Nigeria Polytechnic Games Association
Nigeria Polytechnic Games Association, often stylized as NIPOGA Games is a biennial sporting competition involving all accredited polytechnics and colleges of technology in Nigeria. In 2017, the Minister for Sports, Solomon Dalung, was accorded as patron for the games, which saw 81 polytechnics participating in it. According to the organizers, the games were created to ensure peaceful co-existence among Nigerians and to discover and nurture sporting talents for national assignments. Yaba College of Technology are the most successful institution in the competition, having won the most gold medals on seven occasions, the latest being in 2014.
Winners by medals table
The number of gold medals won in the competition are written in parenthesis.Date | Host | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
2016 | Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa | Lagos State Polytechnic | Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti | Yaba College of Technology |
2014 | Federal Polytechnic, Bida | Yaba College of Technology | The Polytechnic, Ibadan | Abia State Polytechnic |
2012 | Federal Polytechnic, Ede | Lagos State Polytechnic | The Polytechnic, Ibadan | Federal Polytechnic, Ede |
2010 | Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic | The Polytechnic, Ibadan | ||
2008 | Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti | |||
2005 | Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi | |||
2003 | Auchi Polytechnic | |||
2001 | Yaba College of Technology | |||
1999 | Kaduna Polytechnic | Yaba College of Technology | ||
1981 | Kwara State Polytechnic |