Athletes to battle for over 100 medals at NASFAT Games

Athletes to battle for over 100 medals at NASFAT Games

Hassan Abdulsalam 15:36 - 23.09.2023

The third edition of the games will flag off on September 26 in Osun State.

The third edition of the Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) Games will flag off on September 26 with over 100 medals to fight for.

The games are slated for September 26–30 at Fountain University in Osun State.

The athletes will compete in eight sports: football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, chess, scrabble, and track and field events.

Athletes to battle for over 100 medals at NASFAT Games

They were already zonal qualifiers for the team sports; thus, only qualified teams will compete. There will be eight sports, 35 events, and 105 medals to be won.

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.

Athletes to battle for over 100 medals at NASFAT Games

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.

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