2023 Nigeria Federation Cup

The 2023 Nigeria Federation Cup (known as the 2023 Tingo Cup) is the 75th edition of the Nigerian Federation Cup, the tournament began with the National playoffs on 18 April and will conclude with the final in June.

2023 Federation Cup
Tingo Cup
Country Nigeria
Dates18 April –
Teams72
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This year's format remains the same with 72 clubs qualifying as the finalists of the various states tournaments.[1]

Format

The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring the 36 finalists of each state tournaments plus the FCT. The 16 weakest clubs enters the play-off round, the winners then joins the remaining 56 teams at the main tournament. All matches were played at neutral stadiums.

Matches are played 90 minutes with tied games going straight to penalties.

National play-offs

All matches were played on 18 April.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Novia FC ? ? Ashana FC
Katukan Tsafe FC ? ? Yelwa United
Smart City Feeders 0–2 Bendel Insurance Feeders
Kogi United Feeders ? ? Lautai FC
FR Eburuaja 1–0 PCM FC
Osevan FC ? ? Ahudiya FC
Red and Black FC ? ? Edel FC
ABJ FC ? ? Nya-Sa Gwang

First round

The draw for this round was conducted on 19 April.[2] Matches were held between 27 April to 3 May

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Heartland 2–0 Jedo FC
Bayelsa United 1–1 (3–5 p) Essien Ayi
Ahudiya FC 1–0 Jigawa Golden Stars
ABS 0–1 Bendel Insurance
Standard FC 2–2 (4–3 p) Ekiti United
FC Basira 0–2 Sunshine Stars
EFCC FC 4–2 Katukan Tsafe Fc
Wikki Tourists 0–1 Akwa United
Warri Wolves 4–0 Beyond Limit
Shooting Stars 4–3 Adamimogo
Mighty Jets w/o Niger Tornadoes Feeders
Malumfashi 0–1 Gombe United
Bendel Insurance Feeders 4–0 Maikunkele
Cynosure FC 1–0 Kano Pillars Juniors
Lobi Stars 2–2 (5–3 p) One Rocket
Jama United w/o Plateau United
Ingas FC 3–0 Novia FC
El-Kanemi Warriors 2–0 De Cardinal
Nasarawa United 2–0 Kebbi United
DMD FC 2–0 ABJ FC
Ikorodu City 3–0 Crusader FC
Gateway United 1–1 (2–4 p) Kwara United
Ebedei 3–0 Hope of Glory
Yobe Desert Stars 1–1 (6–7 p) Igbajo
Adamawa United w/o Enugu Rangers
Ilaji w/o Kano Pillars
Green Berets 2–3 FR Eburuaja
Ozalla 0–3 Doma United
Kogi United Feeders 1–4 Edel FC
Mailantarki 0–0 (8–7 p) Kogi United
Rivers United 0–0 (4–5 p) Enyimba

Second round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ahudiya FC 0–1 Bendel Insurance
Cynosure FC 0–2 Lobi Stars
Ebedei 4–0 Igbajo
Edel FC 1–0 Milantarki
EFCC FC 1–1 (9–8 p) Akwa United
Enugu Rangers 2–0 Kano Pillars
Ikorodu City 1–3 Kwara United
Ingas FC 1–1 (9–8 p) El-Kanemi Warriors
Mighty Jets 0–2 Gombe United
Nasarawa United 3–2 DMD FC
Osun United 1–2 Bendel Insurance Feeders
Plateau United 2–2 (3–2 p) Enyimba
Standard FC 0–2 Sunshine Stars
Warri Wolves 0–0 (4–3 p) Shooting Stars
FR Eburuaja 0–4 Doma United
Heartland 2–1 Essien Ayi

Third round

The third round of matches were played on 24 and 25 May.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
24 May 2023
Warri Wolves 1–0 Gombe United
Sunshine Stars 3–2 EFCC FC
Heartland 0–1 Bendel Insurance
Ebedei 1–3 Enugu Rangers
Plateau United 2–1 Ingas FC
Nasarawa United 0–1 Kwara United
Doma United 2–1 Edel
25 May 2023
Bendel Insurance Feeders 1–3 Lobi Stars

Quarter-final

Matches were played on 28 May.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Enugu Rangers 1–0 Doma United
Plateau United 1–0 Kwara United
Warri Wolves 2–1 Lobi Stars
Bendel Insurance 1–0 Sunshine Stars
28 May 2023 Enugu Rangers 1–0 Doma United Akure Township Stadium, Akure
16:00 (UTC+1) 90+2'
28 May 2023 Plateau United 1–0 Kwara United FIFA Goal Project Stadium, Abuja
16:00 (UTC+1) Yakubu 44'
28 May 2023 Warri Wolves 2–1 Lobi Stars Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode
15:00 (UTC+1) Jabbar 44'
Christian 72'		 Kumaga 57'
28 May 2023 Bendel Insurance 1–0 Sunshine Stars Awka City Stadium, Awka
12:00 (UTC+1) Osarenkhoe 56'

Semi-final

In the semi-final, Enugu Rangers defeated Plateau United courtesy of a last minute penalty kick while Bendel Insurance won on penalty shootout to extend their unbeaten record this season to 23 games. The matches were played on 1 June.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Plateau United 0–1 Enugu Rangers
Bendel Insurance 0–0 (4–2 p) Warri Wolves
1 June 2023 Plateau United 0–1 Enugu Rangers Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode
16:00 (UTC+1) Obaje 90+2' (pen)
1 June 2023 Bendel Insurance 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Warri Wolves Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos
16:00 (UTC+1)

Final

Bendel Insurance defeated Enugu Rangers to earn their fourth title, their first since 1980 and earned the right to participate in the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bendel Insurance 1–0 Enugu Rangers
21 June Bendel Insurance 1-0 Enugu Rangers Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba
17:00 Osarenkhoe 45+8' (pen.) Report

References
  1. "NFF reveals date for 2023 Federation cup final". Pulse sports.ng. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. "NFF stages national federation cup draw April 19, second fiddle clubs square up in playoffs". 18 April 2023.
  3. "Bendel Insurance for CAF Confederation Cup after stopping Enugu Rangers in cup final". scorenigeria.com. 22 June 2023.
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