EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2019-20^118
- UNIVERSITY SPORT IN EUROPE AND BEYOND
FEDERATION OF AFRICA
UNIVERSITY SPORTS (FASU)
2019 was a successful year filled with many ups and downs in African University
Sports. Regardless, many successes and positives were noted, as we reflect on
the past year of activity and reveal what we have in store for the year 2020.
FISU–FASU Strategic
Dialogue 2019
Held on 23rd March 2019, the
FISU-FASU Strategic Dialogue
took place under the theme
“Shaping the Future by sharing
the vision”. This presented itself
as an opportunity to help the
growth of university sports
on the continent for future
generations. The dialogue was
mainly centered around round
table discussions and panel
sessions. FISU President Mr
Oleg Matytsin expressed his
gratitude towards the strides
taken by the Federation in
promoting university sport on
the continent.
FASU General Assembly 2019
The 2019 FASU General
Assembly saw the Federation
welcome six new member
countries, bringing the number
of FASU-affiliated national
federations to 40. These
included Central African
Republic, Comoros, Guinea,
Libya, Mauritius and Cape Verde.History was made as a new
executive committee for the
years 2019-2023 was elected,
headed by the first ever female
FASU President Ms Nomsa
Mahlangu from South Africa.The General Assembly
also approved the Strategic
Road Map 2019-2022 as a
continuation of the previous
2015-2019 general road map,with modifications made where
necessary. Six key focus points
were discussed and agreed
upon, which include sports
activities, administration,
education, finance, branding and
Pan-Africanism and Integration.FASU Championships
2019 gave birth to a number
of new Championships,
including Rugby 7s, Tennis and
Badminton, which took place
along with 3x3 Basketball and
Cross-Country. The motive of
the Championships was mainly
to spread the FASU/FISU brand
through exposing more students
to continental competitions,
with great pleasure taken in
seeing a large number of NUSFsembracing and taking part in the
Championships.Summer Universiade
Africa as a whole can stand
proud after the FISU Summer
Universiade Napoli 2019, with
the continent registering a
total of 26 medals altogether –
the most ever reached at a
Summer Universiade, beating
their previous-best total of 22
medals earned at the Summer
Universiade 2009 in Belgrade,
Serbia a decade prior.Leading the way was the
continent’s biggest delegation
South Africa, who ended the
Games with 18 medals in total –
a personal high as well, beating
their previous best tally of 14