Ramadan fasting, Easter bump-off Polo Tour till May
The shifting months of Ramadan fasting and Easter activities has halted the prestigious Nigerian Polo Tour that took off in early January at the serene Port Harcourt Polo Ground with the Niger Delta Polo festival before hitting Lagos in February for the just concluded Lagos international polo tournament. This unexpected break from the national tour […]
Players jostling for the ball during the Kano international polo tournament last year.tactical instructions
The shifting months of Ramadan fasting and Easter activities has halted the prestigious Nigerian Polo Tour that took off in early January at the serene Port Harcourt Polo Ground with the Niger Delta Polo festival before hitting Lagos in February for the just concluded Lagos international polo tournament.
This unexpected break from the national tour that would last for two months, became necessary to allow participating patrons and players and the teeming polo enthusiast to observe the religious rites of the holy month of Ramadan Fasting and Christian Easter holidays that would round up in April.
Our checks reveal that on resumption, the glamorous tour will head straight to the ancient Oyo Kingdom for the 2025 Ibadan International Polo Tournament in May, before gathering steam to the north, where Zaria and Minna polo clubs and Fifth Chuckker Polo & Country Resort are bracing to host their respective tournaments.
The decision to restart the season in the Oyo State capital city was taken in Lagos by the games’ ruling authority after its general meeting and handicap assessment, where some players who distinguished themselves during the Lagos tournament had their handicaps raised, while others were moved one step lower.
President of Ibadan Polo Club, Koyinsola Owoeye who received the tournament flag at a brief ceremony in Lagos, confirmed that Ibadan would host the first tournament after the religious holidays, assuring all stakeholders and polo enthusiasts of an exciting and memorable time in Ibadan in two months.
“Yes the national body has just given us the nod to host our 2026 tournament in May and we are super excited as preparations will start almost immediately for what promises to be one of the best tournaments in the almost a century-old history of the game of Kings in Ibadan,” Koyin declared.