The games are slated for September 26–30, with over 100 medals to fight for.
Excitement galore as the third edition of the Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) Games flagged off at Fountain University in Osun State.
The games are slated for September 26–30, with over 100 medals to fight for.
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The athletes will compete in eight sports: football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, chess, scrabble, and track and field events, with 105 medals to be won.
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What is NASFAT games?
NASFAT is a Nigerian Muslim prayer group with a focus on youth, women, and the elite. The group has over one million members in Nigeria.
The origins of NASFAT can be traced back to a prayer group created on July 28, 1984, in Ibadan by a few Yoruba elites and Muslim financiers. Murtada Akangbe led the prayer gathering that became known as the Yusrullahi Society of Nigeria.
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Athletes to battle for over 100 medals at NASFAT Games
The third edition of the games will flag off on September 26 in Osun State.
NASFAT Games is an annual sporting event organized for the youths of the organization and other Islamic organizations across the country.
As the organization grew, sister branches were established in other Yoruba cities, notably Lagos. The Lagos branch created an autonomous group in 1995, the members of which constituted the core leadership of the Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria, or NASFAT.