The Sports Unit serves its role to  coordinate planning and implementing sports activities for the students and university staff. Its establishment aims to create and maintain the physical fitness of students. In addition, this unit builds character and strong personality among its undergraduates. Through its various programmes including sports and recreational activities, it hopes to achieve its target of involving a total of 80% of university community  in sporting activities.

The Sports Centre is also responsible for improving the image of the university through outstanding achievement in sports events. The emphasis on 8 core sports as highlighted by Sports Development Division under Ministry of Youth and Sports has become the main agenda in University Sports Development Programme.

• To implement sports as one of the co-curricular elective subjects.
• To encourage active participation in sports and fitness activities among the campus community
• To bridge the relationship between the campus and off-campus communities
• To generate financial resources for UiTM
• To provide conducive infrastructure and quality services to the university community.
• To develop human resource.
• To improve UiTM image through sports achievement and as a center of excellence for Bumiputras.