{"id":66301,"date":"2022-11-05T19:22:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T18:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=66301"},"modified":"2022-11-05T19:22:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T18:22:45","slug":"firstbank-sponsors-fifth-chukker-african-patrons-cup-polo-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/firstbank-sponsors-fifth-chukker-african-patrons-cup-polo-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstBank Sponsors Fifth Chukker African Patrons Cup Polo Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kaduna is agog with excitement as preparation for this year\u2019s First Bank of Nigeria Limited sponsored Emir of Zazzau African Patrons Cup and Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign gathers momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The African Patrons cup is an annual polo tournament which features Low, Medium and High goal teams from all around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 grand edition will be holding between November 1st \u2013 6th, at the highbrow Fifth Chukker Polo Resort in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>The weeklong mini polo tournament will feature notable teams like Mohammed Babangida\u2019s Kaduna El-Amin, Y.Y Kangimi, Abuja Rubicon, Lagos MRS, while star players like Sayyu Dantata; Patron of Lagos MRS, Hadi Sirika; Patron of Abuja Rubicon, Adamu Attah; Patron of Fifth Chukker Polo team, Dawule Baba of DEEBEE Farms Polo Team, Bello Buba; Nigeria highest ranked polo player, Suleiman Abubakar; Kashim Bukar Shettima; Babangida Hassan are the notable polo players expected in Kaduna competition.<\/p>\n<p>The players and their teams will compete for glamorous Patrons Cup. Apart from the star tournament, there is also the Hassan Katsina Cup that would feature medium-goal teams drawn from major polo centres across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the activities, the annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign will create awareness and promote education on breast cancer. The event will provide essential screening services to many women who cannot afford it, as well as enlighten women on the early detection signs.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Commenting on the Bank\u2019s contribution to sports development in Nigeria, Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing &amp; Corporate Communications, FirstBank said \u201cwe are proud to have been associated with the African Patrons Cup Polo Tournament for many years, an event that truly captures the spirit of Sport which plays a crucial role to the socio-economic development of the society. We commend Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club for the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign as it underscores our commitment to the wellbeing of women, particularly with the indelible role they play to the growth of any nation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The First@Sport initiative remains part of the Bank\u2019s influence in the development of sports in Nigeria. Added to the Bank&#8217;s sponsorship of the African Patrons Cup Polo Tournament which has been for 5 years, other tourneys sponsored by FirstBank include the Georgian Cup of Kaduna Polo Club, for over 100 years; the Dala Tennis Hard Court in Kano Club for over 30 years; the FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship in Ikoyi Club for over 60 years; and the Obasanjo Pro-Amateur tournament of Abeokuta Club now in its 6th year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaduna is agog with excitement as preparation for this year\u2019s First Bank of Nigeria Limited sponsored Emir of Zazzau African Patrons Cup and Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign gathers momentum.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":25807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22],"tags":[9985],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-66301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-sports","tag-kaduna-polo-tournament"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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