2018 Nigeria Federation Cup

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2018 Nigeria Federation Cup
Tournament details
CountryNigeria
Final positions
Champions Enugu Rangers
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The 2018 Nigeria Federation Cup (known as the 2018 Aiteo Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th edition of the football tournament. This edition of the competition began on 9 September 2018 and ended on 24 October 2018. [1]

Contents

First round

First round matches were played from 9 September to 11 September 2018.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Akwa United 7–0Hope of Glory
Aklosendi International0–0 (6–5 p)FRSC
Dan Masariw/o Go Round
Shooting Stars 0–0 (2–3 p)Supreme Court
ABS 1–1 (2–3 p)Kebbi
Enugu Rangers 0–0 (6–5 p) Niger Tornadoes Feeders
Ekiti United1–2 Mighty Jets
Kwara United 3–1All Stars of MKO
Delta Stars0–4 Kogi United
Chief of Staffw/o Niger Tornadoes *
George Turnah1–2 Nasarawa United
Lobi Stars 1–1 (2–3 p)Standard
Yobe Desert Stars 2–1DMB
Zabgai0–2 Plateau United
Nyasagwana1–5 Ifeanyi Ubah
Doma United1–4J'Atete
Kano Pillars Feeders0–0 (4–5 p) Crown
Smart City1–2 Abia Warriors
Bendel United 0–1 Remo Stars
Gusau Eleven0–6 Rivers United
Ngwa2–3 Kano Pillars
Sokoto United 0–0 (4–3 p) MFM
Gombe United 1–1 (3–5 p)Dynamite Force
Wasiu Alabelewe0–3 Enyimba International
Cofine1–1 (4–2 p) Heartland
Wikki Tourists w/oCrime Busters
Sunshine Stars 3–1 Ifeanyi Ubah Feeders
Bayelsa United 4–1Fasbir
Samba0–3 El-Kanemi Warriors
Katsina United Feedersw/o Jigawa Golden Stars
Minda1–2 Osun United
Katsina United w/oMadagali

Second round

Second round matches were played from 16, 17 September and 19 September 2018.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Akwa United 5–2Aklosendi International
Go Round 1–1 (3–5 p)Supreme Court
Kebbi0–3 Enugu Rangers
Mighty Jets 1–3 Kwara United
Kogi United 1–0 Niger Tornadoes
Nasarawa United 3–0Standard
Yobe Desert Stars 0–1 Plateau United
Ifeanyi Ubah 0–1J'Atete
Crown 1–3 Abia Warriors
Remo Stars 0–1 Rivers United
Kano Pillars 2–0 Sokoto United
Dynamite Force2–0 Enyimba International
Cofine0–2 Sunshine Stars
Wikki Tourists 4–1 Bayelsa United
El-Kanemi Warriors 1–0 Katsina United Feeders
Osun United 0–1 Katsina United

Group stage

Group A

(at Patani Stadium, Gombe)

Round 2 [Sep 26] Katsina United 0-1 Enyimba J. Atete 1-3 Plateau United

Round 3 [Sep 27] J. Atete 2-4 Katsina United Plateau United 1-1 Enyimba

Round 1 [Sep 28] (moved from Sep 24) Plateau United 0-1 Katsina United J. Atete 0-5 Enyimba

Final Table:

1.Enyimba FC                         3   2  1  0   7- 1   7  Qualified 2.Katsina United                     3   2  0  1   5- 3   6  Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Plateau United                     3   1  1  1   4- 3   4 4.Julius Atete FC                    3   0  0  3   3-12   0

Group B

(at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano)

Round 1 [Sep 24] Enugu Rangers 2-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Sunshine Stars 1-1 Supreme Court

Round 2 [Sep 26] Sunshine Stars 1-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Supreme Court n/p Enugu Rangers

Round 3 [Sep 28] Enugu Rangers 0-0 Sunshine Stars El-Kaneni Warriors 1-0 Supreme Court

Final Table:

1.Enugu Rangers International        2   1  1  0   2- 1   4  Qualified 2.El Kanemi Warriors                 3   1  1  1   3- 3   4  Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Sunshine Stars                     3   0  3  0   2- 2   3 4.Supreme Court FC                   2   0  1  1   1- 2   1

Group C

(at Agege Stadium, Lagos)

Round 1 [Sep 24] Kwara United 5-1 Abia Warriors Kano Pillars 3-2 Rivers United

Round 2 [Sep 26] Kano Pillars 1-2 Abia Warriors Rivers United 0-1 Kwara United

Round 3 [Sep 28] Kano Pillars 2-1 Kwara United Rivers United 0-1 Abia Warriors

Final Table:

1.Kwara United                       3   2  0  1   7- 3   6  Qualified 2.Kano Pillars                       3   2  0  1   6- 5   6  Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Abia Warriors                      3   2  0  1   4- 6   6 4.Rivers United                      3   0  0  3   2- 5   0

Group D

(at Enyimba International Stadium, Aba)

Round 1 [Sep 24] Akwa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Nasarawa United 0-0 Kogi United

Round 2 [Sep 26] Kogi United 0-1 Akwa United Nasarawa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists

Round 3 [Sep 28] Akwa United 0-2 Nasarawa United Wikki Tourists 1-0 Kogi United

Final Table:

1.Nasarawa United                    3   2  1  0   3- 0   7  Qualified 2.Akwa United                        3   2  0  1   2- 2   6  Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Wikki Tourists                     3   1  0  2   1- 2   3 4.Kogi United                        3   0  1  2   0- 2   1

Quarter-finals

[Oct 3] Kwara United 1-3 Katsina United [Agege stadium, Lagos]

Enugu Rangers 1-1 Akwa United [4-2 pen] [Sani Abacha stadium, Kano]

[Oct 4] Nasarawa United 1-0 El-Kanemi Warriors [Enyimba stadium, Aba]

[Oct 7] Enyimba 2-4 Kano Pillars [Patani stadium, Gombe]

Semi-finals

[Oct 10] Enugu Rangers 4-2 Nasarawa United [Sani Abacha stadium, Kano]

Katsina United 2-2 Kano Pillars [1-4 pen] [Agege stadium, Lagos]

Final

[Oct 24, Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba] [2]

Enugu Rangers 3-3 Kano Pillars [4-2 pen]

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