Mass withdrawals, walkovers rock Aiteo Cup

Date: 2022-08-12

The ongoing 2022 Aiteo Cup competition has been hit with several club withdrawals as its reaches the quarter-final stage, The PUNCH reports.

Speculations are rife that the teams were protesting the Nigeria Football Federation's nomination of Kwara United of Ilorin for the CAF Confederation Cup, which is usually allotted to the winners of the Aiteo Cup.

Kwara United, who placed fourth in the NPFL last season, were listed as the country's second representatives in the CAF Confederation Cup, as the NFF sought to beat the deadline of its clubs representatives to the Confederation of Africa.

Niger Tornadoes, who defeated Dreams FC, Enyimba and Green Beret in the preliminary rounds, walked over Lobi Stars of Makurdi, who failed to show up for their quarter-final clash in Jos on Wednesday.

Kogi United also walked over Kano Pillars — who also didn't show up in Makurdi — and were scheduled to face the winners of the clash between Wikki Tourists and Nasarawa United, but both the Solid Miners and the Tourists failed to turn up in Kaduna, which sealed Kogi United's place in the final of the competition next Wednesday.

Kogi United will now play the winners of the semi-final tie between Niger Tornadoes and Heartland.

Heartland defeated Enugu Rangers 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out after regulation time ended goalless on Thursday morning, the media officer of the Naze Millionaires Solomon Onu told The PUNCH.

This was after both clubs refused to dress up for the clash in Ilorin a day earlier.

Heartland had edged Dakkada and Katsina United in their previous rounds of the competitions.

This year's finals of the Aiteo Cup for both men and women's events hold at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa August 17.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Salman Alada     Shururat Olatinwo     Musa Abdullahi     Peter Obi     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Babatunde Idiagbon     Jimoh Olusola Imam     GANZY     Saliu Oluwole     Kamoru Kadiri     Bello Abubakar     Olatomiwa Williams     Gbenga Awoyale     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Ganiyu Taofiq     Suwa-Arabs     Funmi Salau     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Yinka Aluko     Ayodele Shittu     Idris Amosa Saidu     Kumbi Titiloye     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Usman Rifun     Tuesday Assayomo     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Moji Makanjuola     Innocent Okoye     Aisha Gobir     Oloyede     Yakubu Shaaba     Computer Based Test     Cornelius Fawenu     Shuaibu Yaman     Nagode     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Emir Of Shonga     Mamatu Abdullahi     Kazeem Adekanye     Ilorin International Airport     Hakeem Lawal     Frootify     MMWG     Nupe     Offa     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Jide Ashonibare     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Pakata Development Association     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Tunji Oyawoye     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     LAK Jimoh     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Aliyu U. Tilde     Danhawa     Omotoso     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Esinrogunjo     Risikat Lawal     Daud Adeshola     Adesoye College     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Kwha.gov.ng     Akeem Olatunji     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     CCT     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Taofeek Ibraheem     Obayomi Azeez     Ike Ekweremadu     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Yahaya Seriki     Musa Alhassan Buge     Abiodun Oyedepo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Amada Jidda     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Reuben Paraje     Lai Gobir     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Ilesha-Gwanara     Aremu Odolaye     Suleiman Abubakar     March 28     Yaru     Olateju Lukman     Idris Garuba     Saka Abimbola Isau     Elerin Of Adanla     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Abubakar Usman Jos     Sulaiman Gado     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Tafida Of Kaiama     Bashir Adigun     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Patigi Regatta     Ibrahim Mashood     Kazeem Gbolagade     Nigeria Computer Society     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Facebook     IHS Towers     Esuwoye     Apaola     Durosinlohun Atiku     ITEM 7     Mohammed Lawal     Toyin Falola     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Abdulkadir Orire     Yusuf Aiyedun     AbdulQowiy Olododo     TVC Female National Debate     Kwara Polytechnic     Saheed Popoola     Ethical College     LEAH Charity Foundation     Olokoba Sulyman     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Quareeb Islamic Association     Bankole Omisore     Amos Bajeh     Ahmad Belgore     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Babajide Ajayi     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Ado Ibrahim     Moji Makanjuola     Taofeek Sanusi     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Fatimoh Lawal     Manzuma     Asa     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     2023 Elections     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Aliyu Alhassan     Adegoke Bamidele     Okedare     Olatunji Moronfoye     Ilorin Central Mosque     Ayinde Oki     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Bisi Oyeleke