2019 First Bank Georgian Cup; Winning start for Rubicon, Almat, Lintex
The First Bank Georgian Cup Centenary Polo Tournament that gathered steams with the trio of Rubicon, Almat and Kaduna Profile team winning their opening games.
2018 runners-up winner, step up their campaign for a third First Bank Georgian Cup glory with 11-9 defeat of the defending champions in an epic battle watched by a capacity crowd that included the Life
Chairman of Nigerian polo and Emir of Katsina, His Royal Highness Alhaji Dr., Abdulmumuni Kabir Usman.
Meanwhile, First Bank Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-Mumuney stated that enduring partnership with Kaduna polo, is in furtherance of the bank’s commitment to the growth and development of sports, nation-building and the economy at large.
Ani-Mumuney reaffirms First Bank’s commitment to using this platform to continually impact the
society, noting that the unnerving is possibly the longest-running sports sponsorship in the world and a Guinness Book of Records potential.
In the earlier matches decided, former champions, Kaduna Imani , were edged out by debutants,
Lagos Lintex in their opening game while Almat that won the event’s second-biggest prize last year took off from where they left off with a 41/2-6 win over Abuja Rubicon.
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Similarly, Kaduna Profile started with a spark hitting YY Kangimi 7-5 at the legendary Murtala Square venue of the prestigious centenary celebration, to keep pace with the international fiesta that attracted
a record forty teams this year.