Polo:Leighton Kings beat Kano Lintex-Intercontra to reclaim Majekodunmi Cup

Leighton Kings patron, Bowale Jolaoso, who was also declared Most Valuable Player of the Majekodunmi Cup, celebrates with his teammates and sponsors during the prize presentation ceremony of the 2023 NPA/GTCO Lagos International Polo Tournament in Ikoyi…at the weekend.<br />

It was a battle of giants at the NPA/GTCO Lagos International Polo Tournament at the weekend when reigning champions, Lagos Leighton Kings, faced a determined Kano Lintex-Intercontra in the final game of the prestigious Majekodunmi Cup.

The game, witnessed by many polo enthusiasts at the revered Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi, kept the spectators on their toes throughout the duration, but Lagos Leighton Kings eventually triumphed 10-6 to reclaim the event’s biggest prize they lost last year on sudden death goal to Kano Lintex-Intercontra.

The victory was the team’s fourth major title to make them overall champions of the prestigious polo festival that enters its grand finale this week.

There are other major trophies still on offer, including the Low Cup and Silver Cup, as well as three subsidiary prizes, which 26 teams are set to compete for.

Before the weekend’s epic final, Lagos Leighton Kings had earlier won the Dapo Ojora Memorial Cup, the Open Cup and the Independence Cup, where they also beat their Kano-based opponents in a six-chukka cracker.

Lintex-intercontra, boasting Baba Dantata, Genaro Ringer, Alejo Aramburu and their patron, Bashir Dantata, had started the final with a spark scoring two quick goals in the opening chukka, before the Kings level up in the second chukka and pulled away in the fifth chukka.

Speaking on his team’s feat, Leighton Kings’ patron, Bowale Jolaoso said: “It is difficult to put it in words… it is like our first Majekodunmi Cup