The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has unveiled venues and dates for the President Federation Cup Round of 64 fixtures.The NFF confirmed the venues and dates for the games in a press release issued by the director of communication, Ademola Olajire on Tuesday in Abuja.
This year’s Federation Cup competition at the national level, will kick off on Wednesday and Thursday next week.
Abuja, Kaduna, Owerri, Lafia, Awka, Enugu, Benin City, Ibadan, Asaba, Ilorin, Aba and Kano are the centres to host the 32 matches, which will then produce the candidate-teams for the Round of 32.
The women’s teams, whose competition will take off at the Round of 32, will sit out next week’s attrition, but will take to the battlegrounds when the men are also fighting for slots in the Round of 16. Holders Bendel Insurance will take on Stormers FC of Abeokua at the Area 3 Football Pitch, Abuja, on May 1st.The standout fixture of the round between Kano Pillars and Rangers will hold in Abuja on May 2nd.
The winner of the competition will represent Nigeria in the CAF Confederation Cup next season.
