2022 Nigeria Federation Cup Explained

AITEO Cup
Year:2022
Country:Nigeria
Dates:26 July –
Num Teams:72
Continentalcup1:CAF Confederation Cup
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023
Updated:26 July 2022

The 2022 Nigeria Federation Cup (known as the 2022 Aiteo Cup for sponsorship reasons), was originally going to be the 75th edition of the Nigeria FA Cup, Nigeria's elite cup tournament for football clubs. It commenced on 26 July but was abandoned at the quarter-finals[1] [2]

This year's tournament saw 72 clubs from 36 states and the FCT qualify as their state cup winners and runners-up.[3] [4]

League representation

Players Federation
NPFL17 teams
NNL26 teams
NLO15 teams
Non-league15 teams

Schedule

StageDates
Rookie stage26 & 27 July 2022
First round30 & 31 July 2022
Round of 323 August 2022
Round of 166 & 7 August 2022
Quarter-finalsTBD
Semi-finalsTBD
FinalTBD at TBD

Format

As with previous editions, it was a single elimination knockout tournament with all matches played at neutral venues. The 18 lowest ranked clubs (mostly debutants) entered the rookie stage, the winners of the rookie stage joining the remaining 55 clubs in the first round.[4] If a match ended in a draw in regulation time, it went straight to a penalty shootout.

Rookie stage

|colspan="3"|26 July 2022|-|colspan="3"|27 July 2022|-|}

First round

|colspan="3"|30 July 2022|-|colspan="3"|31 July 2022|-|}

Round of 32

|colspan="3"|3 August 2022[5] |-|}

Round of 16

|colspan="3"|6 August 2022[6] [7] |-|-|colspan="3"|7 August 2022|-|}

Quarterfinals

|colspan="3"|10 August 2022[8] |-|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Aiteo Cup kicks off Tuesday. Daily Trust. 24 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Kwara United pick Confederation Cup slot ahead of Aiteo Cup finals. Premium Times Nigeria. 8 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Nigeria Football Federation 2022 Aiteo Cup State Representatives. Imo Trumpeta. 1 July 2022.
  4. Web site: 72 teams jostle for 2022 Aiteo cup. Exclusive News Nigeria. 23 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Ibidapo . Ayodele Olu . 2022-08-04 . AITEO Cup: Holders Bayelsa United, Rangers, Enyimba, Remo Stars booted out . 2022-08-08 . Nigeria Football Federation (thenff) Official Website . en-US.
  6. Web site: Ibidapo . Ayodele Olu . 2022-08-05 . AITEO Cup: Akwa United, Tornadoes, Sunshine Stars look good for quarter finals . 2022-08-11 . Nigeria Football Federation (thenff) Official Website . en-US.
  7. Web site: Aiteo Cup 2022 live scores, results, Football Nigeria - Flashscore . 2022-09-07 . www.flashscore.com . en.
  8. Web site: Ibidapo . Ayodele Olu . 2022-08-08 . AITEO CUP COMPETITION 2022 . 2022-08-15 . Nigeria Football Federation (thenff) Official Website . en-US.