# 2024 Nigeria Federation Cup

The 2024 Nigeria Federation Cup is the 76th edition of the Nigerian Federation Cup. The tournament began with the National playoffs on 12 April and concluded with the final on 29 June. El-Kanemi Warriors won their third title and first in 32 years with a 2–0 win over Abia Warriors in the final.
This year, the format remains unchanged, except for a slight modification in the number of qualifying clubs. 70 clubs instead of the usual 74 qualified as finalists in the tournaments held across the different states of Nigeria as Yobe failed to enter a team, while Borno and Adamawa states entered just a team each.

## Format

The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring the 36 finalists of each state tournaments plus the FCT. As not all states entered two teams, the 12 weakest clubs entered the play-off round, whereafter the winners joined the remaining 58 teams at the main tournament. All matches are played at neutral stadiums.
Matches are played 90 minutes with tied games going straight to penalties.

## National play-offs

All matches were played on 12 April.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Classic FC | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Gamji Eaglets |
| Warinje | 0-0 (3–2 p) | Simoiben Academy |
| Zamfara United Feeders | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Proline FC |
| Ine Stars | 2–0 | Crusaders FC |
| Kogi Central | 2–3 | PCM FC |
| Flight FC | 1–2 | Fr. Eburuaja FC |

## First round

The draw for this round was conducted on 18 April. Matches were held on 1 to 3 May.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 May 2024 |||
| Bendel Insurance | 1–0 | Stormers FC |
| Wikki Tourists | 5–0 | Junior Danburan |
| Osun United | 1–1 (2–4 p) | EFCC FC |
| Zamfara United | 0–1 | ABS |
| Kebbi United | 2–1 | Ine Stars |
| Akwa United | 1–0 | Cynosure FC |
| Gombe United | 3–1 | Karim United |
| El-Kanemi Warriors | 2–0 | Adanimogo |
| Lobi Stars | 6–1 | Delta Marines FC |
| Shooting Stars | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Solution FC |
| Ikorodu City | 3–0 | Green Berets |
| Coal City | 3–0 | Ekiti United Feeders |
| Beyond Limits | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Hammola FC |
| Kwara United | 4–1 | Calabar Rovers |
| Sporting Supreme | 3–0 | PCM FC |
| Nasarawa United | 1–0 | FC Bako |
| One Rocket | 5–0 | Fr. Eburuaja FC |
| Plateau United | 3–0 | Ekiti United |
| Katsina United | 7–1 | Dutse Strikers |
| Doma United | 3–0 | Gamji Eaglets |
| 2 May 2024 |||
| Edel FC | 4–0 | Discovery Talent FC |
| Inter Lagos | 6–0 | May & Frank |
| Warri Wolves | 5–1 | Lautai |
| Abia Warriors | 4–2 | Ilaji |
| Enyimba | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Warinje |
| Niger Tornadoes | 3–1 | Niger Tornadoes Feeders |
| Sokoto United | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Ofirima |
| Mighty Jets | 0–1 | Zamfara United Feeders |
| Kano Pillars | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Enugu Rangers |
| 3 May 2024 |||
| Sunshine Stars | w/o | Jedo Academy |
| Bayelsa United | 2–0 | FC Basira |
| Rivers United | 1–0 | Ikukuoma FC |

## Second round

Matches were played on 22 and 23 May 2024.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 22 May 2024 |||
| Bendel Insurance | 0–2 | Wikki Tourists |
| EFCC FC | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Edel FC |
| Gombe United | w/o | El-Kanemi Warriors |
| Lobi Stars | 0–2 | Shooting Stars |
| Hammola FC | 0–0 (1–4 p) | Inter Lagos |
| Warri Wolves | 0–1 | Kwara United |
| Abia Warriors | 1–0 | Sporting Supreme |
| Nasarawa United | 0–1 | Sokoto United |
| One Rocket | 0–1 | Enyimba |
| Plateau United | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Sunshine Stars |
| Katsina United | 1–0 | Bayelsa United |
| Doma United | 0–1 | Kano Pillars |
| Rivers United | 1–0 | Niger Tornadoes |
| 23 May 2024 |||
| Ikorodu City | 2–1 | Coal City |
| Akwa United | 4–1 | Zamfara United Feeders |
| ABS | 1–2 | Kebbi United |

## Third round

Matches were held on 29 May.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kebbi United | 1–0 | Akwa United |
| Wikki Tourists | 0–1 | EFCC FC |
| El-Kanemi Warriors | 1–0 | Shooting Stars |
| Ikorodu City | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Inter Lagos |
| Kwara United | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Abia Warriors |
| Sokoto United | 1–0 | Enyimba |
| Sunshine Stars | 1–0 | Rivers United |
| Katsina United | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Kano Pillars |

## Quarter-final

All matches were played on 5 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| EFCC FC | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Kebbi United |
| El-Kanemi Warriors | 2–1 | Inter Lagos |
| Abia Warriors | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Sokoto United |
| Sunshine Stars | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Kano Pillars |

## Semi-final

Both matches were played on 20 June.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Abia Warriors | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Kano Pillars |
| Kebbi United | 0–0 (4–5 p) | El-Kanemi Warriors |

## Final

This is Abia Warriors first cup final while El-Kanemi Warriors are two times cup winners; the winner of this match automatically qualifies for the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup. It was played on 29 June at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos after it was initially slated to be played at the National Stadium in Abuja.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Abia Warriors | 0–2 | El-Kanemi Warriors |