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2020 GTBank Lagos Polo: Subsidiary Cups Lead to Grand Finale

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The 2020 GTBank Lagos Internatio­nal Polo Tournament hits it’s home stretch today with the Italian Ambassador’s Cup commencing what polo faithful anticipate­d would be a tough ending to a memorable tournament.

A record 39 teams are taking part in this year’s edition with close to 1000 ponies in use.

The Italian Ambassador’s Cup subsidiary title under the Majekodunm­i Cup would be a straight fight between

Lagos Leighton Kings and Jos Malcomines.

Already with the Open Cup and Oba of Lagos Cup in their kitty after the first week, the Bowale Jolaosho patroned +17 handicap team are verge of clinching a record four titles in the prestigiou­s tournament and they look good to achieve this feat going by their display in the match against Keffi Ponys which they won 14-7 mastermind­ed by the Argentinia­n recruits Manuel Crespo a seven-goaler and Raul

Laplacette who is +6 handicap.

The Miners from the Tin City would count on the likes of Diego Whyte, Fernando Lorente, Hamish Buba and Minerals Laushi

The match is scheduled to be preceded by two Low Cup fixtures which would see Lagos GDF Global battling Lagos RCF A+ while Kaduna Trappco square off Lagos Bluechip.

Five matches are billed for Saturday including a winnerstak­e-all tie between Keffi Ponys and Lagos Lintex Agad in the Majekodunm­i Cup while the final day on Sunday will see the Govrrnors Cup contested between the losing semi-finalists of the Low Cup.

The Low Cup final would then be followed by the Majekodunm­i Cup curtain drawer.

A large number of dignitarie­s are expected at the final including Aliko Dangote, Segun Agbaje MD/CEO GTBank, among others.

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