Sports
All Stars Football Invitational Tournament commenced in Grand style in Abuja
…As All Stars Abuja defeats Lugbe All Stars 1-0 in the opening Game.
Joel Ajayi
It was a glamours and explosive experienced at the Main bowl Moshood Abiola National Stadium of Abuja at 3rd editions of the All Stars Football Invitational Tournament where 16 teams are currently fighting for honour.
Array of veterans footballers, coaches, past veterans, are tackling each others as yearly football event commenced in grande Style.
This year’s Tournament started on Saturday, 15th day of July 2023 to September 2023, every Saturday.
In the day 1 of the championship, four matches played out of which three Victory, and one draw as total number of 9 goals recorded.
In the tournament’s Opening game, the defending champions, the Abuja All Stars International Football Club in the on Saturday defeated Lugbe All Stars FC 2-0 to extend it’s suprimacy.
Player with Jersey number 15 Seun Oyeniyi scored the first goal of the tournament and gave his team, Abuja All Stars International FC the lead in 7th minutes of the encounter 1-0.
Lugbe All Stars FC gave a very good of itself, fight throughout the gave but all their effort yielded no result as defending champions stood their ground to ensure their effort remain futile.
To add salt to the existing injury of All Stars FC Lugbe, the substitute Stanley Ike, scored in the 58 minutes to extend the lead to 2-0 as the match ended two goals to nil in favour Abuja All Stars FC.
Also in the second game of the day, corporate kicker sports club CKSC, defeated the new commer, All Stars Jabi 3 goals to 2.
In 5th minutes Ovie Nisa Nutata gave CKSC the lead while Nnakenyi Kingsley equalized in the 31 minutes to make it 1-1.
In the 37 Ovie Nisa Nutata scored from the spot kick to take lead again making it 2-1, as Abili Obinna score his first goal of Tournament for CKSC, in the 41st minutes to make it 3-1.
The resilient Jabi All Stars put one back courtesy of Nnakenyi Kingsley to make it 3-2 in the 45 minutes, as game ended in favour of CKSC.
The third game of the day between Unity Sports Foundation USF and Apo Fitness Football club ended in Goalless.
While the last game of the day between between Nyanya All Stars and Likeminds All Stars ended in favour of last year finalist Nyanya All Stars FC 2-0.
The goal were score by Alele Sunday in the 24 minutes as Yakubu Daniel scored the second goal in the 35 Minutes as game ended 2-0 in favour of Nyanya All Stars.
However, other matches will come up come Saturday where player will be gather again to continue the Tournament.
Sports
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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