GAMES the best and most memorable one.
