Tosin Martin, Bisola Aiyeola Perform NUGA 2022 Theme Song at Flag Off Ceremony

Ahead of the 2022 Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) games, Nigerian singers Bisola Aiyeola and Tosin Martin performed the 2022 official theme song at a flag-off ceremony at the J. F. Ajayi Auditorium, University of Lagos (UNILAG).

Accompanied by singers Wavy the Creator, and Magixx, the quartet delivered an energetic rendition of the song, sending a crowd of close to 500 students into a frenzy.

Likewise, important dignitaries like the Minister of Youth and Sports of Nigeria, Sunday Dare; The Vice-Chancellor, UNILAG, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe; sports icon, Chioma Ajunwa; music producer Don Jazzy among others, were captivated by the performance, observing from a secluded area in the arena.

Titled ‘Champion’, the Don Jazzy produced track that spanned less than six minutes embodied resilience, hope, strength; detailing the spirit of sportsmanship.

The ceremony also doubled as an unveiling of the game’s mascot and lighting of the torch for the 26th edition of the games that will host 136 universities across the nation.

Going against the grain, it partnered with The Temple Management Company to create fanfare for the games – “a first”, as confirmed by Ogundipe, who believes in exploring and harnessing sports to benefit other sectors of the economy, especially within the creative sector.

“The significance of this unveiling is to create awareness for our students, community, nation, and the world. This is the first time that we are something like this, with the flag-off taking this format. We are coming up with the songs for the game,” he said.

Dare also touched on the sea of opportunities available to youths.
“We are reclassifying sports as a business. Sports were mere recreation in the past. Today, sports is business. Through the value chain of sports, as an athlete, medical personnel, a writer, broadcaster, artiste, sports is alive in this country, and it offers tremendous opportunities, especially for our youths to dominate the continent in every sphere,” he said.

Kicking off on Wednesday, March 16 to Saturday, March 26, 2022, the 10-day sporting event will be the university’s fourth time hosting NUGA games. It was first hosted in UNILAG in 1968, and then in 1978, before its last outing in 1998.