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It’s been 3 weekends of thrilling sporting action, and the 6th edition of the Nigeria Telecoms Games is gradually reaching its climax.

The Athletics event was concluded at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Saturday, 17th September 2016; while on Sunday, 18th September 2016 at the DBI Stadium, the final group stage matches of the football event were decided alongside the indoor games – chess and scrabble.

In the football event, two thrilling football matches were played.

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The first match of the day saw 2015 finalists, IHS take on veterans LM Ericsson, with both sides fighting for a place in the 2016 final. IHS defeated LM Ericsson by one goal to nil to book their place in the final for a second successive season.

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MVP of the match was Ibrahim Moruf of IHS.

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In the second match of the day, 2-time champion, Etisalat played defending champion MTN.

MTN came into the game needing a draw to book their place in the final while Etisalat on their part needed a win to make the final. At the end of a thrilling match, Etisalat and MTN shared the spoils as the game ended one all with MTN advancing to the final.

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MVP of the match was Edore Egwabare of Etisalat.

At the conclusion of the group stage of the NTG football event, the top two teams on the log table advanced to the finals while the bottom two will play the 3rd place match.

After match day 3, the table is thus:

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At the conclusion of the group stage of the NTG football event, the top two teams on the log table advanced to the finals while the bottom two will play the 3rd place match.

 

At the end of day 3 of the NTG here is a summary of the medals tables:

  GOLD SILVER BRONZE
ETISALAT 4 5 3
MTN 4 3 1
HIS 3 3 6
LM ERICSSON 2 2 3

Spectators were not left out.

The half time fun witnessed a football and basketball challenge between kids and adults,with the kids emerging champions.

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Get ready for the FINALS!!

This weekend will witness the football final of the Nigeria Telecoms Games 2016, where the 2016 finalists MTN and IHS will battle for a chance to be crowned champions. The concluding part of the lawn tennis event would also take place.

Stay tuned for more updates.

 

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