ABUJA Rubicon Polo team, the winner of 2019 World famous Georgian Cup in 2019, returns to winning ways on Saturday when it defeated the defending champion, El Amin by 9-6 to win its third FirstBank sponsored Georgian Cup.
Parading star players like Bashir Dantata, Abdulmalik Gbadamosi, Argentine imports; Tolito Ocampo and Silvestre Donovan, Abuja Rubicon showed class in all areas of the game beating Mohammed Babangia’s El-Amin in a 7- Chukkers thriller, watched by polo fans drawn from Kaduna environs and beyond.
The competition which has been sponsored solely by FirstBank of Nigeria Limited for 102-years is already on record as the longest of such sole sponsorship in any sporting event.
Reacting to their loss, Mohammed Babangida, whose team, El Amin holds 15-FirstBank Georgian Cup titles, said he accept the defeat in the spirit of sportsmanship, saying, losing is part of the game. “In sports, you win some and you lose some”.
Apart from the two finalists, Badako Zaz and Malcomines are the other High goal teams that competed for the Georgian Cup trophy.
Happy at the turnout of the event, Shehu Aliyu, the representatives of the Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank of Nigeria Limited at the event, pledged the banks determination to sustain sponsorship.
According to him, the shared value culture of excellence, resilience and determination, a thing the bank hold in high esteem necessitate will help them continue to make the sponsorship of the event and support for Kaduna Polo Club sacrosanct.
While thanking FirstBank for their dedication to the sport, President of Kaduna Polo Club, Suleiman Abubakar pledged to continue to work hard to maintain the existing relationship between the sponsor and the Club.