Enyimba, Pillars bundled out of federations cup

Defending champions of the federation cup Enyimba and last season premier league champions have been knocked out of the federations cup.

Both teams lost to National League sides Remo Stars and Plateau United respectively in the round of 32 on Wednesday.

The matches ended in a draw after regulation time and were decided on penalty shoot-out.

Here are some other results: Ifeanyi Ubah beat Bayelsa 2-1, Heartland 1-0 Sharks FC, Lobi 1-0 Tornadoes, FC Kukuruku 0-3 Rangers, Prime beat J Atete 3-2 on penalties, Elkanemi Warriors also edged Gateway 4-3 on penalties,  Kwara United 5-3 ABU (Pen), Akwa united 3-1 Peacemakers FC

Federations Cup: Enyimba to play Remo as Heartland get Sharks in Round of 32 Fixtures

Defending champions Enyimba will confront Remo Stars in the round 32 fixture of the federations Cup after walking over Nassarawa Feeders in the round 64 match.

Premier league side (Heartland vs Sharks and Gabros vs Bayelsa United) trade tackles while League champions Kano Pillars who also walked over Zara FC will face Plateau United.

See full fixtures below:
Enyimba Vs Remo Stars

Lobi Stars Vs N.Tornadoes 

Heartland FC Vs Sharks FC 

Spotlight FC Vs BJ Foundation
Wikki Tourists Vs Tornadoes 

Feeders Jalingo FC Vs Dolphins FC
Papilo FC Vs FC Taraba 

J. Atete FC Vs Prime FC 

Akwa United Vs Peacemaker FC
Makwada Warriors Vs Nasarawa 

United Abia Warriors Vs Crown FC 

Gabros International Vs Bayelsa United

Kukuruku Dragons Vs Enugu Rangers 

Makwada Warriors Vs Nasarawa United 

Abia Warriors Vs Crown FC

Kano Pillars Vs Plateau United 

Gateway FC Vs El-Kanemi Warriors

Kwara United Vs ABU FC

Federations Cup: Enyimba gets Nassarawa Feeders FC as Bayelsa United draws Nembe City

Defending champions Enyimba have been drawn against Nassarawa Feeders FC while Nembe City and Bayelsa United, (teams from the same state) were pitched against each other in the Round of 64 Federations Cup draws on Thursday 30th April 2015.

Here is the full draw:

Doma United FC Vs Jalingo United FC

Nembe City Vs Bayelsa United

A.B.U Zaria FC Vs Ajiroba Oni FC

Niger Tornadoes Feeders Vs Shinkafi United FC

Zagbai FC Vs Niger Tornadoes FC

Cardinal FC Vs Remo Stars FC

Kano Pillars FC Vs Zara FC

Inter FC Vs Dolphins FC

Plateau United FC Vs 3SC FC

Heartland FC Vs Bizi Cashless FC

Gabros FC Vs Chuson FC

Caliphate sokoto Vs Crown FC

Makwada Warriors FC Vs Jigawa Golden Stars FC

Kurmi Market FC Vs BJ Foundation

FC Taraba Vs Akampa United FC

Giwa FC Vs Kukuruku Dragons FC

Doma United Vs Jalingo United FC

El Kanemi Babes Vs Abia Warriors FC

Akwa United FC Vs Dalhatu United FC

Christ Ambassadors FC Vs Prime FC

Bilani FC Vs Gateway FC

Akwa Starlets FC Vs Kwara United

Enyimba FC Vs Nasarawa Feeders FC

El Kanemi Warriors Vs Kwara Academy

Kaduna United FC Vs Rangers International FC

Idah United FC Vs Spotlight FC

FC Abuja Vs Wikki Tourists FC

Papilo FC Vs Gombe United FC

J.Atete FC Vs Sunshine Stars FC

Peacemaker FC Vs New Stars FC

Nasarawa United Vs New Vision FC

FRSC FC Vs Sharks FC

MATCH DATES

Round of 64 takes place on May 13th & 14th,

Round of 32: 8th & 9th July,

Round of 16: 22nd & 23rd July,

Round of 8: 12th & 13th August

Semi Finals: 19th August & Final: 30th August

Like Arsenal like Dolphins FC as Enyimba claim forth FA Cup glory

It was a weekend with lots of expectation as the Nigerian club football season was capped with the Federation Cup on Sunday 23rd November.

Teslim Balogun Stadium Surulere Lagos hosted the men from the East and all football lovers who troop to the commercial never of the nation to be thrilled with raw football skills as Enyimba and Dolphins FC took the center stage right after the female category saw Rivers Angels dazzled the Queens from the Sunshine State, Akure.

Of course the creme de la creme in the Nigerian football scene graced the occasion.

Without much ado, From the blast of the whistle, Dolphins FC seemed the better side as Emem Eduok continued to trouble the Enyimba defense, but Goalkeeper Femi Thomas was at his best to stop all Dolphin efforts at goal.

Dolphins had a couple of scoring opportunities that could have seen them throw Enyimba off balance but Eduok was left alone to wander in the den of Lions, a defense led by a no nonsense Udoji.

Someone should have told Dolphins the story of Arsenal just a day before their match how Gunners had plethora of chances begging to be buried against rivals Manchester United.

Obviously no one told them. Enyimba came back resurgent and they didn't waste much time before their marksman Mfon Udoh scored in the 55th minute to put the Aba Boys ahead. You should have seen how the fans reacted with their non-stop Uzobu Enyimba Enyim, fireworks and so much noise. Trust me, the chanting from the opposing side subsided and it was all about Enyimba.

It didn't take long before the more or less quiet Udoh found himself gifted a scoring chance by the unsettled Dolphins defense but he opted to set up Chinonso Okonkwo who fired in to doubled Enyimba's lead.

With about ten minutes to see of the game, Man of the Match Eduok rewarded his efforts as he saw the back of the net. Call it a consolation and you're absolutely right.

Enyimba have now defended the title they won last year on the same ground, grabbing their fourth of the Federation Cup glory.

Predict and win: Enyimba vs Dolphins FC in Federations Cup Battle

Dolphins FC and Enyimba FC will battle for the Federations Cup title today, right inside the Teslim balogun Stadium Surulere Lagos.

Both teams finished strong in the league and would be representing at the continental club games. Enyimba, CAF Champions League while Dolphins will play in the Confederations Cup.

Dolphins FC are four time champions of the Federations Cup and they are going into the cracker with Emem Eduok who has a total of 20 league goals in the recently concluded season.

Enyimba International are holders and three-time winners of the federations cup. They also have a marksman in Mfon Udoh who has made a name for himself as all-time highest goal scorer with 23 league goals.

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