Team Nigeria is participating in the Chovken World Championship 2024 holding in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The team beat Germany 5:0 and then Poland 4:1 in the first and the second matches respectively.
Ten countries including Azerbaijan, Turkey, Malta, Kuwait, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Germany, and Nigeria are participating in the championship.
Nigeria’s next matches are against Morocco on Thursday and Kuwait on Friday.
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A statement by Joesef Karim, Media Assistant to Vice President, African Region International Chovken Federation, said that the Championship would be held from 10th to 16th of June.
Team Nigeria is being represented by Yusuf Bello, Shehu Kangiwa, Mukhtar Adhama and Abdulmalik Badamasi, alongside Abdulkarim Jibrin, Vice President, Nigeria Polo Federation, as official, and Abdulkarim Jibrin, Vice President, Nigeria Polo Federation.
The team is being led by Nura Sani Kangiwa, patron of NSK Polo Team and Resort.
Kangiwa is the Chairman, African Region, of the International Chovken Federation. He is also the President of Nigeria Polo Federation.