Tai Solarin Federal University of Education, Ijagun (TASFUED), made history at the 2025 National Universities Games in Jos on Tuesday, winning its first-ever gold medals in athletics.
Rebecca Soneye blazed to victory in the women’s 800m, while Kehinde Olanrewaju stormed home first in the men’s 100m — a golden double that announced TASFUED’s arrival as a rising force in university sports.
The momentum didn’t stop there. TASFUED’s male hockey team crushed the University of Maiduguri 5–1, while the men’s volleyball team overpowered the Federal University of Petroleum Resources 3–0 to continue the school’s impressive run.
At the University of Ibadan camp, the defending champions stayed dominant, bagging seven medals in judo — one gold, one silver, and five bronze — through Bello Olajide, Mololuwa Oluwaseun, Olumiyiwa Morikeoluwa, Mathew Deborah, Ayo-Solanke Fortune, Hammed Aminat Olajumoke, and Ogungbe Adedoyin Opeyemi.
The University of Lagos also celebrated its first medals of the tournament. Daniel Christopher and Adesoye Boluwatife won bronze in the men’s team badminton, before Losa Taiwo secured gold in the men’s -60kg judo category. The taekwondo team added three silvers in the pair and team poomsae events, thanks to Patricia Yekeen, Olumide Ayorinde, Qasim Abdussalam, Adebayo Success, Ilugbo Faridah, and Ajani Aliyah.
Elsewhere, the University of Benin edged UNIJOS 1–0 in women’s hockey, while UNIJOS men beat Bayero University Kano 1–0.
In handball, the University of Ibadan demolished BUK 9–0, while football fixtures saw MOUAU defeat KASU 3–0 in the women’s category and LASU pip UDUS 1–0 in the men’s.
Boxing also took off with early action, as UNIJOS’ Williams Oche defeated Buba Samaila of Aliko Dangote University in the men’s quarterfinals.
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