Players Arrive in Port Harcourt for 2025 Polo Tournament

The 2025 Port Harcourt International Polo Tournament is expected to feature 68 polo players from South Africa, England, Argentina, and Nigeria.
The Nigerian Polo Association (NPA) and the Port Harcourt Polo Club will host the competition, which is scheduled for January 12–18.

The tournament has become one of Nigeria’s main flagships as it has drawn polo fans and patrons from both inside and beyond the country throughout the years.

Prince Henry Agbodjan, president of the Port Harcourt Polo Club, stated that the competition, which has as its theme “Unity in Motion,” intends to give polo fans all around the country a fun and exciting experience.

In addition to the contests, he said, fans may anticipate entertainment performances and chances to buy reasonably priced goods from the tournament’s Micro Market.

Agbodjan said, “The event will serve as a major commercial boost for the Rivers State economy.”

throughout addition to thanking the Rivers Government and the tournament’s sponsors for their support, he urged the media to spread the word about polo throughout Nigeria.

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At a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Dolapo Attoni, the chairman of the tournament’s Local Organising Committee (LOC), announced the announcement.

Attoni predicted that this year’s competition, which featured the best polo players from Nigeria and throughout the world, will outperform past iterations.

Eight players from Argentina, England, and South Africa will compete for four trophies and other incentives, along with about 60 players from 20 teams throughout Nigeria, according to Attoni.

Attoni highlighted the teams that are taking part, which include eight from Rivers, three from Lagos, one from Nasarawa, and two each from Adamawa, Plateau, Kano, and Katsina.

The teams are divided into three groups: low, medium, and high goal.

The TY Danjuma Cup, Alfred Diette Spiff Cup, TJT Princewill Cup, and Governor’s Cup are the four trophies they will be vying for.

“Winners and runners-up will receive trophies, medals, and individual prizes, and sponsors and individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of polo in Nigeria will also receive recognition,” he continued.

According to Attoni, who is also the Port Harcourt Polo Club’s vice president, games would be played every day from midday to six o’clock.

In the meantime, Ikenna Nebolisa, the captain of the Port Harcourt Polo Club, said he was confident his squad was prepared to play.

He continued by saying, “Our players and horses are ready to claim victory and make our fans proud.”