Organisers of the 2025 NPA/GTCO Lagos Worldwide Polo Event, yesterday, revealed that 33 groups will vie for 4 high prizes and 6 subsidiary laurels on the occasion, which gallops off on February 4.
In line with the organisers, the groups, that are fortified with international professionals and thoroughbred Argentine horses, will compete for the Silver Cup, Lagos Low Cup, Open Cup and the occasion’s greatest prize, the Majekodunmi Cup.
The subsidiary prizes are the Oba of Lagos Cup, Governor’s Cup, Adedapo Ojora Memorial Cup, Sani Dangote Cup, the Italian Ambassador’s Cup, the Independence Cup, Lagos Heritage Cup, Chief of Naval Employees Cup, and the Owen Bowl.Unveiling the programme for the match on the Lagos Polo Membership, Event Supervisor, Olumayowa Ogunnisi, mentioned that the glamorous occasion can be determined over three weeks with six equally matched groups jostling for the Open Cup and the Silver Cup within the opening week.
The extremely revered Majekodunmi Cup, he mentioned, will maintain from February 11 to 16 with 4 groups, together with the Lagos Artwork Lodge, Lagos Shoreline, Lagos STL and visiting Abuja Rubicon, battling for the highest prize.
He mentioned that the final week of pageant will function groups drawn from main polo centres throughout the nation battling for the Low Cup.
“It’s going to be three weeks of thrilling polo expertise for our esteemed sponsors, companions and lovers of the noble sport,”Ogunnisi mentioned, whereas commending the primary sponsor GTCO and different supporters for keying into the occasion that has the fame as one of many greatest polo tournaments in Africa.
Lagos Polo Captain, Mohammed Sani Dangote, who gave a breakdown of the competing groups, disclosed that skilled gamers from Argentina, United Kingdom and South Africa, in addition to skilled umpires will even function within the match.
Consultant of the primary sponsor, GTCO, Unoaku Sheidu, mentioned the sponsorship of the 2025 NPA Lagos Worldwide Polo Event, which has grown through the years to change into one of the anticipated social and sporting occasions, is an illustration of the financial institution’s robust perception within the function of sports activities in growing and uniting the society.”
