African Patrons Cup 2011

Damian Duncan's and Musty Fashinro's Linetrale Delaney made history at Fifth Chukker to win the 2011 African Patrons Cup for the second year in a row, with a nail-biting 9-8 victory over Adamu Atta's AMG.  Having previously seen off the strength of Diego White's Fifth Chukker and YY Deebee - featuring South African 6-goaler Gareth Evans and Nigeria's Dawule Buba - Linetrale Delaney triumphed over the great Argentine 7-goal player Manuel Crespo and the extremely talented Patricio Caesar.  The tournament consisted of seven teams with players coming from as far as Argentina and South Africa.

Going into extra time, the match - which was ultimately decided by a beautifully executed penalty from Marcelo Pascual - was being talked about as one of the most in exciting finals of the African Patrons Cup.  With the game hanging in the balance until the final penalty, it was played with two fully committed teams playing fast, thrilling polo.

Chairman of the HPA, Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers said after the game: "It was very exciting at the end, and the improvement in ground maintenance, horsecare and organisation is clearly visible.  There is a natural talent in Nigeria which can certainly be realised at an international level".

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  • Access Bank Charity Shield 2011
  • Bike Polo Challenge
  • African Patrons Cup 2010
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  • Access Bank Charity Shield 2012
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