National events & recognition
National Sports Festival
Nigeria’s biggest multi-sport event, uniting athletes from every state in a celebration of sport and national unity.
Athletes from every state
Programmes
Building Nigeria’s sporting future.
From school championships to national festivals and partnerships, discover the programmes the Commission runs to find talent, grow participation and celebrate excellence.
- Programmes
- 3
- States + FCT
- 36
- Categories
- 2
National events & recognition
National Sports Festival
Nigeria’s biggest multi-sport event, uniting athletes from every state in a celebration of sport and national unity.
- Host city
- Abeokuta
- Dates
- 4–15 Dec 2026
- Audience
- Athletes from every state
- Days
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- Hours
- ––
- Min
- ––
From grassroots to glory
Find your programme.
One nation. Every stage of the journey.
- Grassroots & school sport
National Youth Games
Nigeria’s annual multi-sport games for athletes aged 15 and under, discovering the next generation of champions.
Athletes aged 15 and underHappens annually
View details: National Youth Games
Grassroots & school sportNational Principals’ Cup
A national competition for secondary-school teams.
Secondary-school studentsHappens annually
View details: National Principals’ Cup
3 programmes shown
Green. White. Gold.
Nigeria’s achievements in 2026
The medals, records and titles our athletes have won for the nation this year.
Gold
Women’s 4×100m relay
Athletics
African ChampionshipsJun 2026
Gold
Men’s 86kg freestyle
Wrestling
African ChampionshipsJun 2026
Silver
Women’s team
Basketball
African ChampionshipsJun 2026
World record
Para powerlifting
Para powerlifting
African ChampionshipsJun 2026