The Management of Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club has commended First Bank Limited for its support of the prestigious African Patrons Cup, a polo tournament which holds annually at the Club in Kaduna, Nigeria.

The commendation came at the closing ceremony of the 2019 edition of the competition which featured notable polo teams drawn from across the country.

FirstBank was lauded for its contribution to the development of Polo at the club. A statement by the clubs management said: We will like to recognise the sterling efforts of our esteemed sponsors FirstBank, the African Patrons Cup Polo Tournament will never be the same without your support.

We sincerely hope that this association will be maintained and that you will continue to support us in our future endeavours.

The Africa Patrons Cup is an annual event put together by Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club to create awareness about the prevalence of Breast Cancer among women in the society.

The weeklong competition which had the participation of over 10-teams saw YY Kangimi defeat Keffi Ponys by 12 goals to 4 goals for the prestigious Patrons trophy.

Only recently, FirstBank sponsored the prestigious Georgian Cup of Kaduna Polo Tournament for the 100th year, possibly the longest-running sports sponsorship in the world and a Guinness Book of Records potential.

PHOTO:Idowu Thompson, Group Head, Private Banking, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (middle) with some players at the 2019 Fifth Chukker Polo championship, held in Kaduna.