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NFF reschedules fixtures for next round of Federation Cup

The fixtures were earlier scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

• May 2, 2023
NFF and Federation Cup
NFF and Federation Cup

Fixtures in the Round of 32 (Men) and Round of 16 (Women) of the 2023 Federation Cup competition will now come up on May 10 and May 11.

Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

The fixtures were earlier scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

However, with Rivers United’s involvement in the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals which has now ended, the Round of 64 fixtures were not concluded.

Following are the new dates for the fixtures in the 2023 Federation Cup’s Men and Women Competitions:

FEDERATION CUP: ROUND OF 32 FIXTURES (MEN)  

(listed in the order of fixture, venue, date and time)

Heartland FC (Imo) vs Essien Ayi FC (Cross River) —– Awka –– 10/05/23 —– 2 p.m.

Ahudiya (Abia) vs Bendel Insurance (Edo) —– Calabar —– 10/05/23 —–  4 p.m.

Standard FC (Kaduna State) vs Sunshine Stars (Ondo State)  —– Lokoja —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

EFCC FC (FCT) vs Akwa United (Akwa Ibom) —-– Awka —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Warri Wolves (Delta) vs 3SC (Oyo State) —– Owerri —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Mighty Jets (Plateau) vs Gombe United (Gombe State) —-– Kano —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Osun United (Osun) vs Insurance Feeders (Edo) —– Lagos —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Cynosure FC (Ebonyi) vs Lobi Stars (Benue) —– Abuja Area 3 —– 10/05/23 —-– 4 p.m.

Plateau United (Plateau) vs Rivers United/Enyimba FC —– TBD —– 10/05/23

Ingas FC (Enugu State) vs El-Kanemi Warriors (Borno) —– Kaduna —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Nasarawa United (Nasarawa State) vs DMD FC (Borno) —– Bauchi —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Ikorodu City (Lagos State) vs Kwara United (Kwara) – Osogbo – 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

FC Ebedei (Ekiti State) vs Igbajo FC (Osun) —– Ibadan —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Rangers Int’l (Enugu State) vs Kano Pillars (Kano State) – Abuja Goal Project – 10/05/23 – 4 p.m.

FR Ebunuja (Imo) vs Doma United (Gombe State) —– Abuja Area 3 —– 10/05/23 —– 2 p.m.

Edel FC (Anambra) vs Mailantarki FC (FCT) —– Akure —– 10/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

*TBD — To be decided                                                                                                                                                 

FEDERATION CUP: ROUND OF 16 FIXTURES (WOMEN)

Bayelsa Queens vs Dannaz Ladies

(Dannaz Ladies were involved in an accident and cannot continue in the competition)

Fortress FC (Edo) vs Honey Badgers (Benue) —– Lokoja —– 11/05/23 —– 2 p.m.

Heartland Queens (Imo) vs Lakeside Queens (Ogun) —– Warri —– 11/05/23 —– 2 p.m.

Edo Queens (Edo) vs Maureen Mmadu FC (Abia) —– Calabar —– 11/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Robo Queens (Lagos State) vs Royal Queens (Delta) —– Awka —– 11/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Nasarawa Amazons (Nasarawa State) vs Naija Ratels (FCT) —– Lokoja —– 11/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Rivers Angels (Rivers) vs Osun Babes (Osun) —– Warri —– 11/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

Moje Queens (Kwara) vs Delta Queens (Delta) —– Lagos —– 11/05/23 —– 4 p.m.

(NAN)

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