By Ado Salisu
Vice chancellor of Northwest University, Kano, Professor Muktar Atiku Kurawa has described sports as a way of keeping and improving the health status of the staff.
Professor Kurawa stated this during the opening ceremony of the second edition of the University’s staff Games 2025 organized by the sports directorate held at the institution playing pitch.
The Vice Chancellor, who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Professor Abubakar Salisu Garba said, organizing such type of sporting competition will go along way in improving their health and sound in discharging their duties.
He said, the University’s Management will continue to support the sports directorate towards the overall development of various sporting activities in the institution.
Prof Kurawa called on the participants not take the championship as a do or die affairs, charging the officials to be free and fair throughout the events.
The University’s Director of sports, Ahmad Surajo, expressed gratitude to the management for their moral and financial support, assuring that the directorate will continue to do it’s best towards the upliftment of various sporting activities in the University.
Ahmad Surajo called on the participants to give the organisers all the maximum support and cooperation for the success and hitch free competitions.
In the opening match, Defending champion, Security Directorate football team lost to Directorate of Health 3-1 and VC’s Office football team defeated Faculty of Humanity 7-1 in the second match.
Other events competing include Chess, table tennis, 100 metre athletics, egg and spoon race and football 6 Aside.
Our Correspondent reports that the dignitaries who attended the opening ceremony include the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Professor Tijjani Rifa’i Buhari, and Head of Departments, staff, students, coaches and players.
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