Preparations for the forthcoming Port Harcourt polo tournament are high on the global tourism calendar as all roads lead to the Garden City for the prestigious Niger Delta polo festival billed to blast off from January 14-20, 2024 at the old GRA Polo Ground in the Garden City.
President Port Harcourt Polo Club, Ebi Diriyai who disclosed that preparations to host the international polo event is “In fulfillment of our commitment to deliver the best and biggest Polo tournament that will place Rivers and Nigeria on the map of global reckoning for sports, tourism and business.”
As part of the elaborate plans to host a befitting polo tournament, the club has been consulting with stakeholders, corporate sponsors and benefactors of the foremost polo club that was established in 1972 as the premier polo club in the entire South East and South South regions of the country.
Diriyai also noted that the tournament, apart from celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Port Harcourt Polo Club, the weeklong long event will also showcase and celebrate the cultural heritage and the peaceful nature of the state.
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“While we appreciate our esteemed sponsors for this robust partnership and several others, we want to declare that the 2024 tournament is still open for both local and international business partnership participation,” he declared.
A release by the Tournament Committee, further disclosed that the 2024 edition would be a follow up Golden Jubilee Tournament last year, as traditional sponsors and other benefactors have rallied around the club, to host a successful polo extravaganza.
Major prizes at stake during the festival include King Diette-Spiff Cup which is the event’s biggest prize, OB Lulu Briggs Cup and T.Y Danjuma Cup, and King T.J.T Princewill Cup among others.