Polo: Ghana wins Nkrumah-Nehru Cup
Ghana beat India 5 to 21/2 in their first-ever polo encounter staged at the Accra Polo Club last Saturday in the presence of Ms Samia Nkrumah, Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and K. Jeeva Sagar, Indian High Commissioner to Ghana.
The match, dubbed Nkrumah-Nehru Polo Cup in memory of the two great political leaders of Ghana and India, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah and Jawaharlal Nehru, respectively was also witnessed by the sector Minister, Dr Mustapha Ahmed.
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Accra Polo Club paraded Dan Guy, Dishan Ibrahim, Damian Duncan and captain Jamil Ibrahim, while the Indians featured Naveen Singh Tanwar, Raghav Rao, Ram Singh and Major Arjun Patil.
Before the interesting game, the Indians were credited with a half goal due to their handicap but that did not affect the Ghanaian side which went into attack right from the first chukker.
Dan Guy scored Ghana’s opening goal after a full gallop before Jamil Ibrahim made it two in the second chukker. India’s Singh Tanwar, however, scored for his side to make it 2 to 11/2.
In the third chukker, Jamil Ibrahim added a third goal for the homesters before Damian Duncan made it four from a close range strike. However, the Indians rallied to score another goal through Raghav Rao.
A spectacular full gallop from Damian Duncan at the stroke of full time in the fourth chukker which saw him put the ball into goal sealed the doom of the Indians.
Dr Ahmed, Ms Nkrumah and the Indian High Commissioner presented the winners’ trophy to Jamil Ibrahim, while the Indians also received some awards for their effort.
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The best player trophy went to Naveen Singh Tanwar of India, while the best pony went to Lanza, ridden by Damian Duncan.
The captain of the Accra Polo Club and President of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), Mr Kwakye Dopoah-Dei, promised that the 2015/2016 season would be full of excitement, glamour and an all-round family fun.
He revealed that the fixtures for the season were a good blend of international and local tournaments and, therefore, called on polo enthusiasts to patronise the matches.