Dawule Baba memorial polo tourney gallops-off June 12

The Management of Kaduna Polo Club has concluded arrangements to host the first ever Dawule Baba Memorial Tournament in honour of the Nigeria’s polo icon who passed on recently in Egypt. It will be recalled that Dabule Baba, popularly known in sporting circles as the “Polo Professor,” passed away at the age of 66 last […]

The Management of Kaduna Polo Club has concluded arrangements to host the first ever Dawule Baba Memorial Tournament in honour of the Nigeria’s polo icon who passed on recently in Egypt.

It will be recalled that Dabule Baba, popularly known in sporting circles as the “Polo Professor,” passed away at the age of 66 last month. Until his death, the Nigerian polo ambassador was a member of the Board of Trustee of the foremost club.

Billed to gallop-off from June 12-15, 2025 at the polo grounds at the Murtala Mohammed Square in Kaduna, the memorial tournament will feature teams vying for honours in three broad categories.

Apart from the high-goal, medium goal and Low-goal categories, the event would also feature matches in the Beginners’ category and the Veterans games that would see polo patrons, particularly those who played alongside Dawule in his heyday as the master of the game.

In a multi -media release by the Tournament Committee of the Kaduna Polo Club, the four days long event is to honour the legacies of the late polo legend who was a most beloved member and benefactor, whose contribution to the greatness of the club and development of the noble game in Kaduna, across the country and globally cannot not be quantified.

The release indicates that the event that would feature mostly Kaduna based teams and players, is open to teams and players across the country who would want to participate in the memorial polo tourney.

“In honor of a legend, the four days polo fiesta is open to everyone, polo patrons, players, teams and polo enthusiasts who wish to join us in event of prayers, polo, and remembrance for Dawule Baba, The Teacher,” the statement added.

The statement concludes that the highlights of the four days polo extravaganza would be the unveiling of the late Dawule Baba Polo Field on the final day of the fiesta, slated for Sunday, June15, 2025 in Kaduna.