Sports
- Athletics: The Xerox NMMU Sports Stadium has an athletics track.
- Basketball: The NMMU basketball club has an arena, with approximately 5000 seats, in indoor centre, located on the Missionvale Campus.
- Cricket: The NMMU cricket club has produced cricketer Ashwell Prince and Wayne Parnell. It has a cricket field located at the Summerstrand south campus and at the 2nd Avenue Campus. See also Chevrolet Warriors.
- Golf: The University is situated right next to Humewood Golf Club (though located in Summerstrand). NMMU students get special incentives at the Humewood Golf Club, if they are registered with the NMMU Golf Club.
- Hockey: The University's North Campus has an astroturf hockey pitch, with flood-lights.
- Netball: The 2nd Avenue campus has netball courts.
- Rugby: Rugby is a major sport at NMMU. NMMU participates in the FNB Varsity Cup, a rugby competition for the top-8 South African rugby playing Universities.
- Soccer: The Xerox NMMU Sports Stadium is the home to NMMU F.C.. The stadium was used as a training venue during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Residence soccer leagues exist.
- Tennis: The NMMU Tennis club has tennis courts located on all campuses. On the South Campus, there are 14 tennis courts at the tennis complex.
- Other sports:
- Indoor sports include: aerobics, underwater hockey, bodybuilding(NMMU has an on campus gym and its own Biokinetics & Sport Science Unit/Centre ), indoor swimming, boxing, chess, dance, judo, karate, pool, squash and table tennis.
- Outdoor sports include: surfing, bodyboarding, hiking, rowing, softball, swimming, volleyball, badminton, archery and horse-racing.
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