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2015 Federation Cup Begins March 7
The 2015 Men and
Women Federation Cup competitions will kick off with the state preliminaries on Saturday, March 7, an official said yesterday in Abuja.
This is contained in a statement by Ademola Olajire, Assistant Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Association (NFA), quoting the association’s Head of Federation Cup Unit, Ruth David.
“The preliminaries in the 36 States and the FCT will end with the finals on April 4 and April 5, before a Draw is conducted for the national finals,’’ she said.
The statement further quoted David as saying that the national competitions will begin with the play-off round on April 18 and April 19.
“The Round of 64 is slated for May13 and May 14,’’ she added.
This year’s Men and Women Federation Cups’ final matches have been slated for August 16.
A Flying Eagle being put under pressure during the recently concluded Super Four tournament in Abuja