S. OchiengKenyatta University hosts 10th continental FASU Games
Reading Time: 3min | Mon. 06.06.22. | 08:05
This will be the third time the games will be hosted in the country.
Over 1,000 University student athletes drawn from up to 40 institutions of higher learning from all over Africa have descended in Nairobi, Kenya where they will take part in the 10th edition of the FASU (Federation of African Sports Universities) Games to be held at Kenyatta University from 6-10th June.
The Multi-Sports event, which was scheduled for 2020 and postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic makes its comeback in 2022 after the enforced hiatus.
An official communique and invitation to all universities in Africa had been issued under the joint signatures of Prof. Godfrey S. Mse the LOC President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Kenyatta University (Finance and Development) KU, Ms. Nomsa Mahlangu - FASU President, Mr. Mbabu Murithi KUSA President and Prof. Paul K. Wainaina, the host Vice Chancellor.
"On behalf of the Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU), The Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA), Kenyatta University (KU) and the Organising Committee (OC), we have the honour and the pleasure of inviting the universities from Africa to participate in the 10th All Africa University Games to be held at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya from 6th to 10th June, 2022," the communique read.
Kenyatta University will be the venue for all sports as well as the athletes village.
The games program includes: Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Football, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Handball, Swimming, Taekwondo and Karate in both genders. Woodball, Roll Ball, Goalball, Sitting Volleyball.
In addition, Gurasumo (a Borana Traditional game) will be included for demonstration purposes.
Some of the Teams Checking in this evening....... # #fasugamesku2022 #fasugames2022# #weareafrica# pic.twitter.com/FvA7QKnjhZ
— Kenyatta University (@KenyattaUni) June 5, 2022
The games will be used to qualify Africa’s representative teams to the FISU University World Cup Soccer 2023 for both men and women to be held in Jinjiang, China.
Kenyan Universities set to grace the championships include Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology, Kisii University, Kabarak University, Kaimosi Friends University College Tiriki, Kibabii University and Kiriri Women's University Science And Technology.
Others are Meru University Of Science And Technology, Mount Kenya University, Strathmore University, Kaimosi Friends University College, Technical University Of Kenya and Technical University Of Mombasa.
Confirmed participating African Universities from the list include The American University Cairo, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Lagos State University, Levy Mwanawasa Medical University-Zambia Lusaka, Makerere University, University of Johannesburg, University of Rwanda, University of Kwazulu Natal, University of Mauritius and the University of The Western Cape.
The All-Africa University Games (FASU Games) is organised once every two years as the flagship event with nine editions having been held (Ghana - 1974, Kenya - 1978, political instability across Africa affected the events until its revival in Nigeria - 2004, South Africa - 2006, Uganda - 2008, Namibia – 2012, Kenya-2014, South Africa 2016 and Ethiopia 2018).
FASU games trace its history to1951 when two West African Universities, namely University of Ghana and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in a quest to foster brotherhood and positive competition, started a bilateral annual sporting competition. The games grew into a continental competition incorporating other higher education institutions in Africa.
The format of participation at the games changed from National University teams to individual universities since the 8th FASU Games South Africa 2016.
