CCC sports teams win medals at AoC National Championships

Student athletes from Capital City College (CCC) competed in the Association of Colleges (AoC) National Championships in Nottingham.

Students from CCC demonstrated their sporting skills at The Association of Colleges (AoC) National Championships 2025. Taking place from the 4 to 6 April in Nottingham, this was a fun weekend of competitive sports that offered students the chance to face off against their fellow colleges.

The AoC National Championships are the largest annual Further Education student sporting event in Europe, with around 1500 colleges taking part each year.

This year, Team CCCG Sport consisted of around 40 learners who competed in different sports, including table tennis, basketball, badminton, netball, and cross country.

Robert Murphy, Sports Development Manager, gave us a play by play of how CCC’s student athletes did.

Table tennis (Silver medal)

“Marcel Ndongala was fantastic in the championships winning all seven group games before convincingly winning his semi-final to progress to the final. Marcel came up against a very strong player from Grantham college and narrowly missed out on the gold medal. We are hugely proud of Marcel’s achievements and as well as winning the silver medal for his individual performance, he was instrumental in the London region also securing a silver medal.”

Basketball (Bronze medal)

 “Our basketball team came out strong. We were asked to compete in the opening showcase game of the championships in front of a huge crowd. Despite a very close game we emerged victorious in our opener and went on to win all of our group games.

“This paired us against Dudley college In the semi-final. A strong Dudley narrowly beat us in the semi-final, meaning we would play in the 3^rd place playoff. Despite the disappointment of missing out on the final, our guys performed well and convincingly won the 3^rd place playoff securing a bronze medal.”

Badminton

“Our two badminton players, Andy xu and Leo Nguyen, were part of the London representative team. They came up against some very tough opposition and competition took over three long days. Our guys played an instrumental part in achieving an 8^th place finish for London at the national championships.”

Netball

“Competing again in the nationals for a third  year in a row, the opposition and competition was tough. Our young women performed really well under tough circumstances and contributed towards a 10^th place finish for London in the competition.”

Cross country

“A tough field with some strong athletes. Well done to our athletes Hamza rob, William Lami Lora,  and Luke Dixon, who all recorded personal bests. A big shoutout to our female competitor, Eszter Kis, who was the only competing female athlete from London. All of our students who took part contributed to points for the London region.

We are immensely proud of all of our student athletes and proud to say that the bulk of London students competing in the championships came from Capital City College.”

Congratulations to all of our athletes and coaches for your success at the AOC National Championships!

CCC proudly supports students developing their sports skills with a range of Sports Academies. Our Sports Academies are open to anybody aged 16-19 who is enrolled on one of our courses and provide plenty of opportunities across a broad variety of sports including athletics, basketball, esports, netball and football. The Sports Academies work in collaboration with local professional organisations to give students the best training, advice, and opportunities.

If you would like to join a Sports Academy as part of your studies, please add your chosen academy to your basket when applying for a course.

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