2018 Nigeria Federation Cup

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.

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


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 * Tornadoes progressed to the last 32 after Chief of Staff failed to turn up for the match.

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


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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]

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