Emir of Kano, Khalifa Dr. Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Saturday joined global dignitaries including a renowned football coach of England National team Thomas Tuchel at the 2025 Access Bank Polo Tournament, Surrey England.
The Access Polo tournament being tagged Khalifa’s cup in the last 10 years had showcased top global elites champions and foremost dignitaries in attendance.
The 2025 edition also featured polo players that won laurels includes Dahiru Manga’s children,Tunde Folawiyo and host of other champions drawn from different strata of life.
In an image shared on X @masarautakano handle, Sanusi was also joined at the global event along side Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina state and his Niger state counterpart Umar Bago.
The event brought together dignitaries, celebrating sport, culture, and diplomacy with the Access Bank leaders, Chief Tunde Folawuyo using this year’s tournament to raise funds for classrooms and education support across Northern Nigeria.
Meanwhile the images of the robust engagement between Emir Sanusi and ex-Chelsea coach Tuchel shared on X @ArewaFactsZone, took exceptional curiosity and excitement among followers of both Nigerian royalty and international football.
While the nature of their discussion has not been disclosed, the moment captured the imagination of fans across various communities insinuating possibilities.
The London meeting between the Emir and Tuchel has since become a trending topic om X, with followers speculating about what may have brought the two influential figures together.
Some described it as “a power meeting,” while others took a more humorous route, joking about a potential Tuchel appointment to handle the Kano club side Pillars FC.
But Emir Sanusi II, in a message sent through a close associate Yushau Okanlawan from London however revealed that His Highness and Tuchel joked about when Arsenal will win Champions league even as Tuchel boastfully regarded as the former coach of the pride of London that is Chelsea FC.
” But it was a chance meeting and I am known as an Arsenal fan. So I told him I am an Arsenal fan and he said “Arsenal is a very good club. You have just bought one of my players Noni Madueke.
“Although Fuchel had managed Chelsea it was clear he now considers all English clubs to be his as England manager and was quite at ease with this Arsenal fan”. Emir Sanusi said.
Thomas Tuchel, widely respected in the football world for his tactical acumen, famously guided Chelsea Football Club to UEFA Champions League glory in 2021. He remains one of Europe’s most sought-after coaches, known for his intellectual approach to the game and leadership in high-pressure environments.
Emir Sanusi, on the other hand, A former Governor of the Central Bank office Nigeria and an internationally recognized authority on Islamic finance, celebrated for his reformist stance on governance, education, and economic policy.
His sharp intellect and candid opinions social economy and government policies have earned him both admiration and controversy within and outside the public service.
After his career at CBN, Sanusi had went back to school for his PhD in Islamic Law from the University of London.
He accomplished the academic pursuit in flying colors after completed his thesis on “Codification of Islamic Family Law as an Instrument of Social Reform: A Case Study of the Emirate of Kano and Comparison with the Kingdom of Morocco”.
