After Playing at Access Bank UK Polo Day, Adolfo Cambiaso, Others, to Tackle Kazak at British Open

Last Saturday Adamu Atta, founder of Fifth Chukker was in action for the Access Bank team in a match for the Access Bank Trophy. Playing alongside Adamu on The Queen’s Ground at Guards Polo Club were the legendary polo superstar Adolfo Cambiaso and his eldest daughter Mia. Making up this impressive quartet on Access Bank Day was the 17-year-old Argentine talent Paco de Narvaez Gonzalez. Now, just a week later, Adamu will be fieldside to watch this trio, plus the young Englishman Hugo Taylor, compete for the competitive British Open Championship at Cowdray Park. Playing under the La Dolfina Scone banner on Sunday, Adolfo and his team will be in action against another talented 22-goal squad, Kazak.
Adamu and Adolfo are old friends and Adolfo has regularly played on Access Bank Day, a remarkable charity polo event which was co-founded by Adamu some 15 years ago. As Adolfo said in his post-match interview: “Adamu is a good friend and it’s nice to help people by doing what you love. For me coming to play some chukkas and help someone else is a happy day. The kids won today – this is for charity and the important part of today is that we are doing something great.”
Something great is what they did do. The 2025 Access Bank Day raised enough funds to enable UNICEF, a major partner with Access Bank and Fifth Chukker in a long-term education project in the Kaduna region of Nigeria, to build an additional 60 fully equipped school room blocks. Since the event started Access Bank Day has been able to offer education to some 14,000 children aged from six to 15 who otherwise would have no access to education.
So if you are at Cowdray on Sunday don’t be surprised to hear a huge roar if La Dolfina Scone win the Gold Cup. It will be Adamu showing his support for his friends. He will just be sorry he is not playing alongside them at their moment of glory.