Abiding images from Port Harcourt Polo Festival

• Published date: 20 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The just concluded legacy edition of the 2023 Niger Delta International Polo Tournament with excitement across the Garden City of Port Harcourt left many abiding images which would captivate polo buffs for a long time.

The prestigious tournament ended with a thrilling climax with home teams led by Strata base, Wiltten Aviation, Bob Tract and Sidafeco Ventures and the Navy sweeping top laurels.

After seven days of heart-pumping polo actions that pitched top teams with all the big names in the along with professionals from Europe, Port Harcourt Bob Track and Strata Base Group teams emerged winners and runners-up champions carting home the event's biggest laurel, the King Diette-Spiff Cup and the General Hassan Katsina Cups respectively .

As the biggest sporting festival in the oil rich Niger Delta region, the polo fiesta lived up to its cutting edge and excitements, with The Nigerian Navy successfully defending the T.Y Danjuma Cup, while David Sikpa's Sidafeco Ventures team left the loudest roar, finishing runners-up .

The Naval contingent who threw in two fortified teams into the polo rumble, achieved a double , defeating Port Harcourt Paragon in a fiercely fought final to clinch the Lulu Briggs Cup.

Elated Commander Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Suleiman Ibrahim who led the Navy double sweep enjoined naval officers to engage in horsemanship and sport in general as a training regimen.

He lauded the players and the teeming navy fans for their commitment to the victory, pointing out that polo and sports generally help to build physical fitness which is a viable asset in the quest to secure the nation's territorial integrity.

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