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By Ernest Ekpenyong With religious breaks of Ramadan and Easter holidays over, the glamorous Nigerian polo season is bracing to resume its road tour, as preparations are underway for two box office international polo extravaganzas in Oyo State and Kaduna State respectively. It was gathered that on resumption, the capital city of Oyo State, Ibadan will take the first slot as polo clubs across the country are buzzing and perfecting strategies ahead of the 2025 Ibadan International Polo Festival. President of Ibadan Polo Club, Koyinsola Owoeye who confirmed this exclusively stated that the polo fiesta revered for its exciting atmosphere and relaxed setting, is scheduled to gallop off in the third week of May after the religious holidays.
“All the organizing committee are on ground and working around the cloak to deliver on all fronts the required values to our esteemed traditional sponsors, partners, patrons, participating teams and thousands of enthusiasts who have over the decades made the Ibadan tournament a festival of choice,” Owoeye assured. According to the Ibadan polo chieftain over twenty teams coming from Kano, Kaduna, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Lagos are expected to participate in the annual festival as the best players and patrons in the country set their sights on Ibadan in a fortnight. The 2025 Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament will move from Eleyele in the Oyo Kingdom to Kaduna, where it will be hosted at the Fifth Chukker Polo & Country Resort.
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