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60-793: HiFL, established in 2017 was launched in February 2018 as the premier franchise of the Higher Institutions Sports League, HiSL™ and its first season features an inaugural 16 universities with eight (8) from the South (Coastal Conference) and eight (8) from the North (Sahel Conference). The participating teams for the maiden edition were recommended by our partners, the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) based on recent performances in

120-572: A major influence with their play, work rate, personality and outstanding performances. Moreover, the league was an extremely balanced affair. Most of the matches in the competition went to down to the wire, and the odd case penalties to separate the team like in the final where UAM Tillers defeated UNICAL Malabites 5-4 to be crowned champions. The 2018 season which ran from 28 July 2018 to 3 November 2018, The teams are divided into groups of 8 across two conferences; Coastal (South) and Sahel (North) with respect to their respective geographical locations in

180-436: A qualifying round played by over 40 universities across different zones. The surviving teams joined the top four teams from the 2018 season to the final quota of 32. The 32 teams were then drawn into 8 groups of four teams and play in a round-robin system. The eight group winners (including the seeded teams from last year’s Super Four – UAM Tillers, UNICAL Malabites, OAU Giants and UNILORIN Warriors) and eight runners-up proceed to

240-456: Is an annual football award presented by Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL®). It was first presented in 2018 as part of a series of event to commemorate the close of the inaugural season to recognize and celebrate outstanding performers in the league. [Executive Secretary of the NUC] The 2019 season was expanded to include 32 University teams playing 66 games over 21 weeks to determine

300-515: Is awarded to each winner of the competition. In the 2019 season, the UAM Tillers enjoyed the distinction of wearing the logo of the league set on a gold background for the duration of the 2019 season. The UNICAL Malabites will enjoy this distinction as the current league winners. Also a club that wins three consecutive times or five times overall will receive a multiple-winner badge. The official HiFL Theme Song, titled simply as “Game Changers™”

360-515: Is in the North-Central part of the country. The Kano Native Authority, an offshoot of the fula Kano Emirate , inherited the ancient trade industries that fuelled the trans-Saharan trade with North Africa. The Province of Zaria is home to the City of Kaduna, an autonomous capital city that serves as the nation's capital and home to its national institutions. Groundnut and cotton industries in

420-688: Is now Northern Nigeria and Eastern Niger. With the decline of the Nok and Sokoto, who had previously controlled Central and Northern Nigeria between 800 BCE and 200, the Hausa were able to emerge as the new power in the region. They are closely linked with the Kanuri people of Kanem-Bornu ( Lake Chad ), the Birom, Gwari, Nupe and Jukun. The Hausa aristocracy , under influence from the Mali Empire adopted Islam in

480-583: Is plains of tall grass which are interrupted by trees. Sudan savanna is similar but with shorter grasses and shorter trees. Sahel savanna consists of patches of grass and sand, found in the northeast. In the Sahel region, rain is less than 20 inches (508 mm) per year and the Sahara Desert is encroaching. In the dry north-east corner of the country lies Lake Chad , which Northern Nigeria shares with Niger , Chad and Cameroon. The South Western part of

540-591: Is thought by some to be the same or an offshoot of the Nok. The Fourteen Kingdoms unified the diverse lore and heritage of Northern Nigeria into a cohesive ethno-historical system. Seven of these kingdoms developed from the Kabara legacy of the Hausa people . In the 9th century as vibrant trading centers competing with Kanem-Bornu and Mali slowly developed in the Central Sudan, a collection of kingdoms merged –

600-529: The Banza Bakwai , meaning Bastard Seven. The Banza Bakwai adopted many of the customs and institutions of the Hausa Bakwai but were considered unsanctioned or copy-cat kingdoms by non-Hausa people. These states include: Between 500 and 700, Hausa people , who are thought to have slowly moved from Nubia and mixing in with the local Northern population, established a number of strong states in what

660-697: The Benue-Plateau State , each with its own Governor. The Nok culture , an ancient culture dominated most of what is now Northern Nigeria in prehistoric times, its legacy in the form of terracotta statues and megaliths have been discovered in Sokoto , Kano , Birinin Kudu, Nok and Zaria . The Kwatarkwashi culture , a variant of the Nok culture centred mostly around Zamfara in Sokoto Province

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720-742: The Emirates of Kontagora and Ilorin were the first to be conquered by the British. In February 1903, the great fort of Kano, seat of the Kano Emirate was captured, Sokoto and much of the rest of its Caliphate soon capitulated. On 13 March 1903, the Grand Shura of Caliphate finally conceded to Lugard's demands and proclaimed Queen Victoria as suzerain of the Caliphate and all its lands. Governor Lugard, with limited resources, controlled

780-500: The Hausa Kingdoms or Hausa Bakwai – dominating the great savannah plains of Hausaland. Their primary exports were leather , gold , cloth , salt , kola nuts , animal hides, and henna . The seven Hausa states included: The growth and conquest of the Hausa Bakwai resulted in the founding of additional states with rulers tracing their lineage to a concubine of the Hausa founding father, Bayajidda . Thus, they are called

840-851: The Niger and the Benue River which converge at Kabba province from where it travels southwards ultimately emptying into the Atlantic Ocean . The expansive valleys of the Niger and Benue River valleys dominate the southern areas of the region. To the southeast of the Benue river, hills and mountains which forms the Mambilla Plateau create the highest plateau in Northern Nigeria with 1350 above sea level. This plateau extends to

900-704: The Northern Peoples Congress under Bello dominated parliament while the Northern Elements Progressive Union became the main opposition party. In 1967, Northern Nigeria was disestablished by subdivision. The government of Northern Nigeria was modelled after the Westminster system . A premier acted as head of government and presided over the day-to-day affairs of government, while a Governor of Northern Nigeria acted as viceroy and as commander-in-chief of

960-446: The 11th century. By the 12th century, the Hausa were becoming one of Africa's major powers. The architecture of the Hausa is perhaps one of the least known but most beautiful of the medieval age. Many of their early mosques and palaces are bright and colourful and often include intricate engraving or elaborate symbols designed into the facade. By 1500, the Hausa utilized a modified Arabic script known as Ajami to record their own language;

1020-526: The 2018 HiFL competition was open to all member universities of NUGA. However, the participating universities for the maiden edition were selected based on strong sporting/academic parameters and government endowment. The competition is open to all member universities of NUGA and the participating schools will emerge after a round of qualifiers. However, the participating universities for the maiden edition were selected based on strong sporting/academic parameters and government endowment. The following table lists

1080-484: The 2018 Season, the teams were divided into two groups of 4 across two conferences; Coastal (South) and Sahel (North) with respect to their respective geographical locations in the country from which they played in return leg elimination style across four stages; Preliminaries, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and then the Final Four where the two winners from each of the conferences battled for the prize. Qualification for

1140-454: The 2019 tournament, a decrease from the previous edition, which suggests that teams were progressively looking to play shorter passes and build patiently, as opposed to going long and direct. There were no underdogs as newer teams such as KUST Pyramids and FUTA Tigers proved they were no pushovers as they successfully and efficiently challenged the more established teams. 122 goals were scored in total at an average of 1.9 goals per match. In all,

1200-564: The British in 1960, a Governor continued to be appointed until 1967 as representative of the new administration in Lagos. The governor presided over all ceremonial functions and appointed the members of the nation's upper legislative house, the Northern Nigerian House of Chiefs. The highest point in Northern Nigeria is Chappal Waddi at 2,419 m (7,936 ft), which is located at gasha gumti Taraba state. The main rivers are

1260-701: The Hausa compiled several written histories, the most popular being the Kano Chronicle . Usman Dan Fodio , the 18th century revolutionary and a social, religious and political reformer finally united the seven Hausa States with newly created provinces into the Sokoto Caliphate . The Sokoto Caliphate was under the overall authority of the Commander of the Faithful . Under Dan Fodio, the Empire

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1320-592: The NUGA games and government endowment. The participating teams for the 2018 edition were recommended by the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) based on recent performances in the NUGA games & government endowment and the University of Agriculture, Makurdi (UAM) Tillers emerged as the maiden winners after defeating the University of Calabar Malabites 5 – 4 on penalties. The 2019 season began in late April with

1380-574: The Niger interior and unite it with the rest of the British Empire. The protectorate of Northern Nigeria was proclaimed at Ida by Frederick Lugard on January 1, 1897. The basis of the protectorate was the 1885 Treaty of Berlin which broadly granted Northern Nigeria to the British sphere of influence , on the basis of their existing protectorates in Southern Nigeria. Hostilities with the powerful Sokoto Caliphate soon followed.

1440-719: The North and the South . The North, called the Sahel Conference comprises higher institutions from states such as Adamawa , Bauchi , Benue , Borno , F.C.T – Abuja , Gombe , Jigawa , Kaduna , Kano , Katsina , Kebbi , Kogi , Kwara , Nasarawa , Niger , Plateau , Sokoto , Taraba , Yobe and Zamfara . The South, known as the Coastal Conference consists higher institutions from states such as Abia , Akwa Ibom , Anambra , Bayelsa , Cross River , Delta , Ebonyi , Edo , Ekiti , Enugu , Imo , Lagos , Ogun , Ondo , Osun , Oyo and Rivers . In

1500-513: The North Central. Hausa , Fulani , Nupe and the Kanuri people are chiefly Muslims. A small part of the Hausa population also adheres to the ancient religion of Hausa Animism . Large Christian populations also exist in the north, mostly in the North Central, they were converted to Christianity after the colonisation of the country by the British. With fighting on both sides, there have been attacks by Fulani herdsmen on villages in

1560-515: The North, including eventually in the areas of foreign relations and customs policy. The Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was established by the British colonial administration in 1900, marking a significant chapter in Nigeria's colonial history. This entity encompassed the predominantly Muslim and Hausa-Fulani dominated regions of the north, distinct from the southern territories under direct British rule. The British aimed to consolidate control over

1620-679: The Northern Nigeria Protectorate, after 1914 the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Commissioner, or Governor-General of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria, was effectively the viceroy of Northern Nigeria, exercising British suzerainty as representative of the Crown . The office of High Commissioner was first established on 1 January 1897, by letters patent from Queen Victoria. After the departure of

1680-614: The Super Four on the 26th of October at the Lagos Agege Stadium. The 2019 HiFL® Season saw the improvement in technical and tactical play, given that a section of the coaches was tutored by coaches from Manchester City during the Pre-League Coaching Clinic organised in partnership with Premier Cool. Most of the teams started to play off from the back: only 19 percent of passes were played long in

1740-630: The away goals rule: if the aggregate score of the two games is tied, then the team who scored more goals at their opponent's stadium advances. The HiFL icon is based on three distinct objects and they include: The HiFL Champions Cup also known as the Ultimate trophy, is the trophy awarded at the end of each season to the team that wins the HiFL Competition. The trophy remains in HiFL's keeping and ownership at all times. A full-size replica trophy

1800-617: The border with Cameroon , this montane land forms part of the Bamenda Highlands in Cameroon. The great savanna belt of the Great Plains of Hausaland dominates much of the rest of the province. this region experiences rainfall between 20 and 60 inches (508 and 1,524 mm) per year. The savanna zone's three categories are Guinean forest-savanna mosaic , Sudan savanna , and Sahel savanna . Guinean forest-savanna mosaic

1860-414: The build-up towards the 2018 HiFL season as a cover song competition #TheHiFLChallenge to loads of buzz and fanfare. The anthem is to be played before every HiFL game at a stadium hosting such an event and also before and at the end of every television broadcast of a HiFL game as a musical element of the competition's opening sequence. The Conferences for HiFL are structured along Nigeria's regional lines;

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1920-568: The competition. Main Organising Committee (MOC) : The body responsible for the operational execution and day-to-day management of the league. Local Organising Committees (LOC) : This refers to the group of individuals who help to organize matches on behalf of participating schools in the HiFL® competition and/or qualifiers, and in close cooperation with the organizers. The minimum composition of an HiFL LOC embraces representatives of

1980-636: The constabulary. The lower house of parliament, called the House of Assembly was composed of elected representatives from the various provinces of the country. The Upper House of parliament, called the House of Chiefs, was similar to the British House of Lords, composed of unelected emirs of the various Native Authority Councils of the nation's provinces. In 1967, the Federal Military Government of General Yakubu Gowon broke up

2040-404: The country. i. Preliminaries : The 8 teams across each pool are further divided into groups A and B giving Coastal A & B and Sahel A & B respectively. The teams are paired off to play return-leg elimination games to determine the quarter-finalists. ii. Quarter-finals : The winners from after the first round of elimination games in each of the groups square off for a chance to qualify to

2100-467: The diverse regions of Nigeria, leveraging indirect rule through traditional Hausa rulers and Emirs. This strategy aimed to maintain stability while extracting resources for British interests. The Protectorate of Northern Nigeria evolved through administrative reforms and faced challenges such as resistance to colonial rule and socio-economic transformations. Northern Nigeria gained self-government on 15 March 1957 with Sir Ahmadu Bello as its first premier.

2160-413: The execution of the competition in its entirety. The Higher Institutions Football League begins with a return-leg elimination of 16 teams, however, in the 2019 season it had 32 teams playing in a round-robin group stage. The participating universities are member institutions of NUGA. The 32 teams were then drawn into 8 groups of four teams and play in a round-robin system. The eight group winners (including

2220-671: The expansion of the Royal Niger Company , whose interior territories spread north from about where the Niger River and Benue River joined at Lokoja the Mount Patti hill. The Royal Niger Company's territory did not represent a direct threat to much the Sokoto Caliphate or the numerous states of Northern Nigeria. This changed, when Frederick Lugard and Taubman Goldie laid down an ambitious plan to pacify

2280-598: The four regions that until then had constituted the Federation of Nigeria, creating twelve new states. Northern Nigeria was divided into the North-Eastern State , North-Western State , Kano State , Kaduna State , Kwara State , and the Benue-Plateau State , each with its own Governor and government. The High Commissioner or Governor of Northern Nigeria, originally the High Commissioner of

2340-532: The fundamental structure, general principles regarding the internal organisation of the MOC, LOC and EMB. They further specify, within the framework of the general regime of competences the general principles regarding the duties, powers and responsibilities of certain bodies, units and other entities of HiFL® as well as of the members of those bodies. Finally, the Regulations clearly defines best practices regarding

2400-533: The knockout phase that culminated with the Super Four Finals in late October at Lagos. Presently, the competition is only open to the male football teams of the participating universities with the female teams to be added in subsequent editions. Executive Management Board : The board tasked with the League's management in conjunction with NUGA in overseeing, enforcing and adjudicating the regulations of

2460-637: The main manufacturing sector. And also, irrigation plant at Dadin Kowa Dam in Gombe State (present day Gombe State). Northern Nigeria though an ethnically and religiously diverse region, is an overwhelmingly majority Muslim region. The Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri dominate much of the North Western and Eastern part of the country while the Yoruba , Nupe , Tiv , Igala and Idoma are dominant in

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2520-538: The next round. iii. Semi-finals : The quarter final winners from the Coastal conference pair off against the winners from the Sahel conference for a chance to play in the HiFL championship game. iv. Final Four : The final and third place matches will be held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. The games will involve the winners and losers from the semifinal matches do battle for the trophy and

2580-472: The participating schools by conference and in alphabetical order. They are; COASTAL CONFERENCE SAHEL CONFERENCE The 2018 HiFL® Season was marked by top quality and attacking football, excellent players and a positive general football philosophy. The teams’ objectives were to score and win matches instead of trying not to lose or concede. This led to a glut of goals, 63 in total at an impressive average of 2.1 goals per match. The tournament also witnessed

2640-569: The protectorate after some years, serving in Hong Kong , but was eventually returned to work in Nigeria, where in 1914 he sought the merger of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate with Southern Nigeria , creating the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria . Agitation for independence from the radically different Southern Protectorate, however, led to a formidable split in the 1940s. The Richards constitution proclaimed in 1945, gave overwhelming autonomy to

2700-525: The province of Kano provided the main source of revenue for Northern Nigeria. Tin mining in the Province of Plateau , Steel mining in the Province of Benue, and other metal industries in the Province of Sokoto, built up the diverse mining industry of the region. Cement industries in Sokoto , Bauchi and Ashaka cement at Gombe (present day Funakaye LGA) other processing industries in Kano constituted

2760-408: The quarter-final and Semi-final until the Super Four where the winners from inter-conference matches battled to determine who lifts the trophy. The 2019 format retained the use of the away goals rule to determine the winners in the knock out stage. The following table lists the participating schools of the 2019 Season in alphabetical order; The season ran from April – October 2019 and culminated with

2820-405: The region included Ogidi , Iyamoye, Iyara that have deep forests inter spacing the guinea savannah areas (and borders the forested areas of southern protectorate and as such shared similar rain patterns and given to the cultivation of cash crops such as coffee and cocoa). Northern Nigeria was divided into thirteen provinces: Kano, the largest of the provinces in terms of population and economy,

2880-534: The region with the consent of local rulers through a policy of indirect rule , which he developed into a sophisticated political theory. The geographical area included in the Northern Nigeria Protectorate included the Okun-Yoruba land of Kabba, Ogidi, Ijumu, Gbede, Yagba, as well as Ebira land, Igala land fashioned collectively under Kabba Province. The Ifelodun, Offa, Omuaran, Ifelodun and Irepodun areas, also Yorubas, were fashioned into Ilorin province. Lugard left

2940-429: The rise and development of teams such as DELSU Titans and UDU Sultans, who successfully and efficiently challenged the more established teams. Speed, tempo and power football has never been so high. Many matches were end-to-end affairs, and a lot of games were not decided until the very end. Often little details made all the difference between winning and losing. The most successful teams had key players in all areas who had

3000-436: The runners up spots. For the 2018 season of the competition, each of the participating institutions had the opportunity to host at least one game after which they then travelled to play the corresponding fixture in the ‘home’ of their opponent to determine the winner of the series. This system was designed to ensure maximum participation and engagement for the students across all the participating schools. The HiFL Elite Awards

3060-457: The runners-up from each group then progress to the Round of 16 to join the 2018 Super Four teams (UAM Tillers, UNICAL Malabites, OAU Giants and UNILORIN Warriors) from last year which gained automatic qualification. For this stage, the winning team from one group plays against the runners-up from another group, in the same geographical distribution – Coastal or Sahel. This condition remained through

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3120-424: The school's sports management, students’ union/association/council or representatives of the association, security services, medical services and the school's press officer. The HiFL® regulations refers to the statute as adopted by the Executive Management Board (EMB) that contain the basic principles and detailed rules regarding the governance of the HiFL games and competition. In particular, they specify, based on

3180-437: The season culminated in the final where UNICAL Malabites defeated the defending champions, UAM Tillers 5-4 on penalties after regulation time to be crowned champions. Each of the participating institutions hosted at least one home game each and travelled to play the corresponding fixture in the ‘home’ of their opponent to determine the winner of the series. This system is designed to ensure maximum participation and engagement for

3240-412: The seeded teams from last year’s Super Four – UAM Tillers, UNICAL Malabites, OAU Giants and UNILORIN Warriors) and eight runners-up proceed to the knockout phase. For this stage, the winning team from one group plays against the runners-up from another group, in the same geographical distribution – Coastal or Sahel. This condition remained through the quarter-final and Semi-final until the Super Four where

3300-470: The students across all the participating schools. Nigerian University Games Association Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 921360342 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:58:42 GMT Northern Region, Nigeria Northern Nigeria (or Arewancin Nijeriya )

3360-470: The winner of the Ultimate Champions Trophy. The season ran from April – October 2019 and culminated with the Super Four on the 26th of October at the Lagos Agege Stadium. The 2019 season featured a brand-new system including a group stage of 32 teams, divided into eight groups across the two conferences. Seeding was used in making the draw for this stage, and teams will be drawn in groups together with respect to their geographical locations. The winning team and

3420-441: The winners from inter-conference matches battled to determine who lifts the trophy. Generally, each school has a registration pool of 30 individuals – 26 players and 4 officials. However, the school’s game-day team will be represented by a squad of twenty-two (22) individuals. Eighteen (18) are players and four (4) make up the team officials. They are the Coach, Assistant Coach, Team Manager, and Medical Officer. The tournament uses

3480-450: Was an autonomous division within Nigeria , distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures. In 1962, it acquired the territory of the British Northern Cameroons , which voted to become a province within Northern Nigeria. In 1967, Northern Nigeria was divided into the North-Eastern State , North-Western State , Kano State , Kaduna State , Kwara State , and

3540-433: Was bicephalous and divided into two territories each controlled by an appointed vizier . Each of the territories was further divided into autonomous Emirates under mainly hereditary local Emirs . The Bornu Empire was initially absorbed into the Sokoto Caliphate of Usman dan Fodio but broke away a few years later. Initially, the British involvement in Northern Nigeria was predominantly trade-related and revolved around

3600-405: Was written by Rocketshop, one of the project’s commercial partners and recorded by pop star Kola Soul in May 2018. “Game Changers™ is a rousing clarion call that ties into the dreams and aspirations of young Nigerians by igniting their passion while at the same time promoting the values of unity and sportsmanship among the players and fan at large. The theme song was officially released as part of

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