The 2024 Nigeria Federation Cup is the 76th edition of the Nigerian Federation Cup. The tournament began with the National playoffs on 12 April and concluded with the

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on 29 June.

El-Kanemi Warriors El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Their play ground is the El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri. The club is on a positive rebound having gained promotion to the 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Footb ...

won their third title and first in 32 years with a 2–0 win over Abia Warriors in the final. This year, the format remains unchanged, except for a slight modification in the number of qualifying clubs. 70 clubs instead of the usual 74 qualified as finalists in the tournaments held across the different

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failed to enter a team, while Borno and Adamawa states entered just a team each.

Format

The competition is a

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featuring the 36 finalists of each state tournaments plus the FCT. As not all

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entered two teams, the 12 weakest clubs entered the play-off round, whereafter the winners joined the remaining 58 teams at the main tournament. All matches are played at neutral stadiums. Matches are played 90 minutes with tied games going straight to penalties.

National play-offs

All matches were played on 12 April.

First round

The draw for this round was conducted on 18 April. Matches were held on 1 to 3 May. , - , colspan=3, 1 May 2024 , - , - , colspan=3, 2 May 2024 , - , - , colspan=3, 3 May 2024 , -

Second round

Matches were played on 22 and 23 May 2024. , - , colspan=3, 22 May 2024 , - , - , colspan=3, 23 May 2024 , -

Third round

Matches were held on 29 May.

Quarter-final

All matches were played on 5 June.

Semi-final

Both matches were played on 20 June.

Final

This is Abia Warriors first cup final while

are two times cup winners; the winner of this match automatically qualifies for the

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. It was played on 29 June at the

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after it was initially slated to be played at the

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References

{{Football in Nigeria 2023–24 in Nigerian football

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