Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti has emerged champions of the 20th Nigeria Polytechnic Games Association (NIPOGA), with a total of 21 Gold, 18 Silver and 31 Bronze medals.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Lagos State Polytechnic (Laspotech), Ikorodu came second with 19 Gold, 24 Silver and 27 Bronze medals in the one week long event which was hosted by Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.
In the third position is The Polytechnic, Ibadan with 14 Gold, 14 Silver and 14 Bronze medals while Yaba College of Technology came fourth with 13 Gold, 11 Silver and 15 Bronze medals.
The host institution, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, occupied the fifth position with 7 Gold, 9 Silver and 10 Bronze medals.
Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia got 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze medals in the sixth position while Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi Uku, occupied the seventh position with 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 6 Bronze medals.
Plateau Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi, won 4 Gold, 8 Silver and 7 Bronze medals to place eighth on the medals table with Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in the ninth position, having won 4 Gold, 6 Silver and 9 Bronze medals.
Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, had 4 Gold, 6 Silver 5 Bronze medals in the 10th place.
As at the time of filing this report, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, is leading Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria 1-0 in the final of the football event which will later change the medals won by the two institutions.
NAN reports that no fewer than 45 institutions attended the 20th NIPOGA games in Ilorin.