Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is expected as the Special Guest of Honour as the prestigious 2025 NPA/ GTCO Lagos international polo tournament climax with pomp and ceremony at the foremost Ribadu Road Polo Ground in Ikoyi.

The polo-loving Governor is expected to lead a long convoy of dignitaries including chieftains from the Presidency, the top hierarchy of the National Assembly, State Governors, Traditional Rulers, Business Tycoons, members of the Diplomatic Corps, and among others, to the closing ceremonies.

The final week of the Eko polo festival which started with 33 teams from across the country, will see winners emerge in two major cups categories and a handful of prizes to be won by participating teams and individuals.

The major titles to be decided this weekend are the Lagos Low Cup and the Lagos Silver Cup, while the subsidiary trophies include the Governor Cup, Chief of Naval Chief Cup, Cancer Awareness Bowl, and Sani Dangote Memorial Cup, played in memory of the late President of the Lagos Polo Club, among others.

The opening week of the tournament ended with fanfare with visiting Clearwater Farm from Kaduna and the toss of Lagos polo fans, the STL polo team dominating.

The Kaduna-based side which was making its debut in the prestigious fiesta, won the Dapo Ojora Cup while Lagos STL swept the Oba of Lagos Cup and the Chapel Hill Denham Open |Cup in a sensational campaign.

Clearwater Farm polo team, therefore, became the first team to win a major prize in the opening week of the Lagos international polo tournament as they defeated their local rivals, Kaduna Dattaku Polo Team 13-61/2 in an exciting four-chukka final.

Similarly, Lagos STL was also another big winner of the opening week, clinching the Chapel Hill Denham Open Cup after they upset Clearwater Farm in a tense final decided before a full house at the Ribadu Road Polo Ground in Ikoyi.

The Seyi Tinubu Boys as Lagos STL are known, had earlier dispatched city rivals Lagos A1- Shoreline 13-7 to clinch the Oba of Lagos Cup that is played to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the former nation’s capital city, Lagos.

The star team of the tournament is definitely the Abuja Rubicon who were rave of second week, braved all odds to win the prestigious Majekodunmi Cup .

Not done with the most prestigious title at the event, the visiting Abuja Rubicon, took two more major prizes, while home crowd favourites Lagos STL clinched the Heritage Cup.

On their way to the top, Abuja Rubicon defeated top contenders, Lagos STL 13-12 in an engrossing final to win the event’s biggest prize, the Majekodunmi Cup, and added the Independence Cup and Italian Ambassador’s Cup to emerge the biggest winner of the prestigious polo fiesta.