The opening week of the 120th edition of the NPA/GTCO Lagos International Polo Tournament saw Lagos Trojan Ark, STL and Kaduna Sublime Dangote picking up the top prizes.
Trojan Ark were the biggest winners by clinching the ChapelHill Dandem Open Cup following a 9-8 scoreline in a closely fought four chukkas final against Lagos who emerged the proud champions in the race for the Oba of Lagos Cup.
Dapo Ojora Memorial Cup went to the visiting Kaduna Sublime/ Dangote team scored a golden goal to defeat Open Cup record holder, Lagos Leighton sending a strong signal to the home teams as the prestigious polo festival enters its second week this week.
The 2024 NPA/ GTCO international polo festival that galloped off in grand style last week moves to higher gears this week with four teams including title holders Leighton Kings, Lagos Shoreline/Art team, Open Cup winners Trojan/Ark and the ambitious Abuja Rubicon jostling for the event’s biggest prize, the Majekodunmi Cup.
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Tournament Manager, Mayowa Ogunnusi confirmed that defending champions Leighton Kings and visiting Abuja Rub team who are seeking their first Lagos major title in years, are billed to clash in the opening game of the Majekodunmi Cup series .
Three subsidiary prizes, the Governor/ Heritage Cup, the Independence Cup and the Italian Ambassador’s Cup are also on offer in this second week to that would climax on Sunday.
For another year running, the prestigious festival hosted a renowned and faithful collection of sponsors with GTCO leading others like Arbico, Vueve Clicquot, ChapelHill Denem, BUA, Metro Capital, MTN, among others.
Makanjuola during the press conference ahead of the event, confirmed that for the first time in over a century , the 120th edition of the prestigious Lagos polo festival would be decided over four weeks.
The third week will see teams from vying for the Low Cup February 6-11, 2024, while the grand finale fourth and final week of the annual fiesta that is steeped in tradition and elegance, will see a crowd of equally matched low-goal team slugging it out for the Silver Cup from February 13-18, 2024.