Bowale Jolaosho and his Lagos Leighton Kings and
Seyi Tinubu’s STL 57 team are the toss of the 2first stage of the 20117 Lagos
International Polo Tournament that climaxed with pomp last weekend.
Leighton kings defeated Lagos Lakeside Caverton to
win the Oba of Lagos Cup and top it up with the Open Cup, edging Lagos Lintex
11-5 in a fiercely fought final match watched by the crème de la crème of the
society.
Debuting Lagos STL 57 set the tune for home teams
dominance in the first final of the prestigious polo festival, with a hard
earned 6-5 win over visiting Ibadan Jericho in the Silver Cup final.
The Seidu Umar and Edozie Onwuli side that was on the
verge of spoiling STL party leading 6-3 in the opening two chukkas, before
succumbing to the superior first power by the Seyi Tinubu and Lolu Ogboro boys.
Boosting the superior horse power backing of Fifth
Chukker, Leighton Kings were in their element, glittering to their first ever
Oba of Lagos Cup title in a 8 - 4 1/2 win over against Lakeside Caverton.
Decided before top dignitaries and His Royal Majesty
Oba Riwanu Okiolu who presented the prizes, the royal crown final set the tone
for the Open Cup final as Leighton Kings crowned their double weep with a
glittering Open Cup victory.
Their final match opponents, Lagos Lintex who had
earlier discarded Lakeside
Caverton 11-61/2 in their opening game, got
their work cut out for them, as the Leighton Kings quartet of Bowale Jolaosho,
Hassan Fayad, Martin Juaregi and Santiago Cernadas thrilled the
crowded stands of the Ribadu Polo Ground with 11-5 thumping victory.
The final week of the 2017 Guarantee Trust Bank Lagos
international polo tournament gallops off on a blistering note with the
defending champions, Lagos Fifth Chukker and a battery of ambitious teams squaring up in epic battles for glittering Low
Cup and one of Africa’s biggest polo prize, the Majekodunmi Cup.
