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.
DateHostChampionsRunners-upThird place
2016 Federal Polytechnic, NasarawaLagos State Polytechnic Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti Yaba College of Technology
2014 Federal Polytechnic, BidaYaba College of Technology The Polytechnic, Ibadan Abia State Polytechnic
2012 Federal Polytechnic, EdeLagos State Polytechnic The Polytechnic, Ibadan Federal Polytechnic, Ede
2010 Nuhu Bamali PolytechnicThe Polytechnic, Ibadan
2008 Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti
2005 Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi
2003 Auchi Polytechnic
2001 Yaba College of Technology
1999 Kaduna PolytechnicYaba College of Technology
1981Kwara State Polytechnic