2017 Aiteo Cup Final:


Akwa United vs Niger Tornadoes

venue: Agege Stadium, Lagos


date: Sunday, October 15.

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2017 Aiteo Cup Final: Shofoluwe Tips Akwa To Beat Tornadoes, Thumbs Up Agege Stadium ‎Venue


Former Nigeria international Yisa Shofoluwe has tipped Akwa United to overcome Niger Tornadoes in the final of the 2017 Aiteo Cup, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.

Both Akwa and Tornadoes will be gunning for their second Cup title in their history when they clash in the 2017 final at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Sunday, October 15.

Tornadoes won their first title in 2000, while Akwa were champions in 2015.

Speaking ahead of the final, Shofoluwe who won the competition in 1985 and 1987 with Abiola Babes, stated that the quality of players in Akwa might give them the edge.

“With what I have seen of Akwa United, I think they can emerge champions,” Shofoluwe told Completesportsnigeria.com.



“They have a good and experience team. That does not mean it will be easy because the FA Cup as we have known it for years is about surprises.

“But like I said, with the calibre of players Akwa have, I think they can win the cup,” he said.

The 1984 and 1988 Africa Cup of Nations silver medal winning defender with the Super Eagles, hailed the choice of Agege Stadium as venue for this year’s final.

“The choice of Agege Stadium is not a bad idea because there are lots of people there. And we all saw that whenever MFM played the stadium was always full.

“I believe this is the reason they decided to choose the stadium for the final. And I believe the people of Agege will come out to watch.”

And on reason the glamour of the competition has reduced, Shofoluwe said.”The reason why the FA Cup attracted a lot of interest back then was because of the quality players that were in the league.

“These were players that were well known by fans from different parts of the country. But the same thing can not be said today.”

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Nigeria Federation Cup



The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Federation Cup (a.k.a. Challenge Cup) is the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria. It was created in 1945 as the "Governor's Cup", succeeding the War Memorial Challenge Cup that had been limited to teams from Lagos.




Winners

War Memorial Challenge Cup
1942 : ZAC Bombers 1-0 Services
1943 : Lagos Marine 3-2 RAF
1944 : Lagos Railways 2-0 Marine
1945 : Lagos Railways 1-1 (4-1) Lagos United

Governor's Cup
1945 : Marine 1-0 Corinthians
1946 : Lagos Railways 3-1 Port Harcourt FC
1947 : Marine 3-1 Lagos Railways
1948 : Lagos Railways 1-0 Warri
1949 : Lagos Railways 3-0 Port Harcourt FC
1950 : Lagos UAC 3-2 Port Harcourt FC
1951 : Lagos Railways 3-2 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1952 : Lagos PAN Bank 6-0 Warri (Mid-West)
1953 : Kano Pillars F.C. 2-1 Lagos Dynamos

FA Cup
1954 : Calabar 3-0 Kano Pillars F.C.
1955 : Port Harcourt FC 4-1 Warri
1956 : Lagos Railways 3-1 Warri
1957 : Lagos Railways 5-1 Zaria
1958 : Port Harcourt FC 6-0 Federal United
1959 : Ibadan Lions 1-0 Police

Challenge Cup
1960 : Lagos ECN 5-2 Ibadan Lions
1961 : Ibadan Lions 1-0 Lagos UAC
1962 : Police 1-0 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1963 : Port Harcourt FC 1-0 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1964 : Lagos Railways 3-1 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1965 : Lagos ECN 3-1 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1966 : Ibadan Lions beat Mighty Jets (Jos)
1967 : Stationery Stores (Lagos) 3-1 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1968 : Stationery Stores (Lagos) 3-1 (r.) Warri
1969 : Ibadan Lions 5-1 Warri
1970 : Lagos ECN 3-1 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1971 : WNDC Ibadan 2-1 Enugu Rangers
1972 : Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 2-2 3-2 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1973 : -
1974 : Enugu Rangers 2-0 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1975 : Enugu Rangers 1-0 Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan)
1976 : Enugu Rangers 2-0 Alyufsalam Rocks (Ilorin)
1977 : Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan) 2-0 Racca Rovers (titre attribué 2-0 à Shooting Stars)
1978 : Bendel Insurance 3-0 Enugu Rangers
1979 : Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan) 2-0 Sharks FC (Port Harcourt)
1980 : Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 1-0 Stationery Stores (Lagos)
1981 : Enugu Rangers 2-0 Bendel Insurance (Benin City)
1982 : Stationery Stores (Lagos) 4-1 Niger Tornadoes (Minna)
1983 : Enugu Rangers 0-0 (5 t.a.b. à 4) DIC Bees (Kaduna)
1984 : Leventis United (Ibadan) 1-0 Abiola Babes (Abeokuta)
1985 : Abiola Babes (Abeokuta) (6 t.a.b. à 5) BCC Lions (Gboko)
1986 : Leventis United (Ibadan) 1-0 Abiola Babes (Abeokuta)
1987 : Abiola Babes (Abeokuta) 1-1 (7 t.a.b. à 6) Ranchers Bees
1988 : Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 3-0 Flash Flamingoes
1989 : BCC Lions (Gboko) 1-0 Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
1990 : Stationery Stores (Lagos) 0-0 (5 t.a.b. à 4) Enugu Rangers
1991 : El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 3-2 Kano Pillars F.C.
1992 : El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 1-0 Stationery Stores (Lagos)
1993 : BCC Lions (Gboko) 1-0 Plateau United (Jos)
1994 : BCC Lions (Gboko) 1-0 Julius Berger FC (Lagos)
1995 : Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan) 2-0 Katsina United
1996 : Julius Berger FC (Lagos) 1-0 (a.p.) Katsina United
1997 : BCC Lions (Gboko) 1-0 Katsina United
1998 : Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 0-0 (3 t.a.b. à 2) Plateau United (Jos)

Coca Cola FA Cup
1999 : Plateau United (Jos) 1-0 Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
2000 : Niger Tornadoes (Minna) 1-0 Enugu Rangers
2001 : Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 2-0 El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri)
2002 : Julius Berger FC (Lagos) 3-0 Yobe Stars (Damaturu)
2003 : Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 2-0 Sharks FC (Port Harcourt)
2004 : Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 1-0 Enugu Rangers
2005 : Enyimba FC (Aba) 1-1 Lobi Stars (Makurdi) (aet, 6-5 pen)
2006 : Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 2-2 Bendel Insurance (aet, 5-3 pen)
2007 : Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 1-1 Enugu Rangers (aet, 3-2 pen)
2008 : Ocean Boys FC (Brass) 2-2 Gombe United FC (aet, 7-6 pen)

Federation Cup
2009 : Enyimba FC (Aba) 1-0 Sharks FC (Port Harcourt)
2010 : Kaduna United F.C. 3-3 Enyimba FC (Aba) (aet, 3-2 pen)
2011 : Heartland F.C. 1-0 Enyimba FC (Aba)
2012 : Heartland F.C. 2-1 Lobi Stars
2013 : Enyimba F.C. 2-2 Warri Wolves (aet, 5-4 pen)
2014 : Enyimba FC (Aba) 2-1 Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt)
2015 : Akwa United F.C. 2-1 Lobi Stars
2016 : Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. 0-0 Nasarawa United F.C. (IUFC won on penalties)

The Promise Keepers’ handler has expressed that his sole wish is to prepare a team that can beat Ikon Allah Boys in Sunday’s final




Akwa United coach Abdu Maikaba says he is only concerned about presenting a side capable of clinching the Federation Cup at the expense of a dangerous Niger Tornadoes side.

Maikaba's side fought their way into Sunday’s final after a 3-2 aggregate win over Sunshine Stars.

And they will play against the Ikon Allah Boys - who defeated both Plateau United and FC IfeanyiUbah, league winners and the competition's defending champions respectively - for the silverware at the Agege Stadium.

how the federation cup was changed to Aiteo Cup :


The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has officially announced one of the indigenous oil and gas company, Aiteo as title sponsor for the country’s cup competition, the Federation Cup.

The Federation Cup which is Nigeria’s longest running football tournament will now be known as Aiteo Cup under the N300 million five-year sponsorship deal sealed with the energy company.

It would be recalled that the deal was muted by the NFF executive commit­tee member, Ibrahim Gu­sau during the Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC kit sponsorship in Ilorin held earlier this month.

He failed to further reveal the details of the deal, but hinted that: “Don’t worry by next week, everything is­ing equal, the media will be briefed on it and then details disclosed.”

Before this deal, the Federation Cup has been without sponsors since the initial sponsorship deal with the Lagos State Government lapsed and the Coca-Cola pulling out as title sponsors several years ago.

According to officials of the NFF, the title sponsorship deal is worth 2.5 billion Naira with winners of the male version clinching a prize money of 25 million Naira and female getting 10 million Naira.

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick said the press conference in Lagos where the deal was unveiled on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, that “We want to celebrate and thank Aiteo,”

Aiteo is also the company that has agreed to foot the salaries of the national team coaches including Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr.

With this deal, the NFF is expected to commence preparation for the commencement of the tournament which has been earlier delayed by lack of sponsors.