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Polo Tournaments in Nigeria

The Lagos International and the busy NPF circuit across the north.

Polo players chasing the ball at a Nigerian tournament

Checked 30 September 2026

Lagos International Polo Tournament 2026

Nigeria’s biggest polo event ran for three weeks, from 27 January to 15 February 2026, at the Lagos Polo Club in Ikoyi. Around 120 players and more than 480 horses took part, from Nigeria, Europe, South Africa and Argentina, with GTCO as main sponsor. Host teams swept the major cups.

2026 Lagos International Polo Tournament: winners
Cup	2026 winner
Majekodunmi Cup (14+ goals, top prize)	Lagos STL
Independence Cup	Lagos STL
Open Cup (10 to 12 goals)	Lagos Art Hotel
Governor’s Cup	Port Harcourt YBL
Oba of Lagos Cup	Lagos Shoreline/A1
Heritage Cup	Lagos Volta
Low Cup (6 to 8 goals)	Lagos MSD/BabyBear
Silver Cup (0 to 2 goals)	Kano Alchemy
Cancer Awareness Bowl	Lagos MRS

From our archive

Tournaments in our archive

There are many polo sports events and tournaments in the country which is duly organised by the polo sports federation and clubs, and some of the past events schedules include;

Week 1 - 2017 NPA Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament 16 February 2017-19 February 2017
2017 Captain’s Cup 9 December 2017-10 December 2017
2017 Jos Winter Polo Tournament
Captain’s Cup 2016 9 December 2016-11 December 2016
The Lagos International Polo Tournament 2014 - Week 2 26 February 2014-2 March 2014

Some of the polo sports tournaments and championships for 2018 includes;