Ghanaian Varsity Wins 2023 WAUG Championship Hosted by OAU

The University of Ghana, Legon Boundary, Accra, has won the 2023 edition of West African Universities Games (WAUG) Championship, hosted by the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Osun.

The university won 10 Gold, Eight Silver and three bronze medals to emerge winner of the championship.

The University of Education, Winneba Ghana, came second with six Gold, four Silver and four Bronze medals ahead of Benson Idahosa University, Edo which came third with six Gold, two Silver and two Bronze medals.

Receiving the first-place trophy on behalf of the institution, Dr Bella Bello Bitugu, the Director of Sports of the University, dedicated the trophy to one of their athletes, who lost his mother on Wednesday.

Bitugu said the athlete, Oyeyemi Johnson, whose father is of Nigerian origin and Ghanaian mother, received the sad news while participating in the games.

In his closing address, the Vice Chancellor of OAU, Prof. Simeon Bamire, appreciated all the participants and wished them journey mercies to their various destinations.

Also speaking, Shaibu Tanko, WAUG President, appealed to stakeholders to give him and his executive the needed support to move the university sports in West Africa to the next level.

The Championship started on Dec. 15 with athletes from 20 universities in Nigeria and Ghana participated at the games.

WAUG, also known as the ECOWAS Students Games, is a multi-sport event between student-athletes from West African universities.

The first edition of the competition was held in 1965 at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria’s premier university.