STL, Elektron Aragorn win Low, Silver Cup titles

Lagos Caverton Polo Club Captain, Rotimi Makanjuela (middle) lifts high the Chief of Naval Staff Cup during the prize presentation ceremony of the just concluded 2022 GTCO Lagos International Polo Tournament in Ikoyi… over the weekend

• Caverton are Chief of Naval Cup kings

As predicted by pundits, three of the home teams swept the stakes on the final day of the Lagos International International Polo Tournament on Sunday.

The three teams, STL, Elektron Aragorn and Caverton were imperial as they dominated their battles to win the four titles at stake. STL started the song when they defeated Lagos Caverton 10-6 in a double decker to emerge winners of the Low Cup and the Governor’s Cup respectively.

STL parading Omoregie Osagie, Ibrahim Dantata, Ahdulrahaman Mohammed and their patron, Seyi Tinubu, jumped to the front from the starting bell and held on for a comfortable victory despite late rally from their local rivals.

The Silver Cup final between Lagos Elektron and the debuting Nigerian Navy was another big highlight of the month-long tournament with the Lagosians needing a golden goal to secure victory.

The brave Naval Sailors, who shot down Ibadan Durante Food in the semifinal, scored a late 6-6 equaliser in the final chukka of the tensed Silver Cup final to force a sudden death, were on high, before Abdulrahaman Mohammed’s golden goal helped Elektron to escape with the glittering prize.

Before the nerve wrecking Silver Cup final, the quartet of Bode Makanjuela, Rotimi Makanjuela, Muyiwa Oni and Diego White were the toss of the crowd as they rolled over BobTrack Tractor team from Port Harcourt 7-2, to become the first ever champions of the Chief of Naval Staff Cup.

An overflowing dignitary gallery, led by Chief of Naval Staff,