Bentley Polo season 2012 in Europe:

The relationship between man and horse has existed for at least 7,000 years. No other animal has influenced man like the horse – by lending us its strength and speed, it became an incubator for human evolution, allowed us to travel and migrate, to cultivate our fields and became vital to history played out on the battlefield. This fascinating symbiosis has also been central to the sport of Polo, the unique speed and power of horses on the field is the reason why Polo has survived for millennia.
We are proud to have Mr Hans-Albrecht Freiherr von Maltzahn, President of the German Polo Association, as patron of the Bentley V8 Polo Team in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Berlin.
Bentley Bremen: Berenberg Polo-Derby - 1st-3rd June 2012
Bentley Hamburg: 2nd Hanseatischer Dolzer Polo Cup - 29th June-1st July 2012
Bentley Düsseldorf: Berenberg High Goal Cup - 6th-8th July 2012
Bentley Lugano: Polo Cup Ascona - 13th-15th July 2012
Bentley Hamburg: German Polo Masters Sylt – Sal. Oppenheim Gold Cup - 27th-29th July 2012
Bentley Frankfurt: Berenberg Trophy - 17th-19th August 2012
Bentley Motors: Polo Gold Cup – 17th-19th August, Gstaad, Switzerland
Bentley Stuttgart: 10th Polo Emotions Cup - 7-9 September 2012
Bentley Berlin: Bucherer Polo Cup - 21st-23rd September 2012

5TH CHUKKER ACCESS BANK UNICEF CHARITY SHIELD 2012

From May 23rd-27th & May 31st-June 3rd, 2012, the city of Kaduna will once again become a beehive of activities, as polo action will resume at fifth chukker lawns, for another edition of the Unicef Charity shield international tournament. Top Nigerian and international players will clash mallets with one another in the quest for supremacy.
The media personnel of fifth chukker, Billy Zack, in his words, said there will be a press conference in view of the tournament next week in Lagos. Date and time is yet to be confirmed as at the time this story was edited.

MTN LAGOS POLO INT'L TOURNEY 2012: LAGOS TEAMS CLEAR CUPS.

Mustapha Fashinrro lifts the Majekodunmi  cup.

It was all mixed blessings for the Lagos teams, as they cleared cups in both low and high goals categories of the just concluded MTN Lagos polo club international tournament, 2012.The tournament came to an end today with two big matches between Tavia Trojan and YY Ibako, and the other which was between Linetrale and 5th chukker.

The first match between TaviaTrojan and YY.Ibako ended 8 goals to 6 in favour of TaviaTrojan. The TaviaTrojan paraded Ayo Olasoju, Mario Gomez, Santiago and kunle Tinubu, while their counterpart YY.Ibako paraded, Ibrahim Kotangora, Yerima Yusuf, Isaac watson and Diego white.

The high point of the final day outing was the clash between 5th Chukker and LinetraleDelaney. Both teams paraded Argentine players. from the 5th chukker end were Ezekiel Martinez and Petti, and to complement the team were the patron of the team, Adamu Attah and his team mate and confidant, Babangida Hassan.

The LinetraleDelaney side paraded Damian Duncan, Marcelo pascal, Frankie Menandez and Mustie Fashinro. After handicap differential, LinetraleDelaney was awarded 4 goals. At the end of the third chukker, 5th chukker came from behind to level the score line 6 goals per piece.
However, LinetraleDelaney took the lead at the 5th and final chukker to win the Majekodunmi cup by 15 goals to 13.

This year's tournament is a good one for the lagos teams as they cleared most of the cups in the low goal and high goal categories. In the low goal category, lagos teams won the low cup and Dansa cup while they also won the Majekodunmi and the Open Cup.

For complete story of the MTN Lagos polo club international tournament, revert back to our blog and also look out for POLO-PLUS INT'L MAGAZINE.

TaviaTrojan: Champions of the Lagos Open Cup.

5th chukker wins Italian Ambassador's Cup.

Fifth Chukker wins Italian Ambassador's cup as the on-going MTN Lagos polo international tournament entered day three of the high goal category. The Adamu Attah led fifth chukker which paraded, Ezekiel, Babaginda Hassan and an Argentine player,defeated Iron clad 10 goals to 6. The Fifth chukker/Iron clad cracker was preceded by the match between Good fellows and Kadunna YY Ibako which ended 7 1/2 goals to 7 in favour of Good fellows.

Ironclad, Decline &Fall Rule MTN’2012 Polo First Stage

BY: ERNEST EKPENYONG.

The first stage of the prestigious MTN ‘2012 International Polo Tournament came to flourishing climax Sunday, with host Lagos carting up the two major prizes at stake, leaving visiting Kano to make do with the crumbs.

It was a week-long of thrilling polo that clearly distinguished the MTN fiesta from others in term of pomp and pageantry and hosting Lagos made sure nothing gets out of the back with Lagos Delcline & Fall a grudged encounter to win the event’s fourth most wanted prize, the Lagos Dansa Cup.

That victory was against Kano Seamans Energy team was probably the impetus that fired up the Lagos Low Cup as Lagos Ironclad came from behind to deny arch rivals, Ashbert Raiders the coveted Low Cup in a tense final decided before a crowded stands at the foremost Ribadu Road Polo ground in Ikoyi, Lagos.

To earn their first major Lagos title, the Bowale Jolaoso led Ironclad who found themselves 4-1 down in the first chukker, had to dig deep and the trio of Bashir Dantata, Ahmadu Umar and Isa Kwame did all the right thing in stopping Ashbert’s chief predator, Bruno Cipponeri to ensure victory.

“We want to thank our supporters for their trust and urging us on even when we fell behind in the opening chukkers. It was a sweet victory that would be celebrated for a long time to come, because defeating a strong and experienced team like Ashbert take a lot of courage,” declared an elated Jolaoso.

Before Ironclad’s 6-5 narrow victory, a charged Decline & Fall had defeated Kano Seamans Energy 8-6 to make it a clean sweep of the two major titles of the MTN fiesta, for host Lagos Polo Club.
For the complete story, watch out for Poloplus international magazine.

KANO MANARAT WINS GOVERNOR'S CUP.

Kano Manarat beats LNHP 9 1/2 goals to 8 

The Governor’s cup tussle came to an end yesterday as the cracker between Kano Manarat and LNHP ended with Kano Manarat winning the title. The match which was the high point of yesterday’s matches as the MTN LPC int’l tournament entered day 4, was a match with so many activities. There was a strong synergy among the manarat team which was orchestrated by the patron of team, Najib Galadanci.

Spectators were thrilled by both teams as they both displayed high sense of horse controls and coordinated strokes and passes. Spectators were marveled by the way and manners the manarat boys scored goals.

 By the stroke of the mallet, they scored from any angle. This is one difficult move which only a few polo players could demonstrate.

Although, it was not an easy win for Manarat as LNHP gave a good fight before they finally bowed down to the supremacy of Manarat.

MTN LAGOS POLO INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT DAY 2

Bode Makanjuola during Caverton/Ashbert match yesterday.

Teams are already determining their fate in the on-going MTN sponsored Lagos Polo club International tournament, as pretenders are separated from contenders. At the end of the opening match between Ericsson and Leadcity reform sports yesterday, the former defeated the later 6 goals to 4 in the Dansa cup category, while the second Dansa cup match saw Seamans Energy defeated Bell oil & Gas 8 goals to 4.

Edmund Higenbottam

Also, in the Lagos low cup scramble, Ashbert Raiders walloped Caverton 11 goals to 5, while Ibadan Challenge lost to Kano BUA 5 to 6 1/2.
Today being the second day into the tournament four teams clashed in both Dansa and Lagos low cup tie. Decline falls beat Ibadan Mokola 5 goals to 1 1/2. Linetrale Delaney and Ibah oil & Gas ended 4 goals to 4 1/2 in favour of Ibah oil & gas. Both matches played were in Dansa cup category.

However, in the Lagos low cup, Ironclad-Mandarin defeated Lagos Agad with a wide margin of 11 goals to 1 1/2, while Petrovision beat Suspan7 goal to 5 1/2.

LAGOS POLO INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2012 PRESS CONFERENCE

Organizing committe MTN Lagos Polo Int'l tournament 2012.

The MTN Lagos Polo Tournament, organized by the Lagos Polo Club (LPC), is here again. The tournament was officially declared opened today by the tournaments organizing committee amidst cross-sections of journalists drawn from different media houses. Journalists from the print, Television and electronic media agencies, both local and international, were fully represented. Some of the media outfits present at the media brief are Sliver Bird Television, Channels television, The Nation news paper and Sun newspapers. Others are Unique International magazine, Polonaija, Polo- plus international magazine, Vanguard newspapers amongst others.

L-R: Mrs. Cherry Eromosele(MTN SNR. Mgr. Consumer Marketing) and President of LPC, Mr. Dolapo Akinrele (SAN) 

Mr. Ayo Olashoju, the tournament manager, while speaking to journalists during the press conference, confirmed the participation of foreign Polo players from the U.K, Argentina and South Africa. It would be recalled that last year, 2011, MTN Lagos Polo tournament witnessed participation of Argentine players. According to him, “This year will be different, as more foreign players will feature in the tournament”. The amiable tournament manager is running his third year as the tournament manager due to the success recorded in the past.
Guests and spectators have been advised not to miss any of the matches, as this year’s tourney will be better compare to the past. He also promised that it will not produce any dull moment.
Amongst polo players scheduled to strut the pitch and flaunt their skills are Marcello Pascal (+6), Frankie Menandez (+7), Julio Novillo Astrada(+8) to mention a few. Also, the tournament manager confirmed more participation of female players this year.

L-R: Mr. Dolapo Akerele(LPC President), and Tournament Mgr. Mr. Ayo Olasoju

Addressing the media, MTN senior manager consumer Marketing, Mrs. Cherry Eromosele, stressed the need for the continuous sponsorship of Polo, as MTN is keen on enriching the lives of its subscribers. Although, the figure for this year’s sponsorship was not publicly declared, the President of LPC, Mr. Dolapo Akerele(SAN), thanked MTN for its unflinching and continued support to the game of Polo in Nigeria.

Capt. Lagos Polo Club, Mr. Mustapher Fashinro

The tournament low goal category begins tomorrow 29th of February and will run through the 4th of March, while the high goal is scheduled between 7th to 11th of March.

LAGOS POLO CLUB: Ibadan Polo tournament 2012 in retrospect.

LAGOS POLO CLUB: Ibadan Polo tournament 2012 in retrospect.: LR: Joseph Odika( publisher Poloplus Mag), Prof. Jide Owoeye(Chairman Leadcity University) & Arch. Muyiwa Ige. The Ibadan polo tournamen...

Ibadan Polo tournament 2012 in retrospect.

LR: Joseph Odika( publisher Poloplus Mag), Prof. Jide Owoeye(Chairman Leadcity University) & Arch. Muyiwa Ige.

The Ibadan polo tournaments has come and gone,leaving behind good memories of sweet victories and gallant lost.One thing the Ibadan polo players will not forget so soon, is the Ade Alakija memorial Cup which they lost to Lagos tastee pot riders team which was made up of, Mayowa Ogunusi,Kwame Isa, Abdulmumuni musa and Bashir Ibrahim. Ibadan datade spider finished as runner up of Ade Alakija Memorial cup. The team was made up of the quartet of Adeoye Ajibade Glory Ubano, Jamilu Umar and Edozie Onwuli.

BUA TEAM (WINNERS OF ROTIMI CUP)

ADE ALAKIJA CUP was established to immortalize the late past President of Ibadan polo club, Late Ade Alakija who died three years ago. Ade will be remembered for his goodwill to mankind and his love for polo.

In the high goal category, the kano teams lived up to their expectations by clearing all the cups. Kano Bua which comprised Tata Ali kura, Shehi Rabiu, Ado Ismail and Ibrahim Abdul won the Prestigeous Rotimi Cup. Also, the runner up forn the same cup was the Kano Pompai team which was made up of Khalilhalifa, Yusuf Danmasani, Bashir Dantata and Farouk Ibrahim.

The Ibadan Cup was also won by another Kano team. This time it was Kano Titans. The team comprised Jamilu Umar, Ibrahim Abdul, Yusuf Katako and Halifa Ibrahim.
The Ibadan cup was presented by the President of the Nigerian Polo Association, Tomi Asuni, Rotimi cup was presented by Gen. Rotimi, and Ade Alakija cup was presented by Wili.
Some of the dignitaries who graced the events are Jide Owoeye,Chairman board of trustess Leadcity University,Mr. Muyiwa Ige(Chairman Spider Cafe and lounge),Mr. Dapo Lam Adesina (Commissional for Sports Oyo State)to mention a few.

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