The preliminaries of the soccer occasion of nineteenth Nigeria Oil and Fuel Business Video games (NOGIG 2024) kicked off yesterday on the soccer pitch of the SHELL Residential Space in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State.
Defending champions, the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Company, NNPC Restricted, defeated Petroleum Coaching Institute (PTI), Warri by a lone purpose.
Within the second match of the opening day, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulation Fee (NUPRC) performed out a goalless draw with Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). TotalEnergies defeated SEPLAT 2-0 to go prime of Group 3.
The matches will proceed in the present day with TotalEnergies taking up NLNG within the early morning fixture. PTI and Shell will slug it out within the second match of the day. ARADEL will lock horns with NCDMB in a Group 4 match whereas CHEVRON and NMDPRA will do battle within the final encounter for Matchday 2 of the preliminaries.
After enjoying out a barren draw towards NMDPRA, Captain of NUPRC, Kenneth Gbuhu stated their sport plan was to win their opening match.
He remarked that he and his workforce mates had put the draw behind them. “Our consideration has now shifted to our subsequent sport towards Chevron. We all know what’s required of us. It’s victory or nothing.”
Representing the NNPC administration, the Deputy Supervisor, Individuals and Tradition Aishatu Abba Kyari showered encomiums on the organising committee, admitting that the programme for the occasions has been flawless.
First Vice Chairman of the Organising Committee, Chido Okoli stated the choice to carry the preliminaries in Rivers and the finals in Abuja was primarily based on the necessity to have taking part groups expertise completely different areas. “Many of the Video games have at all times held in Lagos prior to now, due largely to logistics comfort. However now we have chosen to return to Rivers as a result of the services are right here and it’s good for the popularity of Port Harcourt because the oil metropolis of Nigeria.”
