Nigeria College of Education Games Association

Nigeria College of Education Games Association, popularly known as NICEGA Games is a sporting competition among all colleges of education in Nigeria. The first games was held in 1978.[1] The 17th games, originally meant to hold in November 2011, was postponed till February 2012 by hosts, Federal College of Education, Omoku in Rivers State due to logistics challenges.[2] For the 18th edition, 42 Nigerian colleges of education participated in the games hosted by Niger State College of Education, Minna.[3] The 2015 edition saw the games return to the South to be hosted by Adeyemi College of Education.[4] In the football tournament of the 19th games, Adeyemi College of Education were defeated by College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti.[5]

Nigeria College of Education Games Association
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
CountryNigeria
Inaugurated1978

In 2017, the three sporting bodies responsible for organization competitions for higher institutions in Nigeria, NUGA Games, NIPOGA Games and NICEGA Games had a combined session to reorganize sports in Nigerian institutions.[6]

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  1. ^ "Nigeria: Niger College of Education Counts Gains of Nicega 36 Years After Establishment". December 14, 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. ^ "NICEGA GAMES: LOC chairman happy with shift". Rivers State News. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  3. ^ Babalola, Popoola (October 31, 2014). "42 Colleges Of Education Arrive In Minna For NICEGA Games". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  4. ^ "We'll 'do everything possible' to host NICEGA, ACE Provost vows". Pulse. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  5. ^ "Oscoed defeat Ossceila in NICEGA games qualifier". Goal.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  6. ^ "Tertiary sports bodies NUGA, NIPOGA and NICEGA set up two committees". Brila FM. Retrieved 2018-02-28.