Abuja Rubicon, at the weekend, braved the odds to win the prestigious Majekodunmi Cup at the ongoing 2025 GTCO/NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament holding at the Lagos Polo Club, Ribadu Road, Ikoyi.
Not done with the most prestigious title at the event, the visiting Abuja Rubicon took two more major prizes, while home crowd favourites Lagos STL clinched the Heritage Cup.
On their way to the top, Abuja Rubicon defeated top contenders, Lagos STL 13-12 in an engrossing final to win the event’s biggest prize, the Majekodunmi Cup, and added the Independence Cup and Italian Ambassador’s Cup to emerge the biggest winner of the prestigious polo fiesta.
This is amazing we are thrilled with this hard-earned victory, which is a reward for our hard work, team chemistry, commitment, courage sportsmanship, and support from our teeming supporters who are always there to urge us throughout our campaigns for honours,” Rubicon Patron, Senator Hadi Sirika declared.
“I want to dedicate this Majekodunmi Cup to my mother, who has been there for the team, calling every day to express confidence that we would triumph. Even before the final day, she called and asked the team to ensure we bring the Majekodunmi Cup to her.”
The senator, who has led his team to win all the major high-goal polo titles in Nigeria, lauded the Lagos Polo Club and the tournament committee for the opportunity to compete in the reputable polo extravaganza, revered as one of the biggest and the most competitive polo events in Africa and indeed the world.
Lagos STL team, who were the biggest winners of the opening week, clinching the Chapel Hill Denham Open Cup and the Oba of Lagos Cup respectively, had led from the opening chukka of the intense finale on Sunday till the finale chukka when they lost grip, allowing Rubicon to draw level and score the winners with just a minute left on the clock.
The third and grand finale week of the prestigious polo festival that galloped off in grand style on February 4, 2025, at the foremost Ribadu Road Polo Ground in Ikoyi, Lagos will see intermediate and low-goals teams jostling for the Low Cup, Silver Cup, major subsidiary trophies and individuals awards on offer.
The Governor’s Cup, the Sani Dangote Memorial Cup, the Chief of Naval Cup, and the Cancer Awareness Bowl in support of the global campaign against the deadly Breast Cancer pandemic top the list of the subsidiary prizes to be won in the concluding week that would climax on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
