THE QATAR OLYMPIC AND SPORTS MUSEUM HAS INDUCTED ACCESS BANK AMBASSADOR AS AN HONORARY MEMBER.

One of the most prominent female athletes in the sport and Access Bank ambassador Neku Atawodi-Edun, team captain of Team Access and one of the largest sports museums in the world, have been inducted into the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum.

Her accomplishments and contribution to the game of polo are recognized by the induction.

One of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums, the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, houses a museum with a display portion of some of Neku’s match-worn clothing, including the Access Bank shirt she wore when she became the first-ever black competitor in the 2019 Argentine Polo Open.

Neku is one of the few African athletes to be inducted into the Museum. She is renowned for being the first black woman to play polo professionally and for her career accomplishments as a technology-for-impact investor.
The successful cooperation included Access Bank gaining naming rights to Neku’s polo team that competed in the Argentine Polo Open in 2019. Neku was announced as an Access Bank ambassador in 2019.

Neku was hailed as more than just an athlete by Abiodun Olubitan, Head of Women Banking at Access Bank, who also called her entrance into the museum an inspiration.

Speaking about her induction and display area at the museum, Neku says she is thrilled to be recognized as one of 90 athletes from around the world, along with Muhammed Ali, Lionel Messi, and Pele, as well as to have her items proudly displayed, each with a story of her hard work, determination, and sacrifice in her journey to becoming a successful polo player. Additionally, she sees this as a chance to advocate for women’s polo throughout Africa.

The founder of Ride to Shine, a non-profit organization where she teaches young, defenseless African children the game of polo and gives them the chance to pursue an education, is Neku Atawodi-Edun.