Polo: Kangimi wins Georgian Cup after defeating El-Amin

The 103rd Georgia Cup, part of the annual Kaduna International Polo Tournament, was won by the Kaduna-based polo club Kangimi on Sunday.

This was said in a statement in Lagos by Pious Eromosele, the tournament’s media consultant.

The team’s previous notable Georgia Cup triumph was ten years before to this one.

In the hotly contested six chukkers, Kangimi prevailed against Mohammed Babangida’s El-Amim by a score of 13 goals to 7.

The game’s MVP, policeman Lado Aliyu, said that his squad’s triumph was a positive step forward, adding that it had been more than a decade since the team had taken home the coveted trophy sponsored by FirstBank.

“Ten years’ drought of victory is something I’m excited about, excellent team work from my teammates and I. Hopefully we don’t wait this long again to savour victory,” he said.

Also speaking, Group Executive, Retail Banking, North, Shehu Aliyu, said the FirstBank brand was proud to be associated with the Georgian Cup.

“We believe in legacies, and we build legacies across our relationships and that is what we at FirstBank do with our sponsorships.

“First Bank will continue to honour its commitment to sponsorship of Geoargian Cup. In doing this, we have been able to support the nurturing of and discovery of talents in most of the sports we are committed to.

“The Georgian Cup which is the most prominent is also part of our legacies because we believe in legacy,” he said.

The Adamu Atta side recovered from an early setback, courtesy of a goal from Babangida’s side to set the crowd into wild jubilation.

The +18goal team comprising Lado Aliyu +3, who replaced the team’s Patron, Atta, Abdulrahman Mohammed +3 and two mercenaries from Argentina.

Facundo Ratamar +6 and Nicolas Recaite +6, took control of the match inspite of the early setback to overcome El-Amin, which also lost in the finals of the last edition to Abuja Rubicon.

Goals from Recaite, Lado, Retamar and Abdulrahman aided Kangimi’s victory.

But the El-Amin side, comprising Mohammed Babangida+3, Ibrahim Babangida, Ringa Genaro, Bauste Arastus fought back in the fourth chukker but their effort came to nothing in the face of the hard fighting Kangimi.

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