Federation Cup Round of 16 to take centre stage on Wednesday, teams eyeing quarterfinals
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Federation Cup Round of 16 to take centre stage on Wednesday, teams eyeing quarterfinals

Jidechi Chidiezie 17:23 - 23.05.2023

Fixtures in this round of the Federation Cup are to be decided on Wednesday, May 24.

With the 2023 Nigeria Premier League (NPFL) regular season now concluded, and teams in the 2023 Federation Cup successfully whittled down from 32 to 16 teams, attention will turn to who can emerge as Nigeria's newest cup champions.

Between Wednesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 11, the 32 last-standing teams in the 2023 edition of the competition had sought places in the round of 16, with heavyweights such as Enyimba, Akwa United and Shooting Stars getting knocked out.

Fixtures in this round of the Federation Cup are to be decided on Wednesday, May 24, with eight of these to be played at six venues.

Qualified teams for the Round of 16

  • Bendel Insurance 
  • Bendel Insurance Feeders 
  • Doma United 
  • Edel 
  • EFCC FC 
  • FC Ebedei 
  • Gombe United 
  • Heartland 
  • Ingas 
  • Kwara United 
  • Lobi Stars 
  • Nasarawa United 
  • Plateau United 
  • Rangers 
  • Sunshine Stars 
  • Warri Wolves

With defending champions Bayelsa United already eliminated in earlier stages, the 2023 edition of the competition could produce a new champion.

Former champions Heartland, Bendel Insurance, Lobi Stars, Plateau United and Rangers will on their part, be hoping to add another cup to their cabinet.

Full fixtures for Federation Cup Round of 16

  • AWKA: Heartland FC (Imo) vs Bendel Insurance (Edo) – 24/05/23, 2 pm 
  • AWKA: Bendel Insurance Feeders (Edo) vs Lobi Stars (Benue) - 24/05/23, 4 pm
  • ABA: Sunshine Stars (Ondo) vs EFCC FC (FCT) – 24/05/23, 2 pm 
  • ABUJA (GOAL PROJECT): Warri Wolves (Delta) vs Gombe United (Gombe) - 24/05/23, 2 pm 
  • ABUJA (GOAL PROJECT): Plateau United (Plateau) vs Ingas FC (Enugu) – 24/05/23, 4 pm 
  • ABUJA (AREA 3): Doma United (Gombe) vs Edel FC (Anambra) – 24/05/23, 4 pm
  • BENIN: Nasarawa United (Nasarawa) vs Kwara United (Kwara) - 24/05/23, 4pm 
  • ASABA: FC Ebeide (Ekiti) vs Rangers (Enugu) – 24/05/23, 2 pm 

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