ActivitiesWith the highest of number of teams participating at both regional and level, University of Nairobi contributes substantially to the local and National clubs in terms of participants.
The centrality of University of Nairobi and Sports & Games Department, encourages and promotes the participation of sports &Games among our Students .It creates convenience to Student`s who are non – residents.
Sports and Games programmes in these campuses are administered and implemented by Games Tutors who are stationed in respective Campuses. The University of Nairobi, Sports and Games Department offers an array of sporting activities. This is to cater for diverse needs and orientation of the students.
U.O.N offers the following sports and games:
- Rugby
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Table Tennis
- Volleyball
- Chess
- Football
- Scrabble
- Hockey
- Darts
- Handball
- Cricket
- Athletics
- Karate
- Netball
- Taekwondo
- Swimming
- Tong IL Mon Do
- Badminton
- Pool Table
- Roller Skating
- Body building
Currently the University of Nairobi Rugby team (Mean Machine), Basketball, ((Terrorists / Dynamites) Hockey (Nyame), Soccer, Volleyball, Athletics, and Handball have always participated in the National leagues in the country. Basketball men have always qualified amongst the top teams in the country for the last many years. Mean Machine has worn the Floodlight tournaments and Enterprise cup several times(this league attracts top clubs teams). Mean Machine has also won several Gold medals in the East African Games and African Championships in the FASU Games. University of Nairobi Handball teams (men & women) are currently the one of the best teams in the country.
Other areas where University of Nairobi have won Gold Medals and Silver Medals in the above Games were; Swimming (1), Table Tennis (1), Tennis (1), Badminton (2), Chess (2), Athletics (1) among others.
Level of competition
Currently most University of Nairobi teams are playing at the National level league and tournaments. In particular: Rugby, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, Handball and Soccer are registered and playing in the National leagues. University of Nairobi has the highest number of player`s at the National level and also in the National league / National tournaments series.
Students of University of Nairobi participate in sports/ games at the following levels;
Inter-Halls, Inter-faculty and Inter- Years.
Inter- Campuses/ Colleges.
National Leagues & Tournaments.
Local Inter- Universities games.
National ( Kenya Inter- Unierstiy games).
Regional Games ( East Africa Inter-University Games).
Africa University Games.
- World University Games.
Benefits of participating in comprehensive sports and games programme.
• Enjoyment and relaxation.
• Body toning
• Maintenances of healthy body weight.
• Improvement of body image/self esteem.
• Increment of social involvement and networking.
• Fitness for improved productivity
• Elite performance
• Knowledge acquisition
• Stress management
• Aesthetic value
• Improvement of body functions
• Increment of muscle and bone density.
• Improvement of body immune system.
• Improvement of mental and physical health.
• Increment of individual employment opportunities
Cohort and community cohesiveness within the university