The Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) is the governing body responsible for sporting activities in
African
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universities.
History
The origin of the body can be traced to 1971 when thirty one (31) delegates from seventeen (17) universities in 10 African countries gathered in
Lagos
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with the aim of unifying and improving sporting activities in African universities.
This gathering was a result of the directive given to
Lateef Adegbite
Lateef Adegbite (20 March 1933 – 28 September 2012) was a lawyer who became Attorney General of the Western Region of Nigeria, and who later became Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.
Birth and education
A ...
from Nigeria at the Summer
FISU
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games in
Torino
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,
Italy
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in 1970 by the
West African University Games (WAUG) Council to meet all the African delegations and harmonize sporting activities in Africa.
After this meeting,
George Benneh
George Kwabena Effah Benneh (6 March 1934 – 11 February 2021) was a Ghanaian geographer, academic and university administrator who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon from 1992 to 1996. He was a professor and lat ...
from the
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...
emerged as the first president of the body while E.T. Kodzi from
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
emerged as the secretary general.
Executive Committee
This is the committee responsible for decision making of the body. The committee is made up of the members elected by the assembly, presidents of the zones and immediate past president.
This committee meets at least four times every year. Members of the committee includes;
* Dr. Ashraf Sobhy - President
* Tariq Ashad - 1st Vice President
* Tsitsi Muyuva - 2nd Vice President
* Peninnah Aligawesa Kabenge - Secretary General
* Rono Alfred - Treasurer
* Nomsa Mahlangu- Immediate Past President
* Chidiebere Ezeani - Internal Auditor
* Mandla Tshabalala - Legal and Disciplinary Committee
* Simon Munayi - President Federation of East Africa University Sports (FEAUS)
* Ibrahim Tanko Shaibu - President WAUG Interim (West African University Games)
* Mwape Nshimbi - President Confederation of Universities and Colleges Sports Association (CUCSA)
* Joseph Nzau wa Nzau - President FASU Central
Activities and events of FASU
Activities of FASU is binding on every member nations under the body. Some of these activities includes;
* FASU games every two years
* FASU championships every two years
* FASU Pre-Games Scientific conference before the FASU Games
References
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Sports governing bodies in Africa
Sports organizations established in 1971
1971 establishments in Africa