Rubicon Wins Georgian Cup Polo Tournament In Kaduna
Abuja Polo team, Rubicon, defeated defending champions El Amin 9-6 to emerge champions of the FirstBank Georgian Cup Polo tournament in Kaduna.
Star players like Bashir Dantata, Abdulmalik Gbadamosi, Tolito Ocampo and Silvestre Donovan inspired Rubicon to its third Georgian Cup title as they showed superiority in all areas of the game to beat Mohammed Babangia’s El-El-Amin in a 7-chukker thriller.
Reacting to their loss, Mohammed Babangida, whose team, El Amin holds 15-FirstBank Georgian Cup titles, said he accepted the defeat in the spirit of sportsmanship.
“Losing is part of the game. In sports, you win some and you lose some,” Babangida said. “We will come back stronger next year.”
Excited at the turnout of the event, Aliyu Musa, who represented the Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank of Nigeria Limited at the event, pledged the banks determination to sustain sponsorship.
The 2021 Georgian Cup attracted top government officials, businessmen and royal fathers led by the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabir Usman and the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero among others.
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