Sports Unit

At Osun State University, we are driven by our vision and desire to be a centre of excellence providing high quality teaching and learning experience, which will engender the production of entrepreneurial graduates capable of impacting on their environment while being globally competitive.
HOD

Director, Sport

SULE Waidi F.

Professor

COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH. • Microbiology

HOD

Deputy Director, Sport

LASISI O Hammed O.

Associate Professor

COLLEGE OF SCI. ENG. & TECH. • ELET/ELECT

Mandate & Location

The Directorate, under the Vice-Chancellor's Office, oversees all sporting activities at Osun State University. Housed at the Olagunsoye Oyinlola Main Auditorium, Osogbo, it provides facilities for the 16 NUGA-approved sports.

AthleticsBadmintonBasketballChessCricket HandballHockeyJudoScrabbleSoccer SquashSwimmingTable TennisTaekwondo TennisVolleyball

Future Development Areas

  • Sports Management
  • Sports Administration
  • Sports Psychology
  • Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy
  • Sports Journalism
  • Sports Marketing
  • Sports Coaching
  • Sports Equipment and Facilities Management

Competitions & Programmes

  • Inter-level competitions
  • Inter-departmental competitions
  • Inter-faculty competitions
  • Inter-collegiate competitions
  • Intra and Inter-Collegiate Staff Games
  • Championship cups in Soccer, Table Tennis and Athletics

Inter-levelInter-deptInter-facultyInter-collegeStaff Games

NUGA & WAUG Participation

Member of NUGA and WAUG, with aspirations for participation in FASU and FISU competitions. The University has participated in four NUGA Games:

  • 2009 UNN (observation)
  • 2011 UNIBEN
  • 2014 OAU
  • 2017 FUAM

Won six medals at the first outing in 2011 and additional laurels in subsequent editions.

Sporting Clubs

The Directorate, in conjunction with Faculty Sports Coordinators and the Students' Director of Sports, creates sporting clubs across all six campuses for NUGA-approved events, including the Literary and Debate Society.

Eligibility: Every student can join any sporting club and gain the opportunity to represent the University in championships and competitions.

Previous Chairmen / Directors of Sports

Professor Joseph Olaniawo FAWOLE
Professor ‘Wole Atere
Dr. Peter AGBOOLA
Dr. Segun ADEBISI
Dr. Peter ‘Rogba Adefisoye OLUWAFISOYE

Well-rounded programme: Osun State University maintains sporting activities across six campuses under the supervision of the Director of Sports, experienced Sports Council Coaches, and Honorary Coaches from academic and administrative staff.