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UZ hosts varsity games

Sport
ATHLETES from all the leading universities in the country will this weekend converge at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) for the inaugural edition of the Old Mutual Varsities Super Six Championships.

ATHLETES from all the leading universities in the country will this weekend converge at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) for the inaugural edition of the Old Mutual Varsities Super Six Championships.

BY SPORTS REPORTER

The two-day competition will see 10 institutions of higher learning battling it out in football, netball and basketball on Saturday and Sunday.

The participating universities are National University of Science and Technology, UZ, Midlands State University, Catholic University, Harare Institute of Technology, Women’s University of Africa, Bindura University of Science Education, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Lupane State University and the Great Zimbabwe University.

Zimbabwe Universities Sports Association president Liberty Maidza told NewsDay Sport that all was set for the championships and praised Old Mutual Zimbabwe for coming on board to sponsor the games.

“We are excited to be hosting the inaugural Old Mutual Super Six Championships at the University of Zimbabwe this weekend. This will be our first ever championships since the coming on board of Old Mutual Zimbabwe and we are grateful for their support and hope they will continue to support us. The sponsorship will certainly raise the level of competition for the athletes.

“The championships will feature 10 institutions of higher learning from around the country competing in football for men, netball for the ladies and basketball for both men and women,” Maidza said.

He said there would be prize money for the top six teams and trophies for the individual awards in all the disciplines.

“There will also be individual prizes, for example, the top goalscorer and the player of the tournament in football, the top shooter and player of the tournament in netball and the most valuable player in basketball. The sponsors will also provide kits for the participating teams.”