The finals of this year’s President Federation Cup men and women competitions will be played at MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday, 29th June, www.aclsports.com reports.
NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, who confirmed the date, said that the date was agreed upon because Nigeria have until midnight of Sunday, 30 June to submit to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the names of her representative clubs in next season’s continental club competitions.
Rangers have already taken one of the CAF Champions League slots by winning the league; so it remains to be seen which other clubs will join them to fly the flag of the country on the continent when the NPFL comes to an end this weekend.
“Having looked closely at our programmes, the stage the men and women competitions are at the moment and the need to submit the names of all our representative clubs to CAF for African Club Competitions next season, ourselves and GTI have reached a consensus for the grand finale of the men and women finals of the President Federation Cup to take place on Saturday, 29th June.
“The venue is the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The women’s final will begin at 1pm while the men’s final will commence at 4pm, as has been the tradition for so many years now. NFF and GTI are committed to putting up a great show of this year’s grand finale,” Sanusi concluded.
Meanwhile, the quarter-finals of the women’s competition will take place on Wednesday, 19th June, with Benin City, Asaba and Enugu as host centres. On the other hand, the semi-finals of the men’s competition will take place on Thursday, 20th June, with Abuja and Lafia as host centres.
WOMEN’S QUARTER-FINAL FIXTURES
Nasarawa Amazons (Nasarawa) Vs Remo Stars Ladies (Ogun) – Benin City – 19/06/24 – 4pm
Naija Ratels (FCT) Vs FC Robo Queens (Lagos) – Asaba – 19/06/24 – 4pm
Delta Queens (Delta) Vs Sunshine Queens (Ondo) – Benin City – 19/06/24 – 1pm
Osun Babes (Osun) Vs Rivers Angels (Rivers) – Enugu – 19/06/24 – 4pm
MEN’S SEMI-FINAL FIXTURES
Kebbi United (Kebbi) Vs El-Kanemi Warriors (Borno) – FCT-Goal Project – 20/06/24 – 4pm
Abia Warriors (Abia) Vs Kano Pillars (Kano) – Lafia – 20/06/24 – 4pm
