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 participate 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 is 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 parentheses. DateHostChampionsRunners-upThird place 2017 (19th edition) Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa Lagos State Polytechnic (16) Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti (15) Yaba College of Technology (10) 2014 (18th edition) Federal Polytechnic, Bida Yaba College of Technology (17) The Polytechnic, Ibadan (14) Abia State Polytechnic (11) 2012 (17th edition) Federal Polytechnic, Ede Lagos State Polytechnic (18) The Polytechnic, Ibadan (16) Federal Polytechnic, Ede (14) 2010 (16th edition) Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic The Polytechnic, Ibadan 2008 (15th edition) Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti 2005 (14th edition) Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi 2003 (13th edition) Auchi Polytechnic 2001 (12th edition) Yaba College of Technology 1999 (11th edition) Kaduna Polytechnic Yaba College of Technology 1981 Kwara State Polytechnic
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