El-Amin have emerged winners of the 2025 FirstBank Georgian Cup – the victory was the 16th of such by the Kaduna based polo team.
To emerge winner in the keenly contested 6-chukker round, El-Amin overpowered their rival, Kaduna Makarfi by a whopping 12-goals to 4-goals.
Happy at the victory, Mohammed Babangida, patron of the team, while expressing satisfaction and confirming his dominance at the high level adduced their victory to hard work.
“Sixteen wins of the Georgian Cup is a record. In the history of Nigerian Polo, it has never been done. The truth is that El-Amin players have a wonderful chemistry because we’ve been together for long time and understands ourselves very well.
We have also done so much investment in the physical wellbeing of players and its horses as well.
We cannot be here without FirstBank, we must appreciate what FirstBank have done for polo. We celebrated our 100-years anniversary together with FirstBank. FirstBank is the lifeline of everything that you’ve seen here over the years.”
Reacting, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, Olusegun Alebiosu reaffirmed the bank’s commitment to sponsorship of the Georgian Cup.
According to Olusegun Alebiosu on the 2025 FirstBank Georgian Cup:
“We will continue to sponsor the Georgian and remain committed to it in the same way we are committed to all other sports sponsorship that we are engaged in, especially sporting initiative that engages our youths.”
