UniAbuja Wins 13 Medals at 15th West African University Games

The University of Abuja has won 13 medals at the 15th West African University Games holding at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

The university's athletes won one gold, six silver and six bronze medals in taekwondo, badminton, lawn tennis and table tennis at the games which began on 2 October and will end on 12 October 2026.

Daniel Prince Chukwudi of the Department of Political Science won gold in the under-87kg taekwondo category. Osu Abubakar, also of the department, won silver in the under-80kg category.

Other silver medal winners in taekwondo include Emmanuel Chigbu Chimeremeze of Agricultural Science in the over-87kg category, Samuel Miracle of Social Science Education in the under-53kg category, and Muhammad Amina of Educational Management in the under-57kg category.

Akinsola Abdul Basit of Physics won bronze in the under-63kg category, while Etietsola Fransisco Inioluwa of Political Science won bronze in the under-74kg category. Ahmed Zainab Zayan of Political Science also featured among medal winners in the under-49kg category.

In badminton, Angela Haruna of Business Administration won silver in the women's singles event. She also partnered Samuel Martins to win bronze in mixed doubles.