The 2018

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(known as the 2018 Aiteo Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th edition of the

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tournament. This edition of the competition began on 9 September 2018 and ended on 24 October 2018.

First round

First round matches were played from 9 September to 11 September 2018. *Tornadoes progressed to the last 32 after Chief of Staff failed to turn up for the match.

Second round

Second round matches were played from 16, 17 September and 19 September 2018.

Group stage

Group A

(at Patani Stadium, Gombe) Round 2 ep 26Katsina United 0-1 Enyimba J. Atete 1-3 Plateau United Round 3 ep 27J. Atete 2-4 Katsina United Plateau United 1-1 Enyimba Round 1 ep 28(moved from Sep 24) Plateau United 0-1 Katsina United J. Atete 0-5 Enyimba Final Table: 1.Enyimba FC 3 2 1 0 7- 1 7 Qualified 2.Katsina United 3 2 0 1 5- 3 6 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Plateau United 3 1 1 1 4- 3 4 4.Julius Atete FC 3 0 0 3 3-12 0

Group B

(at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano) Round 1 ep 24 Enugu Rangers 2-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Sunshine Stars 1-1 Supreme Court Round 2 ep 26Sunshine Stars 1-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Supreme Court n/p Enugu Rangers Round 3 ep 28Enugu Rangers 0-0 Sunshine Stars El-Kaneni Warriors 1-0 Supreme Court Final Table: 1.Enugu Rangers International 2 1 1 0 2- 1 4 Qualified 2.El Kanemi Warriors 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Sunshine Stars 3 0 3 0 2- 2 3 4.Supreme Court FC 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1

Group C

(at Agege Stadium, Lagos) Round 1 ep 24Kwara United 5-1 Abia Warriors Kano Pillars 3-2 Rivers United Round 2 ep 26Kano Pillars 1-2 Abia Warriors Rivers United 0-1 Kwara United Round 3 ep 28Kano Pillars 2-1 Kwara United Rivers United 0-1 Abia Warriors Final Table: 1.Kwara United 3 2 0 1 7- 3 6 Qualified 2.Kano Pillars 3 2 0 1 6- 5 6 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Abia Warriors 3 2 0 1 4- 6 6 4.Rivers United 3 0 0 3 2- 5 0

Group D

(at Enyimba International Stadium, Aba) Round 1 ep 24Akwa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Nasarawa United 0-0 Kogi United Round 2 ep 26Kogi United 0-1 Akwa United Nasarawa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Round 3 ep 28Akwa United 0-2 Nasarawa United Wikki Tourists 1-0 Kogi United Final Table: 1.Nasarawa United 3 2 1 0 3- 0 7 Qualified 2.Akwa United 3 2 0 1 2- 2 6 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Wikki Tourists 3 1 0 2 1- 2 3 4.Kogi United 3 0 1 2 0- 2 1

Quarter-finals

ct 3Kwara United 1-3 Katsina United gege stadium, Lagos Enugu Rangers 1-1 Akwa United -2 pen ani Abacha stadium, Kano

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Nasarawa United 1-0 El-Kanemi Warriors nyimba stadium, Aba ct 7Enyimba 2-4 Kano Pillars atani stadium, Gombe

Semi-finals

ct 10Enugu Rangers 4-2 Nasarawa United ani Abacha stadium, Kano Katsina United 2-2 Kano Pillars -4 pen gege stadium, Lagos

Final

ct 24, Stephen Keshi stadium, Asabare
RANGERS IN SIXTH HEAVEN WITH DRAMATIC NATIONAL CUP GLORY IN NIGERIA
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References

{{Football in Nigeria 2018–19 in Nigerian football

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