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Friday,July 16, 2004.
Kaduna Fifth Chukka retains Emir of Katsina Cup
Stories by Pius
Anakali
Senior
Correspondent,
Kano
Kaduna Fifth Chukka
yesterday confirmed its supremacy of the Nigeria polo scene when it
successfully defended the Emir of Katsina Cup it won at the last edition of the Kano polo tournament.
Playing like a team
infused with the winning bug, the Adamu Attah led side overwhelmed their
opponent, Kaduna Kakuri beating them by 9-5 in a match watched by a full crowd
led by President of Nigeria Polo Association, Senator Idris Ibrahim Kuta.
Sayyu Dantata
opened scoring for the winning side with a quick goal in less than two minutes
of the start of the First Chukka and dominated throughout the seven minutes the
match lasted.
Dantata, who no
doubt was the man of match made it double when he raced down the field in a
solo run that attracted applause from polo fans that thronged the venue to
watch the encounter.
On return for the
second Chukka, Kaduna Kakuri returned fire and chalked up two quick goals in
succession before Adamu Attah increased the tally for his side that won the
Majekodunmi Cup in February.
Attah who all the
while had remained silent broke loose again in the fourth to bring the tally to
4 as against their opponents 2.
Situation remained
the same for Kakuri who tormented by Sayyu Danatata made the match look like
the Biblical David and Goliath fight. This time around however, the Goliath in
Fifth Chukka was not disgraced as they went on to wallop Kakuri by whooping
9-solid goals to Kakuri’s 5.
Meanwhile, Lagos
Polo club’s representative in the ongoing tournament, Lagos Machine has
qualified for the final of the Dantata Cup. Yesterday evening at the polo
ground in Kano, Lagos Machine ran over their opponent from Kaduna Karama
beating them by 6-4 to move into the final that would be decided on Saturday.
Though unconfirmed reports have it that both teams were disqualified, however
Lagos Machine has been scheduled to trade horse against Kano IRS on Saturday.
