The Director of Sports of Aliko Dangote University Science and Technology ADUSTECH, Wudil, Abubakar Abdulsalam,,has applauded the participating faculties for their support and cooperation in the ongoing inter-faculty sports competitions tagged: ”Vice Chancellor Cup.”

Abubakar Abdulsalam made the commendation during the opening ceremony of the games held at the University”s premises.

The Director said that the tournaments which is an annual events organized by the sports directorate is aimed not only at discovering hidden talents but also to maintain the existing cordial relationship among students, coaches, staff and management.

Abdulsalam who was a former player of the Jigawa Golden Stars football Club of Dutse and ex- Chief coach of Calabar United of Cross River, expressed appreciation to the University’s management led by Professor Musa Tukur Yakasai for the support, urging the students to utilize the competitions in order to develop and improve their skills for future local and national championships.

”As we are approaching the next edition of the Nigerian University Games Association NUGA games, scheduled to hold in Calabar, the capital city of Cross River state in November, this year, all hands must be on deck to prepare well and aim at making an impact in the championships,” the director explained.

He assured that the sports directory will use the inter-faculty games to start selecting the best players ahead of zonal preliminaries and NUGA games proper.

He then announced that six faculties will slug it out in the beach volleyball namely: Faculty of Education, FASTE, Faculty of Science, FASCI, Faculty of Environmental Science, FAEES, Faculty of Computer Science, FACMS, Faculty of Agriculture, FAAT and Faculty of Engineering, FAENG.

The University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Musa Tukur Yakasai is expected to be the special guest of honour at the closing ceremony of the competition.