Sports
Fame Foundation Lauds Amnesty International For Using Sports To Project Human Rights
Joel Ajayi
The Executive Director of Fame foundation Aderonke Bello has applauded the Amnesty International for using sports as a tool to create more awareness about human right in the country.
The first ever sports tournament put in place by the Amnesty International to champion the course of human rights in the country and beyond.
Speaking at the final day of the three day Amnesty International football and Basketball tournaments in the Nigeria’s Capital Territory, where Government Secondary School Tundu-Wada Zone 4 defeated their counterpart from GSS Mabushi 2-0 to win the tournament.
According to Mr Aderonke, I want to Aplauds the Amnesty international for using sports to promote human rights.
Sports is beneficial in the context of human rights, it take the integration from different social, cultural and economic background, as you can see everyone is here from different school and the only thing that brought us together is sports.
“Sports can also be used as a platform to promote social change, this can be employee through sport based initiative and I want to commend Amnesty International for this laudable project.
“As for us at the Fame foundation, we have been using this tool to effect change in our society, which is why at FAME we are using sports as a tool to promote girl child education, to end child marriage and inclusion of displace girls in sports.
“We have been using sports to enhance their mental and well-being through sporting activities and engagement.”
She however, charged all Nigerian to always do their part toward the advancement of human right saying: “together we can take action, together we can change the world through sports.” She expressed
Meanwhile GSS Tundu-Wada emerges winner of 2022 Amnesty Football Tourney defeated their counterpart from GSS Mabushi 2-0 to win the tournament courtesy of Basir Mohammed who scored the brace in the second half of encounter.
While, In the Basketball event, GSS Wuse Zone 3 outclass the GSS Maitama 11-6 to emerged the winner.
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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