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- ↑ "2022 Aiteo cup kicks off Tuesday". Daily Trust. 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Double joy as Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens win 2021 Aiteo cup". Daily Trust. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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