All is set for the fifth edition of the Consumers Goods Games slated to begin on Sunday, September 2, at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex Yaba, Lagos.
The Chief Operating Officer, Media Vision Ltd., Mr. Jimmy Sogbesan, who are the organisers of the games, informed that all the teams are in good spirit as they make final preparations towards participating in this year’s edition of the competition.
“Some of the companies that will be flying their flags on the opening day include; Multinational Giants – Unilever Plc., Nestle Nigeria, FrieslandCampina WAMCO with Guinness Nigeria and Reckitt Benckiser making their season debut.
“The events fixtures include; football, athletics, table tennis, chess, and scrabble,” Sogbesan stated.
The Nigeria FMCG Games is a platform that brings together employees of the FMCG industry to compete, have fun, bond, network and achieve a healthy work-life balance in a sporting but friendly atmosphere.
This platform also exists in the banking, insurance and telecoms sectors making up the Corporate Nigeria Games.
According to the fixtures for this weekend, Unilever will battle Guinness at 12:45p.m. , just as Nestle and Reckitt Benckiser will slug it out at 2:00p.m.
The Nigeria FMCG Games will take place for five weekends from September 2 through September 30.