Art Hotel ShorelineTeam Eyes Majekodunmi CupVictory
Players of Art Hotel Shoreline polo team have stake a huge claim to winning the ongoing 120th NPA/ GTCO Lagos International Polo Tournament which enters its second week today with games of the Majekodunmi Cup taking centre stage.
Art Hotel team that had an impressive run in the Open Cup series last year, is stepping up to the event's biggest prize with a newly assembled team made up of Bashir Dantata (Jnr.), Tunde Karim, Manuel Crespo from Argentina and South Africa's Chris Makenzie,
The star-studded side loaded with three Majekodunmi Cup champions, Dantata, Makenzie and Crespo, will do battle with visiting Abuja Rubicon and defending champions, Lagos Leighton King to decide who wins the 120th edition of Africa's biggest polo festival.
Dantata, Karim and other players of the team who spoke to the media during the team's unveiling at the Art Hotel in Victoria Island on Monday expressed confidence that they are ready to go for the gold and thanked their sponsors for having confidence in them to deliver.
“It's not going to be an easy ride but we are ready to go all the way to victory. We are lucky to have the mount and the players who have the required exposure and experience to clinch the Majek Cup this year,” declared Bashir Dantata who won the cup with his Lintex team two years ago.
The trio of Tunde Karim, Chris and Manuel who were all part of the opening week of the tournament, have promised their teeming supporter across the world to stand by the team throughout the campaign
General Manager, Art Hotel, Rodriguez Park, expressed delight at the preparation of the team for the high-goal contest at the 2024 Lagos polo event. “At the Art Hotel, we believe that an active participation in our community is vital and as such we are delighted to have the opportunity to sponsor the Art Hotel Polo/Shoreline team in the 2024 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament.”
Managing Director of GCR Rating, Akin Majekodunmi, the co-sponsor of the team, wished the players the best of luck and expressed confidence that the team would make their benefactors and their teeming fans proud at the end by carting home the most wanted Lagos polo prize.