The just concluded 2022 Yola international polo tournament was grand in all fronts. From the crowded stands loaded with first class traditional rulers to the pulsating games, the sensational display of supremacy by defending champions, Jos Malcomines, the prestigious event was indeed grand.
In their trademark attacking campaigns that drew massive thumbs up from Adamawa State Governor Special Guest of Honour, Umaru Fantiri, Jos Malcomines defeated home favourites, Yola Haske & Williams in the final game of the fiesta to emerge the overall champions of the fiesta.
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Polo Royals report that the Murtala Laushi powered miners from the Plateau State who were still celebrating their victory at the recently concluded Keffi Polo Ranch tourney, added the American University of Nigeria (AUN) Cup to their loaded trophy shelf.
Another sublime achievement saw the rugged Adamawa Waziri Stable team pivoted by Vice Captain of Yola Polo Club, Aliyu Dahiru and Idris Badamasi overwhelmed their Kano Bichi Farm opponents in the final match to clinch the INTELS Cup.
Polo Royals also report that at the end of six days of exciting and intensive campaigns, Yola AFDIN led by Yola Polo Club Captain, Mohammed Baba, edged out eight determined oppositions, to claim the intermediate M C Tahir Cup.
Visiting Trappco Ranch polo team from Kaduna became the only visiting side to earn a major prize from 2022 Yola polo festival.