The Nigeria Police Force is set to unveil its sports talents at the 13th Biennial Police Games scheduled to take place in the beautiful and serene city of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
It will start on November 23, 2022 and end on November 30.
The week-long historic sporting event is expected to be declared open by the Special Guest of Honour, the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari.
The event will also have the Executive Governor of the state, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, as the chief host, with other very important dignitaries.
Over 4,500 male and female police athletes drawn from the 17 Zonal Commands and the Force Headquarters will feature and compete in several indoor and outdoor sporting activities.
This was conceived by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, who is passionate about sports development in the NPF.
The events include athletics, football, basketball, table tennis, lawn tennis, judo, taekwondo, weightlifting, golf, chess, squash, shooting, karate, swimming, hockey, badminton, triathlon, handball, among others.
The 13th Biennial Police Games will yet again provide an opportunity for hidden sporting talents within the Force to be discovered.
They will be given a platform to showcase their aptitudes to the world and subsequently make Nigeria proud as constantly exhibited by the Nigeria Police Force in sports business.
Additionally, the event will afford the Force an ample occasion to engage the public, build goodwill and advance its community policing ideals anchored on mutual trust, understanding and partnership with the public.
It will be noted that the Nigeria Police has produced prominent sports men and women who have gone on to raise the bar wherever they have flown the flag of the nation.
In cognisance of this, the police games event has evolved over the years to become an integral part of the rich history and proud tradition of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian nation at large.
