The management of Lagos Polo Club, has announced the 2025 NPA/ GTCO Lagos International Polo Tournament is set to gallop off Feb. 4 with a record 33 teams jostling for top honours.
According to the statement signed by the Tournament Manager, Olumayowa Ogunnisi, 33 teams will play in four major prizes and six subsidiary laurels.
“It’s going to be three weeks of thrilling polo experience for our esteemed sponsors, partners and lovers of the noble game.
“He commended the main sponsor GTCO and other sponsors, having gained reputation as one of the biggest polo tournaments in Africa, the Lagos Polo Club look forward to delivering great values for the sponsors and participants during the epoch fiesta.
“The ambitious teams fully armed with foreign professionals and fortified with thoroughbred Argentine horses would be competing for the silver Cup,” he said.
Player will jostle to win in several categories such as the Lagos Low Cup, The Open Cup and the event’s biggest prize, the Majekodunmi Cup respectively.
Others are the subsidiary prizes are, the Oba of Lagos, Governor’s Cup, Adedapo Ojora Memorial Cup, Sani Dangote Cup, the Italian Ambassador’s Cup and the Independence Cup, Lagos Heritage Cup, Chief of Naval Cup, and Owen Bowl would also be won during the fiesta reputed as the oldest polo tournament in Africa, dating back to the early 1900s.
Lagos Polo Captain, Mohammed Dangote , gave a breakdown of the teams vying for top honours also disclosed that professional players from Argentina, United Kingdom, South Africa, and professional umpires will also feature in the tournament.
Similarly, Polo Club president, Bode Makanjuola said that the club is rejuvenated with the continuous infrastructural upgrade stressing that the entire club has been primed for safety of players and horses to go with international standard.
“With the number of teams and the caliber of players who would showcase their awesome skills, the 2025 edition promises an intense competition and a wonderful experience of entertainment for sponsors, players, guests and polo buffs alike.
Representative of the Mani Sponsor, GTCO, said the sponsorship of the 2025 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament, which has grown over the years to become one of the most anticipated social and sporting events.
The highly revered Majekodunmi Cup will take the center stage from Feb. 11 to Feb.16, with four teams including Lagos Art Hotel, Lagos Shoreline, Lagos STL and visiting Abuja Rubicon battling for the top prize.
The last week of prestigious polo festival would feature teams drawn from major polo centers across the country locked in battle royale for the Low Cup.