By Clement Nwabuko
ABUJA (PRECISE POST) – The women’s football team of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has defeated their counterparts from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) 2-0 to emerge winners of the Chief Executive Officer’s Novelty Football Match in Abuja.
The match, played on Friday, October 23, at Millennium Park, Abuja, saw Nwaka Enebeli and team captain Esther Ego Orewa score for the NUPRC side.
The commission disclosed this in a statement released on its official X handle, celebrating the team’s victory and individual achievements at the competition.
Enebeli opened the scoring in the first half with a well-taken free kick before Orewa converted a penalty in the second half to double the lead and seal victory for the NUPRC women.
The team also swept three individual awards following their impressive performance in the encounter.
Altine Jennifer Lott was named Best Goalkeeper after keeping a clean sheet, while Orewa received the Best Player award. Enebeli, meanwhile, emerged as the Golden Boot recipient.
The Commission Chief Executive, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, received the victorious team at her office, where she congratulated the players for bringing pride to the organisation.
Eyesan pledged to strengthen support for the commission’s sports teams to promote staff wellbeing and encourage a healthy work-life balance.
She also expressed the commission’s commitment to creating an environment that would enable its teams to achieve more successes and win further accolades.
The victory highlights the role of sporting activities in promoting teamwork, staff morale and institutional pride within the oil and gas regulatory sector.
