The NUBA Third Edition started on the 5th of February 2026 and ended on the 7th. It featured six universities, and six teams of four players each, a coach.
It featured a 3-Aside Game with 15 matches in total. The games were refereed by Coach Eddie TOX, Coach Boozer and Coach Demola Adigun.
- Bayero University Kano (BUK) came first playing 5 matches and losing none
- Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) came in 2nd Place
- Federal University of Education (FUE) came 3rd Place
- Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) came 4th Place
- Northwest University Kano came 5th Place
- Federal University of Transportation (FUTD) came 6th Place
This third edition was hosted by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and all games were played on Friday.
It featured some interesting happenings as one university, Federal University of Transport Daura entered the competition for the first time sending the inaugural players of the University’s first and newly formed basketball team to represent the school in the competition. It showed eagerness to adopt the structure of the BB4P NUBA Tournament and open the players to the world of opportunity available in the Basketball Community. It is a marker of the expanding reach of the NUBA Games.
The games were fast paced in typical 3-Aside Fashion where matches lasted ten minutes on rotation. The scoreboard and Scoresheet were manned by Coach Kobe and Coach Emma.
There were no statistics taken on individual players as this was a fast paced 3-Aside matchup.
The team’s accommodations were subsidized by Chief Felix Akiga.
The guests included Mamman Kontagora Adamu, The Chairman of ABU Alumni Worldwide, Dr Omeiza, The Present Acting Director of Sports ABU, Professor Adamu Ahmad, the Vice Chancellor of ABU and the Technical Advisor and Representative of NUGA, Yakasai.
All teams and players were issued certificates of their participation and Bayero University Kano went home with the trophy.
All in all, it was a memorable event and successful third edition hosted by ABU and it is our expectation and hope that the next edition will be hosted by one of the visiting universities in May in order to maintain the structure and integrity of the game.
We appreciate everyone who has participated. Thank you!
PEACE O!