Nigeria College of Education Games Association

Status| active
Genre| sporting event
Frequency| biennial
Location(s)| various
Country| Nigeria
Inaugurated| 1978

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]

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]

## See also

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* List of colleges of education in Nigeria

## References

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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.