FRANCIS OGBORU: NIGERIAN POLO PRESIDENT IN PATH OF GREATNESS

SPEAKS PASSIONATELY OF ZARIA EXPLOIT

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‘No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is in the page of history’’ was a sensational quote credited to world famous icon, William Hazlitt

When such historic statements are being read, some great men easily come to play; one of such is the immensely adventurous Nigerian POLO federation president, Dr Francis Ogboru

For lovers of the horse game, the name Ogboru needs little or no introduction before taking his place of pride

He is a man of high taste, classy, urbane and polished; no wonder h echoes the horse riding game of Polo as his first love.

He has done tremendously well to take the game of kings to entirely unprecedented heights in Nigeria and beyond

His name sure is a name that Nigeria’s’ sports history will not forget. He was recently our guest at CERUTTICLASSICALCOLLECTION and he was asked to tell us one of his greatest achievements as boss of Nigeria polo federation

Though it is obvious that he has many records of first, it was not surprising that he opted for his record breaking revival of polo in the ancient town of ZARIA

ENJOY this first of his many interviews by our team

The president of Nigeria Polo Federation (NPF), Mr. Francis Ogboro, has described the rebirth of Zaria Polo Tournament as part of the great achievement recorded in his tenure as the NPF president. He also described it as a special event to him.
Corporate bodies and individuals are expected to present their support in terms of cheques to the tournament which is expected to gallop off this weekend.
Ogboro emphasized that the rebirth of the tournament would remain ever green in his memory because of the historical background of the club where he started to watch the king’s game as teenager.
“The return of the Zaria tournament is a great achievement to my leadership in its tenure. It is such a special tournament to me as the president of NPF because this is the place that I first started watching Polo game in my life in those years. Not only that. I also want people to understand that it is during our tenure that the game of polo is getting national and international acceptance with more clubs wanting to register with the federation,” Ogboro explained.
The business mogul also assured that the Zaria tournament will showcase young and upcoming players as well as some professional players that will display the skills to restore its status as the home polo in the country.
He thanked the main sponsors of the tournament MTN for its support to the game in Nigeria.