Premium Pension Limited football has won the 2021 Inter Pension Fund Administrators games organized by Abuja-based Turf Arena Sport Centre held at River Plate Park in Abuja.
The event, which is aimed at fostering cordial relationships and building a friendly network amongst the Pension Fund Administrators in a conducive atmosphere, commenced on Thursday 9 December and rounded up with a grand finale on Saturday.
The teams featured in the various sporting activities comprising seven- aside Football, table tennis, Chess, scrabble and Team bonding.
The three days sporting event was keenly contested by Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) and five PFAs which include Premium Pension Limited, TrustFund Pensions Limited, APT Pension Fund Managers Limited, Nigerian University Pension Management Company (NUPEMCO) and IEI Anchor Pension Managers Limited.
Premium Pension Limited football emerged the overall winner in the five events with 90 points; they were also the winner of the star event, the 7-aside football competition, by defeating TrustFund Pensions Limited’s team 1-0 in the final.
During the preliminary matches, Premium Pension Limited team scored 1-0 against APT Pension Fund Managers Limited, defeated Nigerian University Pension Management Company (NUPEMCO) team 4-0 and drew 0-0 with IEI Anchor Pension Managers Limited’s team.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Premium Pension Limited, Mr. Umar Sanda Mairami, congratulated the PFAs that participated in the competitions for the exhibition of spirit of sportsmanship throughout the fiesta.
The Executive Director Operations and Services Mr. Sadi Abdu and Head of Strategy Department Mr. Yusuf Ismail of Premium Pension Limited joined him at the closing ceremony.
