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Quest For Sporting Excellence, Reason For Our support to AFN, Talented Athletes-CEO PremiumTrust Bank
The Chief Executive Officer of PremiumTrust Bank, Mr. Emmanuel Efe Emefienim has identified the thirsty and quest for sporting excellence in the country as the reason why the bank is committed and giving it’s support to Athletic Federation of Nigeria AFN and many talented athletes.
Speaking in Paris, the CEO who is currently at ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics in France alongside sports stakeholders in support of Team Nigeria expressed that, the bank’s unwavering support for Nigeria’s athletes has serves as a beacon of hope, inspiring youths, and aspiring sportsmen to pursue their sporting dream
According to him, we the sponsors to the athletic Federation of Nigeria, we had 3 years sponsorship arrangement with them, which has been on since 2022.
“Basically it’s all about providing the needed support for AFN to help the athletes prepare them for competitions and also ake them contribute immensely to our success in international outing.
“We sees it as a platform to empower to ensuring that they get the best of training, to get the best of support and to be well prepared for games like this, that why we extended that to signing two of them as brand ambassadors Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume.
“And we are very hopeful that in these Olympics, they’ll come back home with medals.
“You know, we’ve provided funds for their training programs, We monitored, how they felt. So that is exactly what we done for athletics Federation of Nigeria in the past two to three years.
“These athletes or sport men and women they need money for their training, they need to prepare themselves for competitions.
“They need to look at the people they compete with, So we want to see how we provide that platform so that our athletes, our sportsmen and women would be able to compete at the highest level. It’s so important so they can prepare themselves outside what the government is able to provide for them.
“And it has really worked for Tobi Amusan, It has worked for Ese Brume you can see that in preparing for these games, they’ve not been under serious pressure. We’ve been able to provide you know, that platform for them. And now, we hope to do more for many Nigerians.”
When asked the wort of the deal with AFN, for the sponsorship? He replied: “the sum of 100 million spread over three years which is what we’ve been consistent.”
However, CEO is optimistic that Team Nigeria at the ongoing 2024 Olympics will win medal.
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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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