Hosts win major trophies at 2026 Lagos Int’l Polo tourney
Led by STL, Lagos based polo clubs dominated proceedings at the just concluded 2026 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament, delivering a sweeping dominance, and transforming the foremost Ribadu Road Polo ground Ikoyi into a theatre of high-octane polo, celebration of tradition, heritage, and camaraderie. Lagos STL clinched three major prizes and crowned their impressive outing […]
Governor’s Cup champions, Port Harcourt YBL (standing) and runners-up Anadariya Stable from Kano showcasing their prizes during the presentation by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu, over the weekend at the Lagos Polo Club in Ikoyi, Lagos
Led by STL, Lagos based polo clubs dominated proceedings at the just concluded 2026 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament, delivering a sweeping dominance, and transforming the foremost Ribadu Road Polo ground Ikoyi into a theatre of high-octane polo, celebration of tradition, heritage, and camaraderie.
Lagos STL clinched three major prizes and crowned their impressive outing with the event’s biggest title, the Majekodunmi Cup.
The Seyi Tinubu sponsored team fortified with foreign professionals carted home three major titles and added the oldest polo title in the country, Independence Cup for effect.
STL opened their campaign with Adedapo Ojora Cup victory, Argentine Ambassador’s Cup; Owen Cup; and the Chapel Hill Denham Open Cup runners-up title in the opening week, before moving to higher gears as they stormed past two arch rivals to win the double: Majekodunmi and the Independence Cup respectively.
In the same vein, the Lagos Art Hotel team followed through with the Open Cup, while Lagos Shoreline/ A1 won the Oba of Lagos Cup, and finished as Majekodunmi and Independence Cups runner-up, to put home based teams firmly in the driving seat of the international polo fiesta.
Lagos domination extended to the second week with Lagos MRS carting home the Cancer Awareness Bowl, Lagos Volta defeated local rivals, Lagos Ibah 18- 13 on penalty to clinch the Heritage Cup.
Hot favourites, Lagos MSD/ BabyBear completed the rout with Low Cup victory in the last game of the prestigious grand slam.
The Sani Dangote Cup and Silver Cup were the only two major prizes that escaped the ambitious home teams. Kano Alchemy shoved aside Lagos MSR 7=61/2 in a tense Silver Cup final, just as Port Harcourt YBL emerged champions in the highly revered Governor Cup series.
An impressive 27 teams from all the major polo clubs in the country, parading skillful Nigerian players and professionals from Europe, South Africa and Argentina, rumbled for glittering polo laurels in the oldest and the most glamorous polo festival in Nigeria dating back to the early 1900s.
The president Lagos Polo Club, Adeyemo Alakija, congratulated all the winners and runners-up, urging others that couldn’t make it to the podium to go home and work harder ahead of the 2027 edition of the tournament.