Big teams face elimination in President Federation Cup

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A number of teams in the top-tier Nigeria Premier Football League countenance exit from this year’s President Federation Cup as the Round of 32 matches hold across the country today  and tomorrow.

Former champions Lobi Stars and Shooting Stars battle in Awka while holders Bendel Insurance are up in arms against Wikki Tourists of Bauchi in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as Plateau United and Sunshine Stars test might also in Abuja.

Katsina United square up to Bayelsa United in Abuja as well, while CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finalists Rivers United throw their weight up against Niger Tornadoes.

Giant-killers Hammola FC and Inter Lagos are at each other’s jugular in Ibadan, while former CAF Champions League winners Enyimba must guard their loins against free-scoring FC One Rocket in Yenagoa, and Enugu is the battleground for the confrontation between Warri Wolves and Kwara United.       

May 23rd Fixtures

Bendel Insurance (Edo) Vs Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) – Abuja

EFCC FC (FCT) Vs Edel FC (Anambra) – Ilorin

Gombe United (Gombe) Vs El-Kanemi Warriors (Borno) – Kaduna

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Lobi Stars (Benue) Vs Shooting Stars (Oyo) – Awka

Hammola Int’l (Osun) Vs Inter Lagos (Lagos) – Ibadan

Warri Wolves (Delta) Vs Kwara United (Kwara) – Enugu

Abia Warriors (Abia) Vs Sporting Supreme (FCT) – Benin City

Nasarawa United (Nasarawa) Vs Sokoto United (Sokoto) – Kano

FC One Rocket (Akwa Ibom) Vs Enyimba FC (Abia) – Yenagoa

Plateau United (Plateau) Vs Sunshine Stars (Ondo) – Abuja

Rivers United (Rivers) Vs Niger Tornadoes (Niger) – Auchi

Katsina United (Katsina) Vs Bayelsa United (Bayelsa) – Abuja

Doma United (Gombe) Vs Kano Pillars (Kano) – Bauchi

May 23rd Fixtures

Ikorodu City (Lagos) Vs Coal City (Enugu) – Benin City

ABS FC (Kwara) Vs Kebbi United (Kebbi) – Abuja

Akwa United (Akwa Ibom) Vs Zamfara United Feeders (Zamfara) – Abuja

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