2023 Nigeria Federation Cup

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2023 Federation Cup
Tingo Cup
Tournament details
CountryNigeria
Dates18 April – 21 June 2023
Teams72
Final positions
Champions Bendel Insurance
Runner-up Enugu Rangers
 
2024  

The 2023 Nigeria Federation Cup (known as the 2023 Tingo Cup) is the 75th edition of the Nigerian Federation Cup. The tournament began with the National playoffs on 18 April and concluded with the final in June.

Contents

This year's format remained the same as previous editions, with 72 clubs qualifying as the finalists of the various states tournaments. [1]

Format

The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring the 36 finalists of each state tournaments plus the FCT. The 16 weakest clubs enter the play-off round, the winners then join the remaining 56 teams at the main tournament. All matches are played at neutral stadiums.

Matches are played 90 minutes with tied games at the end of regulation time going straight to penalties.

National play-offs

All matches were played on 18 April.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Novia FC? ?Ashana FC
Katukan Tsafe FC? ?Yelwa United
Smart City Feeders0–2 Bendel Insurance Feeders
Kogi United Feeders? ?Lautai FC
FR Eburuaja1–0PCM FC
Osevan FC? ?Ahudiya FC
Red and Black FC? ?Edel FC
ABJ FC? ?Nya-Sa Gwang

First round

The draw for this round was conducted on 19 April. [2] Matches were held between 27 April to 3 May

Team 1 Score Team 2
Heartland 2–0Jedo FC
Bayelsa United 1–1 (3–5 p)Essien Ayi
Ahudiya FC1–0 Jigawa Golden Stars
ABS 0–1 Bendel Insurance
Standard FC2–2 (4–3 p) Ekiti United
FC Basira0–2 Sunshine Stars
EFCC FC4–2Katukan Tsafe Fc
Wikki Tourists 0–1 Akwa United
Warri Wolves 4–0Beyond Limit
Shooting Stars 4–3Adamimogo
Mighty Jets w/o Niger Tornadoes Feeders
Malumfashi0–1 Gombe United
Bendel Insurance Feeders4–0Maikunkele
Cynosure FC1–0 Kano Pillars Juniors
Lobi Stars 2–2 (5–3 p)One Rocket
Jama United w/o Plateau United
Ingas FC3–0Novia FC
El-Kanemi Warriors 2–0De Cardinal
Nasarawa United 2–0 Kebbi United
DMD FC2–0ABJ FC
Ikorodu City3–0Crusader FC
Gateway United 1–1 (2–4 p) Kwara United
Ebedei3–0Hope of Glory
Yobe Desert Stars 1–1 (6–7 p)Igbajo
Adamawa United w/o Enugu Rangers
Ilaji w/o Kano Pillars
Green Berets2–3FR Eburuaja
Ozalla0–3 Doma United
Kogi United Feeders1–4Edel FC
Mailantarki0–0 (8–7 p) Kogi United
Rivers United 0–0 (4–5 p) Enyimba

Second round

Team 1 Score Team 2
Ahudiya FC0–1 Bendel Insurance
Cynosure FC0–2 Lobi Stars
Ebedei4–0Igbajo
Edel FC1–0Milantarki
EFCC FC1–1 (9–8 p) Akwa United
Enugu Rangers 2–0 Kano Pillars
Ikorodu City1–3 Kwara United
Ingas FC1–1 (9–8 p) El-Kanemi Warriors
Mighty Jets 0–2 Gombe United
Nasarawa United 3–2DMD FC
Osun United 1–2 Bendel Insurance Feeders
Plateau United 2–2 (3–2 p) Enyimba
Standard FC0–2 Sunshine Stars
Warri Wolves 0–0 (4–3 p) Shooting Stars
FR Eburuaja0–4 Doma United
Heartland 2–1Essien Ayi

Third round

The third round of matches were played on 24 and 25 May.

Team 1 Score Team 2
24 May 2023
Warri Wolves 1–0 Gombe United
Sunshine Stars 3–2 EFCC FC
Heartland 0–1 Bendel Insurance
Ebedei1–3 Enugu Rangers
Plateau United 2–1Ingas FC
Nasarawa United 0–1 Kwara United
Doma United 2–1Edel
25 May 2023
Bendel Insurance Feeders1–3 Lobi Stars

Quarter-final

Matches were played on 28 May.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Enugu Rangers 1–0 Doma United
Plateau United 1–0 Kwara United
Warri Wolves 2–1 Lobi Stars
Bendel Insurance 1–0 Sunshine Stars
28 May 2023 Enugu Rangers 1–0 Doma United Akure Township Stadium, Akure
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28 May 2023 Plateau United 1–0 Kwara United FIFA Goal Project Stadium, Abuja
16:00 (UTC+1)Yakubu Soccerball shade.svg44'
28 May 2023 Warri Wolves 2–1 Lobi Stars Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode
15:00 (UTC+1)Jabbar Soccerball shade.svg44'
Christian Soccerball shade.svg72'
Kumaga Soccerball shade.svg57'
28 May 2023 Bendel Insurance 1–0 Sunshine Stars Awka City Stadium, Awka
12:00 (UTC+1) Osarenkhoe Soccerball shade.svg56'

Semi-final

In the semi-final, Enugu Rangers defeated Plateau United courtesy of a last minute penalty kick while Bendel Insurance won on penalty shootout to extend their unbeaten record this season to 23 games. The matches were played on 1 June.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Plateau United 0–1 Enugu Rangers
Bendel Insurance 0–0 (4–2 p) Warri Wolves
1 June 2023 Plateau United 0–1 Enugu Rangers Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode
16:00 (UTC+1) Obaje Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (pen)
1 June 2023 Bendel Insurance 0–0
(4–2 p)
Warri Wolves Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos
16:00 (UTC+1)

Final

Bendel Insurance defeated Enugu Rangers to earn their fourth title, their first since 1980 and earned the right to participate in the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup. [3]

Team 1 Score Team 2
Bendel Insurance 1–0 Enugu Rangers
21 June Bendel Insurance 1–0 Enugu Rangers Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba
17:00 Osarenkhoe Soccerball shade.svg45+8' (pen.) Report

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