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7TH NIGERIAN AIR FORCE GAMES
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The 7th edition of the Nigerian Air Force Games, tagged ‘Calabar/Uyo 2011’,
will hold concurrently in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States from 29 October
to 5 November 2011. The sporting event is intended to prepare the Nigerian
Air Force for the next Armed Forces and Security Agencies Games coming up
next year. The Games will be a culmination of the renewed efforts and
commitment by the current NAF leadership to promote physical wellbeing
among personnel through mass participation in sports. The Games is also
intended to foster the existing cordial relationship between the NAF and
the civil populace in the host states bearing in mind the transformation
agenda of the Federal Government. The theme of the Games is “Harmony through
Sports” to promote internal cohesion and national integration.
The Games will feature 22 sporting events. Three of these events would be on
non-scoring basis while 19 will be medal winning events. Other activities slated
for the occasion will include fly past by NAF platforms and a rappelling exercise
in addition to the usual calisthenics and cultural display. The Chief of the Air
Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar is pleased to welcome all our teeming audience to the occasion.
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