Kaduna Int’l Polo Tourney Gets Major Boost, Secures N150m From Sponsors

The 2025 Kaduna International Polo Tournament has received a important fiscal boost, with implicit N150 cardinal raised done a accepted cheque presumption held astatine Murtala Mohammed Square successful Kaduna implicit the weekend. The pb sponsors, First Bank of Nigeria PLC, partnered with the Nigerian Polo Association (NPA) and different co-sponsors to marque this accomplishment possible.

In an code to journalists astatine the event, Muhammad Babangida, President of the Kaduna Polo Club, praised the sponsors and highlighted the improvement of polo successful Nigeria. He noted that El-Amin Polo has dominated the country for galore years, positioning polo successful Nigeria astatine a robust level.

Babaginda refuted the cognition that polo is solely a crippled for the affluent, asserting that it is accessible to each who person a passionateness for the sport. He acknowledged that successful the past 5 years, a caller question of passionate players has emerged, contributing to the sport’s growth.

“Polo is sustainable successful Nigeria. People should recognize that 90% of polo players successful this state bash not travel from affluent families. They are supported by sponsors and patrons, and we request some sides for the athletics to thrive,” Babangida stated.

He expressed assurance that Nigerian polo volition gradually lucifer the standards of Argentina and South Africa, stating, “The Kaduna Polo Club is astir apt the astir salient successful Nigeria.”

Similarly, the tourney manager, Atiku Abubakar Saleh, who holds the accepted rubric of Baraden Maru, extended his gratitude to the sponsors and invited guests for their enactment successful celebrating a period of polo excellence and tradition.

“About 15 oregon much overseas and planetary players are expected to enactment successful the tournament,” helium announced, adding that the trophies up for contention see the Historic Georgian Cup, which boasts astir a period of history, and the Emir of Katsina Cup, featuring galore teams.

The Kaduna International Polo Tournament stands arsenic 1 of Africa’s astir distinguished polo sporting and societal events, attracting apical players and dignitaries from crossed the state and beyond.