By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja –
Former Super Eagles Captain, Austin Okocha will lead his former teammates to tackle the football team of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), as the 13th NNPC Sports Fiesta gets underway in Abuja on Sunday.
The NNPC Ltd Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the one-week Sports Fiesta will hold between Feb. 18 and Feb. 23.
Soneye said that the novelty match scheduled for Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, would climax activities for the sports fiesta.
“The Company strives to retain its legendary status of the team to beat in the Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) coming up later in April, this year.
“This year’s edition of the biennial event themed “Healthy Workforce, Productive Organisation”, symbolises NNPC Ltd.’s belief in the integral role of physical well-being towards enhancing organisational productivity among employees.
“The event will see the Company’s employees competing in 13 games namely football, basketball, volleyball, chess, squash, scrabble, 8-ball pool, golf, tennis, table tennis, badminton, swimming and athletics,” he said.
He said that six NNPC Ltd. zones have undergone a restructuring, following their consolidation into three teams that represent the Company’s three core values of Integrity (Port Harcourt/Benin); Excellence (Lagos/Warri) and Sustainability (Abuja/Kaduna).
Soneye said that the sports fiesta had been designed for the three teams to showcase friendly contests.
According to Soneye, the tournament will also serve as a platform for selecting NNPC Ltd.’s potential flagbearers at the forthcoming Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) in April 2024.
Soneye said the Company is expected to defend its title at NOGIG, as overall winner, a feat it has maintained over the years.
“The NNPC Ltd. has been a serial winner of the NOGIG Games, which also features other participants from International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria and key agencies under the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
“During the last edition of NOGIG held in 2020 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, NNPC Ltd emerged the overall winner of the tournament, carting home 48 laurels, which include 13 gold, 16 silver and 19 bronze medals,” he said.
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