Uneku Saliu-Atawodi commonly referred to as "Neku Atawodi", is a Nigerian female polo

Polo

Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...

 player. She is popular for being one of the only black female polo players world wide. She studied for an equestrian

Equestrianism

Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...

 degree and at Regent's College London

Regent's College

Regent's College is located in Regent's Park, London, England. It is one of the two largest groups of buildings in the park, along with the London Zoo, and was built on the site of South Villa, one of the original eight Regent's Park villas....

. She plays polo internationally.

Uneku organised the first ever female tournament to be held in West Africa, thus creating awareness about the sport in Africa.

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