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Magazine FifthAdventures in Luxury Chukker OCTOBER 2011 | VOL 1 ISSUE 1 | N1,200 | £3.50 STEPHANE St JAYMES The new fashion phenomenon L ATEST TRENDS in contemporary art and fashion UE P CLOS & PERSONAL With Polo Hot Shots C HUKKER BANG Introducing the brand new Hublot Polo watch BLOIke PO Making a début in Nigeria Milestones &Memories 10 years of Fifth Chukker Our Relationships Our Strength the strength of the Stallion 2, Tin Can Island, Port Road. Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria. Tel +234 1 722953, Fax: + 234 1 6212145 NIGERIA | SENEGAL | GHANA | SOUTH AFRICA | CAMAROON | TOGO | BENIN | COTE D’IVOIRE | PANAMA FIFTH CHUKKER POLO & COUNTRY CLUB The Finest Equestrian Experience Founded in 2001, Fifth Chukker Polo & Country Club is a private public partnership that represents the new in the old world of the equestrian sport of Polo in Nigeria. With over four hundred thoroughbred polo ponies stabled in a three thousand hectare resort and three professional polo fields, Fifth Chukker Polo & Country Club sets a benchmark in excellence while maintaining its relaxed family orientated atmosphere. Famous for its high goal extravaganzas. Fifth Chukker is Nigeria’s best internationally known sporting venue, having hosted high profile competitions featuring top professional players from around the world. The club also offers Horse Trekking which combines amazing scenery and the chance to feel the pulse of life in the Nigerian savanna woodland of the Kangimi Resorts. The Fifth Chukker Riding School has been designed for those serious about riding. Other features include: 3S profES IONAL POLO FIELDS | 300 stABLES EXERCISE trACK | TACK rooMS | LUNGING RINGS | DrESSAGE SHOW JUMPING | RIDING SCHOOL | HORSE TREKKING | ON SITE VET POLO. LIVE IT. LOVE IT. KM 2, Kaduna to Jos Road, After Maraban-Jos, Kaduna. Nigeria | www.fifthchukker.com | [email protected] | Telephone: +2348084762172 80 16 ContentsOCTOBER 2011 | VOL 1 ISSUE 001 7 CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD Ahmed Dasuki 9 EDITOR’S WELCOME Funmi Oladeinde-Ogbue FIFTH CHUKKER: MILESTONES AND MEMORIES LAST SEASON AT FIFTH CHUKKER - HIGHLIGHTS 11 AFRICAN MASTERS PATRONS CUP 2010 The Most Prestigious African Polo Event 13 ACCESS BANK UNICEF CHARITY SHIELD 2011 The First UNICEF Affiliated African Polo Tournament 16 FACES AT FIFTH CHUKKER Who’s Who In The Crowd 18 UNICEF HIV PROJECT How Fifth Chukker Supports Those In Need 21 BATTLE OF THE SEXES The First Professional Female Polo Tournament in Northern Nigeria 24 MILITARY POLO The First International Military Polo Tournament 28 WORK TO RIDE The First Nigerian Facility To Support Pony And Polo Training For Young People From Disadvantaged Backgrounds 32 BIKE POLO Pioneering a new sport in Nigeria 72 21 38 60 54 74 FIFTH CHUKKER AFFILIATIONS 36 VIVA DAVIVA AND SWAROVSKI ELEMENT Feel The Elegance 38 NICHOLAS COLQUHOUN-DENVERS An Exclusive Interview With The HPA Chairman 40 DOLAPO AKINRELE SAN The Chairman Of The Nigerian Polo Association On The Affiliation With The HPA UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Getting The Low-Down With Our Top Polo Players 44 MUSTAPHA FASINRO The Linetrale Boss and Polo Captain of Lagos Polo Club 46 KASHIM BUKAR SHETTIMA The Barbedos Group Founder and High Goal Player 48 AYO OLASHOJU The Tavia Technologies Founder and Tournament Manager at Lagos Polo Club 50 KOLA KARIM The Energy Behind Shoreline And His Polo String 52 PRINCE ALBERT ESRI Businessman, Painter and Polo Player 54 RISQUA ABBA MURTALA The CEO of AMG Petroenergy – making a difference to society and polo in Nigeria 56 ALHAJU SAYYU DANTATA The Founder of MRS Holdings and Lifelong Polo Fanatic 56 Fifth M ChukkerAGAZINE OCTOBER 2011 | VOL 1 ISSUE 001 Editor in Chief FUNMI OLADEINDe-OGBUE Deputy Editor OBEBE OJEIFO Assistant Editor SARAH CARTLEDGE Polo writer AURORA EASTWOOD Features Writer LAURA BRIDGESTOCK Design LESLEY MITCHELL Polo Research YUSUF SAAB 68 Publisher ANCORAPOINT Ltd FUNMI OladeINde-OGBUE is co-founder and managing partner of Ancorapoint. Prior to founding Ancorapoint Funmi worked in multinational organisations such as Abacan, Shell, British American Tobacco and Nexen ADVENTURES IN LUXURY Inc for more than 15 years. A graduate from the University 60 FASHION: STEPHANE ST JAYMES of Manchester, Funmi is a polo enthusiast and loves to ride. The Nigerian Style Phenomenon Obebe OjeIFO is co-founder of Ancorapoint and has a 64 DAVID ADJAYE Masters degree from the London School of Economics. She One Of The Leading Architects Of His Generation has played a major role in developing many award-winning marketing strategies for global 500 companies such as BP, 68 TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY ART HSBC, AXA, HP, Linde Prudential and SunStoragetek. Obebe The Terra Kulture Experience began riding when she was 10 at the Ibadan Polo Club and has 72 BEYONCE KNOWLES since maintained an avid passion for the game of polo. Fashion With Kick AUROra EASTWOOD is a polo player (reaching a 1 74 LUXURY LIST goal handicap), producer of high goal ponies and freelance Timeless And Refined Collections from Swiss journalist. Over 20 years experience in the polo world give Jouaillier de Grisogono her a unique insight and depth of understanding that few other journalists possess. In addition, she has played all over INTERNATIONAL POLO the world - Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, India, Thailand, Portugal, Belgium and of course the UK. 76 HIGHLIGHTS of the LAGOS season Sarah CARTLEDGE is a well-known lifestyle and 78 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GHANA SEASON celebrity contributor, whose interviewees range from 80 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRITISH SEASON presidents and politicians to high-profile sportsmen and women. An Oxford graduate, she would like to say her own 82 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ARGENTINE SEASON sporting achievements are similar but, having written about 84 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DUBAI SEASON such amazing Fifth Chukker polo players, she realises she still has a long way to go. 86 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SEASON LAUra BRIDGESTOCK is an Oxford graduate and 88 INTERNATIONAL FIXTURE LIST experienced writer who contributes to many magazines and Plan Your Trip web-based publications. Although she hasn’t played polo 91 INTERNATIONAL PLAYER FOCUS yet, she feels confident that she could negotiate her way Diego White And Alejandro Novillo Astrada through a game, though whether the horse would follow is another question. 92 CATCHING THEM YOUNG Nigeria Must Focus On Training Its Young Players, LesleY MITCHELL is a London-based graphic designer says Yinka Akinkugbe specialising in book and magazine design. She has thoroughly enjoyed working on a publication dedicated 96 POLO EXPLAINED to such an exhilarating sport and has been particularly Chris Bethell of Cowdray Park On The Origins Of Polo impressed by all that the Nigerian polo community is doing 98 TRAVEL: SHAMWARI GAME RESERVE to assist those less fortunate. Ultimate Luxury In The Wild YUSUF SAAB is the super-efficient representative of the 102 POLOAFRICA Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club on the team. He is Catherine Cairns’ Unique South African Project the Administrative Manager of Fifth Chukker Resorts and To Involve Black Children in Polo provides the historical perspective and information about 105 HOW TO START IN POLO polo. Yusuf is a graduate of the University of Leeds. Dapo Ojora or Baba Polo Shows The Way 112 FOLORUNSO ALAKIJA ANCORAPOINT Ltd The Fashion Designer and Philanthropist on 2nd Floor Berkeley Square Hse, Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6BD Polo and Giving Back | 114 EMMY COLLINS [email protected] [email protected] The Young Nigerian Making Waves On The London [email protected] Fashion Scene Fifth Chukker Polo & Country Club is located in northern Nigeria, just 116 THE BATTLE AGAINST BREAST CANCER thirty minutes from Kaduna by road, and is also accessible by air via the Fifth Chukker Hosts The Pink Polo Ball As Kaduna national airport. The Club is located on KM2, Kaduna to Jos Road, Part Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month after Maraban-Jos. Email: [email protected] | Telephone: +2348084762172 running head BARBEDOS Proud supporters of Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club since 2001 A conglomerate of Nigerian-registered companies, Barbedos Group has established itself as a national and international leader in the oil and gas, automobile and aviation sectors as well as electrical goods and agricultural supplies. Our success and continued growth is based on commitment to investment in infrastructure, technology and people – developing a solid foundation of expertise and constantly looking to the horizon with new innovations. SKYJET AVIATION BARBEDOS CARS LIMITED BARBEDOS OIL & Gas BARBEDOS VENTURES LIMITED SERVICES LIMITED SERVICES LIMITED With two decades of experience, Years of expertise make Barbedos Travel in comfort and style with and an unbeatable selection of Trading across the spectrum, from Ventures the last word on Skyjet Aviation, a subsidiary of conventional as well as exotic crude oil to refined and semi- procuring high quality fertilizer, Barbedos. Our fleet of luxury, cars, trucks and specialised refined products, Barbedos Oil chemicals, and food products in top range jets are ready to fly vehicles, Barbedos Cars Limited & Gas has become an industry the agro-allied sector. whenever you are. is guaranteed to have the right leader in Nigeria, with a wide model for you. international client base. BARBEDOS A COMPANY WITH ITS FINGER ON THE PULSE. www.barbedosgroup.com 6 Fifth Chukker Magazine | october 2011 chairman’s foreword This magazine – just like Fifth Chukker – will be a showcase for the best of polo and all aspects of luxury living t is my great pleasure to welcome you to the launch of our new Fifth Chukker Magazine, a luxury lifestyle magazine for everyone interested in polo, fashion, travel and more. As we continue to develop Kangimi Resort into a luxury leisure complex and community, this magazine – just like Fifth Chukker – will be a showcase for the best of polo and all aspects of luxury living. IThis first issue looks at some of the most significant Milestones and Memories of Fifth Chukker’s first decade – including the first ever International Military Polo Tournament, Nigeria’s first ‘Battle of the Sexes’, and trailblazing partnerships with charities UNICEF and Work to Ride.