EGYPT VS USA POLO MATCH 2018
Egyptian Polo Team and The American Tinicum Polo Park Team From Both Teams Mounting Their Polo Ponies for A Friendly Match on A Vast 300 Yard Field Constructed to International Polo Field Standards. Sponsored by The Us Polo Association & Their Agent Quattro Trading & Services, The Egyptian Polo Federation Hosted The 11th Polo Event in Egypt. The American team charged the field attempting to tie a very close score of 5-6; eventually the win went to the Egyptian team. Polo is a sport with long tradition in Egypt. Starting in the 12th century, the game was played by the Mamluke cavalry as a form of military exercise. More recently, from about 1890 to the late 60’s, the Gezira Sporting Club 3 large polo grounds were ranked as the best of their kind in the world. The game was also widely played in Alexandria at Semouha and Sporting clubs as well as the Army Cavalries. International teams have always particularly enjoyed visiting Egypt as it offers the benefit of 2 playing seasons: in Cairo during the winter and in Alexandria during the summer…a luxury rarely available in other parts of the world at that time. Egypt produced a number of talented polo players who played and won a number of international tournaments: Seifalla Pasha Yousri in the 1920’s, 8 goal handicap, was the Egyptian Ambassador