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Excitement As 2022 Edition of Turf Arena PFA Games kick off on Tuesday
..As Teams talk tough
Joel Ajayi
The teams will participates in the seven sports which include Football 7 aside, coed volleyball 6×6, Table tennis, Snooker, scrabble, Chess and team bonding games.
Speaking at the Press briefing and draw for the games on Saturday, the coordinator of Turf Arena Pension Fund Administration PFA Games Oladapo Oluwatope said every modality, measure are in place for the success of the games.
Speaking on the importance of the games, coordinator said the aim of the tournament is to bring pension Industry together to interact, share ideas, have fun and enjoying themselves.
According to him, we are looking forward for good atmosphere, team bonding between PFA’s. I know there is series of challenging amongst PFA where they have to complete for customers but this is just avenue for them to get to know each other’s, blend, have fun.
“The event starts November 22nd, Tuesday, it’s a five days event to end November 26th Saturday.
“The games will come up between hours of 5:30pm to 8:00pm every day, but the Saturday games Start 2:00pm in the afternoon where we open to have final where we are going to play a lot of team bonding games.”
Mr Oluwatope, then charged all the participating to be be punctual and abide by the rules, to have a smooth 2022 edition of the games.Speaking ahead of the games, the representative of FCMB pension Mr Biodun Akande boasted that the Premium Pension was crowned the champion of Turf Arena PFA football tournament last year simply because FCMB Pension was absent, saying everything are in place to dethrones them in 2nd edition.
“Unfortunately we are not in the last year games this will be our first time of participating.
“Our expectations, we expect a well organized event, so that aim and objectives of the games be achieve.
“In terms of personal expectations as a team, premium won last year because we were not here I am sure we are coming to displace them and dethrones them, I am sure.”
Also, the first runners up of the the 1st edition of the Turf Arena PFA football tournament Trust fund pension limited Henry Chuku Obasi vowed to gun for top position as second edition of the games kick of come Tuesday inside popular turf Arena sporting facility in the Federal Capital Territory Mr Chuks Obasi, said his team narrowly miss the top position last year but has put everything in place to ensure they come top this year.
However, the participating team include Trust pension Fund, Tangerine APT pension, Norrenberger Pensions, FCMB, Premium Pension, let play and others.
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Tangerine APT Pension Crowned New Kings of PFA Games 2025
Joel Ajayi
Joel Ajayi Tangerine APT Pension stormed the 2025 Pension Fund Administrators Games and snatched the crown with a commanding 66 points—ending FCMB’s reign and announcing themselves as the new champions of corporate sporting excellence.
From the first whistle to the final scoreboard, Tangerine APT played like an organisation possessed. They dominated volleyball and snooker, showcased brilliant tactical depth to finish second in chess behind Norrenberger, secured second place in team bonding behind Premium Pension, and held their own across the board—fourth in football, sixth in table tennis, fifth in scrabble, and eighth in e-sports, press conference, discipline and grooming. Every point mattered, and Tangerine APT grabbed them with fire.
Defending champions FCMB, despite flashes of brilliance, simply could not summon last year’s magic.
They finished second overall with 63 points—just three points behind the new champions. FCMB were first in scrabble, second in football, third in table tennis and e-sports, fourth in snooker and team bonding, and fifth in volleyball, chess, and press conference/discipline/grooming. A brave defence, but not enough to stop the Tangerine wave.
Rounding off the podium is NPF Pension, finishing third with 57 points after a spirited campaign. They claimed gold in football, second in table tennis and e-sports, third in volleyball, fourth in scrabble, sixth in press conference/discipline/fanfare/most coordinated, seventh in chess, and eighth in snooker and team bonding.
The rest of the table saw fierce competition:4th – Norrenberger Pension: 52 points, 5th – Premium Pension: 47 points, 6th – NNPC Pension: 45 points, 7th – Access Arm: 41 points
In Others position 8th – Trustfund Pension: 29 points 9th – PENCOM: 28 points and 10th – NUPEMCO: 25 points.
With the dust settled and the cheers still echoing, one truth stands tall:Tangerine APT Pension has ushered in a new era—bold, dominant, and unforgettable.
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