Director of Sports
GOUNI SPORTS DIRECTORATE UPDATE
Inter-Faculty Football Tournament (2021/2022)
The 2021/2022 inter-faculty football tournament was a success. The faculties were drawn in two groups as follows;. A B
Law NAS
Education MSS
IEcE ARTS
The competition was keenly contested. In the end, the faculty of Management Sciences emerged the champion. Awards were given to the champion, runner-up, best player, most disciplined faculty and the highest goal scorer.
Monthly General Fitness Exercise
It is a tradition in the university to organize a compulsory General Fitness Exercise Programme on every first Saturday of each month. The programme involves road-walk, musical aerobics and dance activities. The 3 hours programme starts from 7a.m_10a.m.
In the evening (4pm – 6pm) students are allowed to engage in their respective sports and
games activities.
GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY MAIDEN MARATHON — 15 NOVEMBER, 2022
The maiden GOUNI Marathon was held on 15 November, 2022. The theme was *Inspiring and Uniting Nigerian Youths”. The event kicked – off from Hon. Justice Cordelia Chukwurah Convocation Arena, Thinkers Corner, Enugu and ended at Hon. Tambulwal Arena, Gouni Main Campus, Ugwuomu – Nike, Enugu (a distance of 21km). It was an open event and a total of seven hundred and Eight (708) persons’ registered while Six Hundred and Twenty Five (625) participants were successfully accredited to participate. Award prizes for both male and female were as follows;
1st 1,000,000,00
2nd 200,000,00
3rd 100,000,00
4th 50,000,00
5th. 20,000,00
6th _20th 10,000,00
Star winners:
Male category:. Names Position Time State
Tosin Adedeji 1st 1.07.18.72 Ogun
Keffas Williams 2nd 1.09.08.34 Plateau
Soudi Hamadjan 3rd 1.10..18.49 Cross River
Amara Clinton 4th 1.13.05.08 Imo
Akande Quadiri 5th 1.15.07.52 Osun
Female category:. Names Position Time State
Agofere Charity 1st 1.17.06 Delta
Aruna Awawu 2nd 1.20.58 Lagos
Esther Afigbo 3rd 1.22.42 Enugu
Helen Haman 4th 1.24.79 Abuja
Shaibu Yetunde 5th 1.30.10 Osun
GOUNI SPORTS DAY: 3RD DECEMBER, 2022
Activities started at 8a.m. Turn-out was impressive. Activities on the D-day included inter-hostel, volleyball and basketball competitions. Inter – level football competition and Badminton, chess, scrabble, and card games. Other activities included musical aerobics and dance, tug-of-war, and simple games activities. Prizes were awarded and participants were well entertained. Injured participants were given first – aid treatment before taken them to the university Clinic.
