Wetin dey happen, my people? Na so dem host big football wahala for Renaissance pitch wey dey Port Harcourt. After one week wey plenty teams jam for ground, two sharp teams don emerge to face each other for the big final of di Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games (NOGIG 2026). Na NLNG and NMDPRA wey go dey battle for di gold medal for Abuja next month, how far!
For those wey no sabi how e take happen, NLNG carry NNPC comot for di semi-final after dem dey drag match no be small. Di score na 0-0, but as e reach penalty shootout, NLNG use sharpness take beat NNPC 5-4, no be joke! Meanwhile, NMDPRA no too sabi slack; dem also face OANDO and e no better matter for dem as dem draw 1-1. But when dem reach di penalty, NMDPRA shine di eyes, win 5-3. This final go dey give dem chance to flex muscles!
Di Local Organising Committee chairman, Dr. Sulaiman Sulaiman, comot mouth yarn say e dey happy like say him don win lottery. He talk say di whole preliminary games wey happen for Port Harcourt be like one big show, full of electrifying action and entertainment. E give kudos to di Local Organising Committee (LOC) and di host, Renaissance, say dem make sure say everything run smooth smooth like oil for engine.
Dr. Sulaiman still gree say dis wetin happen for di preliminaries na just di test run before di main event wey go happen for Abuja from February 8, 2026. E dey urge everybody to join hand make di NOGIG games memorable. Na this kind teamwork wey go make us all proud, my people!
Babatunde Atolabi from NLNG come talk say dem get plan when dem enter di field, but when e come reach penalty matter, na so dem plan B land. He yarn say once dem reach di penalty stage, di plan na to stop di opponent’s kicks, and e no dull, e come deliver. Na wetin we dey call victory! Na so you go see say football no just be game, na life, my people.
As ngey dey unfold, I go dey bring una updates on di main event as e dey happen for Abuja. Make we keep our fingers crossed and pray for better show!
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