*…As 19th inter-faculty games begin*
By Ado Salisu
The Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Prof. Haruna Musa, has expressed readiness to improve sporting facilities in the institution to help students develop their sporting talents.
Musa stated this while declaring open the 19th edition of the inter-faculty games at the Ahmad Adamu Mu’azu Stadium, new campus of the university.
The VC, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Ahmad Muhammad Tsauni, said the university authorities would continue to provide a conducive atmosphere for athletes, especially as the sports directorate prepares for the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) and other national championships.
He assured the directorate that the management was ready to listen and take appropriate actions whenever the need arises for the overall development of sports in the university.
Musa commended the sports directorate, the students’ union, staff and athletes for their commitment, dedication and loyalty to the management, urging them to keep the flag flying.
Earlier, the Chairman of the university’s Sports Committee, Prof. Abdullah Darki, charged the participating faculties to abide by the rules and regulations governing the games in order to achieve the desired objectives.
Darki said the directorate would ensure that the athletes’ sporting activities did not clash with their academic calendar.
In his remarks, the Director of Sports and former international, Prof. Rabiu Muhammad, popularly known as Chanhu, commended the VC and his management team for their moral and financial support.
Muhammad charged the participants to exhibit sportsmanship and warned them to desist from anything capable of disrupting the games.
He also called on match officials to be fair in their officiating.
In the opening match, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences defeated the Faculty of Agriculture 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
The championship, tagged ‘One University, One Spirit, One Champion’, will feature table tennis, handball, lawn tennis, chess, judo, basketball, hockey, taekwondo, athletics, squash and football.
The games, holdings at both the old and new campuses of the university, commenced on Saturday, October 24 and will end on October 31.
