Sports key to discipline, teamwork — Rear Admiral Oamen

By Evelyn Usman

LAGOS—The Western Naval Command (WNC) of the Nigerian Navy connected Friday, September 26, concluded its 2025 Intra-Command Sports Competition astatine the Nigerian Navy Sports Complex, Navy Town, Ojo, with the Flag Officer Commanding, Rear Admiral Michael Oamen, describing sports arsenic a captious instrumentality for discipline, fitness, and teamwork among naval personnel.

Reiterating the Command’s committedness to carnal and intelligence readiness, Oamen told participants: “Beyond the excitement of competition, this lawsuit is designed to beforehand unity, discipline, and intelligence alertness. These values are arsenic important connected the parade crushed arsenic they are successful the tract of battle. It is lone erstwhile we are acceptable and cohesive that we tin present connected our operational mandates.”

He praised officers and ratings for demonstrating the enduring tone of the Western Naval Command passim the week-long event. “From the march-past astatine the opening to the shot finals today, our unit person shown discipline, skill, and teamwork. These are the aforesaid qualities we expect them to bring into their duties successful defence of the nation,” helium said.

The championship, which opened connected Tuesday, September 23, featured 4 combat teams—Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta—competing successful football, tug-of-war, athletics, and different sports arsenic portion of preparations for the upcoming Nigerian Navy Games.

At the medal presentation, Team Alpha emerged wide champions with 41 medals, including 16 gold. Team Charlie came 2nd with 13 golden and 31 medals, portion Team Bravo placed 3rd with 11 golden retired of 33 medals. Team Delta finished 4th with 2 golden medals and 19 overall.

The last time featured a shot clash wherever Team Bravo defeated Team Charlie 3–1, and a spirited tug-of-war contention that thrilled spectators.

In his closing remarks, Oamen urged participants to transportation the lessons of sports into their regular duties. “Fitness is not seasonal; it is simply a continuous duty. I expect each serviceman and standing to support this tone alive, to transportation it into your training, your ticker duties, and your operations. Sports whitethorn extremity today, but its subject indispensable stay with america always,” helium said.

Dignitaries astatine the lawsuit included Major General Farouk Mijinyawa, General Officer Commanding 81 Division Nigerian Army; Mrs. Archie-Abia Ibinabo, Assistant Commander General of Narcotics and Director of Seaport Operations astatine NDLEA; and Rear Admiral S.D. Ibrahim, Chief Staff Officer of WNC, among others.

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