Kaduna International Polo Club is one of the oldest polo club in

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. It is located in

Kaduna state Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...

at the Murtala Ramat Mohammed Square.

History

It was founded in 1918, the Patron of the club is His Royal Highness Alhaji

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Katsina State Katsina State ''(Hausa: Jihar Katsina) (Fula: Leydi Katsina 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢)'' is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State was created in 1987, when it split from Kaduna State. Today, K ...

, while the current president of the club is Alhaji Suleiman Abubakar (Walin Keffi). Kaduna Polo club has celebrated its centenary during the 2018 Kaduna Polo Tournament, which took place on 13 to 21 October 2018. The event which was termed as 'Kaduna polo centenary tournament' or 'Tournament as celebration of Legacy' was contested by about forty teams from different states across Nigeria, they included teams from Port Harcourt Polo clubs, Ibadan Polo clubs, Abuja Guards Brigade Polo club, Kano Polo clubs, and Lagos Polo clubs.

Noble prizes

Among the biggest prizes of the tournament are the Georgian Cup, the Emir of Katsina Cup, and the NAHCON Cup. The Kaduna-based fifth chukker team El-Amin won fourteenth(14th) titles of the Georgian Cup the highest than any other team, while the second highest title owners is the Abuja Rubicon team with 12 titles."40 teams to show up for 2017 polo fiesta"
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References

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