The ultimate weekend of the distinguished NPA/GTCO 2024 Lagos Worldwide Polo Match noticed one other wave of triumphs, disappointments and astonishing athletic feats, with Lagos groups elevating the largest roar and dominating on all fronts.
After a month of showcasing the perfect of worldwide polo motion, the polo world will now absolutely relive the magic and legacy that emerged from the simply concluded match during which Leighton Kings led different two Lagos groups to victories within the Majekodunmi Cup, Open Cup and respectively the Logos Low Cup.
Organized by the Lagos Polo Membership to have a good time 120 years of the game within the nation, the pageant dates again to 1904. It lived as much as expectations of the match as a really world pageant, with Bowale main Jolasho Leighton Kings previous three robust opponents raged to retain the occasion's largest prize and the Independence Cup.
The Lagos Artwork Lodge Shoreline crew prolonged the host metropolis's lead after the visiting Abuja Rubicon crew was dispatched to elevate the glittering Italian Ambassador's Cup. Lagos Trojan Ark adopted go well with and gained the Chapelhill Dandem Open Cup, whereas STL emerged as proud champions within the race for the Oba of Lagos Cup.
House groups loved their dominance within the third week after Lagos A+/A one and Lagos MSD Child Bear groups added the Low Cup and Chief of Naval Employees Cup crowns to their kitty respectively.
With the only exception of the Dapo Ojora Memorial Cup going to the visiting Kaduna Chic/Dangote crew within the opening week, it was Lagos till the ultimate week that Ibadan pulled off the largest upset of the pageant, denying the hosts the Sani Dangote. Cup and ended their dominance with a surprising victory within the Silver Cup. That upset earned Ibadan Durante the best-performing visiting crew of the one hundred and twentieth Worldwide Polo Competition.
True to the elite, fashionable and indulgent custom fostered over the a long time, the social stage of this annual match was as a lot a spectacle because the play on the sector, with loads of leisure and a colourful crowd together with Obas, Emirs and enterprise magnets . and the prosperity of society that absorbs the magic of the age-old noble sport.
The elated President of Lagos Polo Membership, Bode Makanjuola, who congratulated all of the winners and runners-up, described the 2024 version of the worldwide match that includes high Nigerian stars and their international counterparts as probably the most thrilling and memorable in years.
He counseled all of the membership's sponsors and companions for his or her dedication in selling the noble sport within the nation, noting that the connection between Lagos polo and its benefactors has had a optimistic affect on the society over the a long time.