The Round of 16 matches are scheduled to hold on Wednesday, May 17.
Thursday marked an end to Nigeria's 2023 Federation Cup Round of 32 fixtures, with only 16 marching matching on to attempt to become the country's latest cup champion.
With defending champions Bayelsa United already eliminated, a new winner is bound to emerge in the 2023 edition, with such a team, representing Nigeria at next season's CAF Confederation Cup.
19:53 - 10.05.2023
Federation Cup: Elephant down, Shooting Stars and Oga Boys, too
The trio of Enyimba, Shooting Stars, and Ikorodu City suffered a black Wednesday in the Nigerian Federation Cup round of 32.
As is custom with the Federation Cup, upsets were recorded in the Round of 32 with record champions Shooting Stars, eliminated alongside two-time CAF Champions League winners Enyimba.
Results from Wednesday & Thursday's Federation Cup Round of 32
- Heartland FC (Imo) 2-1 Essien Ayi (Cross River)
- EFCC FC (FCT) 1-1 Akwa United (Akwa Ibom), EFCC FC win 9-8 on penalties
- Ahudiya (Abia) 0-1 Bendel Insurance (Edo)
- Standard FC (Kaduna) 0-2 Sunshine Stars (Ondo)
- Warri Wolves (Delta) 0-0 Shooting Stars (Oyo), Wolves win 4-3 on penalties
- Osun United (Osun) 1-2 Insurance Feeders (Edo)
- FR Eburuaja (Imo) 0-4 Doma United (Gombe)
- Cynosure FC (Ebonyi) 1-2 Lobi Stars (Benue)
- Rangers (Enugu) 2-0 Kano Pillars (Kano)
- Plateau United (Plateau) 2-2 Enyimba (Abia), Plateau United win 3-2 on penalties
- Ingas FC (Enugu) 1-1 El-Kanemi Warriors (Borno), Ingas win 9-8 on penalties
- Nasarawa United (Nasarawa) 3-2 DMD FC (Borno)
- Ikorodu City (Lagos) 1-3 Kwara United (Kwara)
- FC Ebedei (Ekiti) 4-0 Igbajo FC (Osun)
- Edel FC (Anambra) 1-0 Mailantarki FC (FCT)
- Mighty Jets (Plateau) 0-2 Gombe United (Gombe)
09:57 - 01.05.2023
NFF President reveal VAR set to land in NPFL, Federation Cup, other Nigerian competitions
The introduction of VAR in Nigeria would start off at 'regional levels' - the North Central, North East, North West, South East, the South-South and the South West.