# 2018 Nigeria Federation Cup

The 2018 Nigeria Federation Cup (known as the 2018 Aiteo Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th edition of the football tournament. This edition of the competition began on 9 September 2018 and ended on 24 October 2018.

## First round

First round matches were played from 9 September to 11 September 2018.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Akwa United | 7–0 | Hope of Glory |
| Aklosendi International | 0–0 (6–5 p) | FRSC |
| Dan Masari | w/o | Go Round |
| Shooting Stars | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Supreme Court |
| ABS | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Kebbi |
| Enugu Rangers | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Niger Tornadoes Feeders |
| Ekiti United | 1–2 | Mighty Jets |
| Kwara United | 3–1 | All Stars of MKO |
| Delta Stars | 0–4 | Kogi United |
| Chief of Staff | w/o | Niger Tornadoes* |
| George Turnah | 1–2 | Nasarawa United |
| Lobi Stars | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Standard |
| Yobe Desert Stars | 2–1 | DMB |
| Zabgai | 0–2 | Plateau United |
| Nyasagwana | 1–5 | Ifeanyi Ubah |
| Doma United | 1–4 | J'Atete |
| Kano Pillars Feeders | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Crown |
| Smart City | 1–2 | Abia Warriors |
| Bendel United | 0–1 | Remo Stars |
| Gusau Eleven | 0–6 | Rivers United |
| Ngwa | 2–3 | Kano Pillars |
| Sokoto United | 0–0 (4–3 p) | MFM |
| Gombe United | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Dynamite Force |
| Wasiu Alabelewe | 0–3 | Enyimba International |
| Cofine | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Heartland |
| Wikki Tourists | w/o | Crime Busters |
| Sunshine Stars | 3–1 | Ifeanyi Ubah Feeders |
| Bayelsa United | 4–1 | Fasbir |
| Samba | 0–3 | El-Kanemi Warriors |
| Katsina United Feeders | w/o | Jigawa Golden Stars |
| Minda | 1–2 | Osun United |
| Katsina United | w/o | Madagali |
* Tornadoes progressed to the last 32 after Chief of Staff failed to turn up for the match.

## Second round

Second round matches were played from 16, 17 September and 19 September 2018.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Akwa United | 5–2 | Aklosendi International |
| Go Round | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Supreme Court |
| Kebbi | 0–3 | Enugu Rangers |
| Mighty Jets | 1–3 | Kwara United |
| Kogi United | 1–0 | Niger Tornadoes |
| Nasarawa United | 3–0 | Standard |
| Yobe Desert Stars | 0–1 | Plateau United |
| Ifeanyi Ubah | 0–1 | J'Atete |
| Crown | 1–3 | Abia Warriors |
| Remo Stars | 0–1 | Rivers United |
| Kano Pillars | 2–0 | Sokoto United |
| Dynamite Force | 2–0 | Enyimba International |
| Cofine | 0–2 | Sunshine Stars |
| Wikki Tourists | 4–1 | Bayelsa United |
| El-Kanemi Warriors | 1–0 | Katsina United Feeders |
| Osun United | 0–1 | Katsina United |

## Group stage
### Group A

(at Patani Stadium, Gombe)
Round 2 [Sep 26] Katsina United 0-1 Enyimba
J. Atete 1-3 Plateau United
Round 3 [Sep 27] J. Atete 2-4 Katsina United Plateau United 1-1 Enyimba
Round 1 [Sep 28] (moved from Sep 24) Plateau United 0-1 Katsina United J. Atete 0-5 Enyimba
Final Table:

### Group B

(at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano)
Round 1 [Sep 24]
Enugu Rangers 2-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Sunshine Stars 1-1 Supreme Court
Round 2 [Sep 26] Sunshine Stars 1-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Supreme Court n/p Enugu Rangers
Round 3 [Sep 28] Enugu Rangers 0-0 Sunshine Stars El-Kaneni Warriors 1-0 Supreme Court
Final Table:

### Group C

(at Agege Stadium, Lagos)
Round 1 [Sep 24] Kwara United 5-1 Abia Warriors Kano Pillars 3-2 Rivers United
Round 2 [Sep 26] Kano Pillars 1-2 Abia Warriors Rivers United 0-1 Kwara United
Round 3 [Sep 28] Kano Pillars 2-1 Kwara United Rivers United 0-1 Abia Warriors
Final Table:

### Group D

(at Enyimba International Stadium, Aba)
Round 1 [Sep 24] Akwa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists Nasarawa United 0-0 Kogi United
Round 2 [Sep 26] Kogi United 0-1 Akwa United Nasarawa United 1-0 Wikki Tourists
Round 3 [Sep 28] Akwa United 0-2 Nasarawa United Wikki Tourists 1-0 Kogi United
Final Table:

## Quarter-finals

[Oct 3] Kwara United 1-3 Katsina United [Agege stadium, Lagos]
Enugu Rangers 1-1 Akwa United [4-2 pen] [Sani Abacha stadium, Kano]
[Oct 4] Nasarawa United 1-0 El-Kanemi Warriors [Enyimba stadium, Aba]
[Oct 7] Enyimba 2-4 Kano Pillars [Patani stadium, Gombe]

## Semi-finals

[Oct 10] Enugu Rangers 4-2 Nasarawa United [Sani Abacha stadium, Kano]
Katsina United 2-2 Kano Pillars [1-4 pen] [Agege stadium, Lagos]

## Final

[Oct 24, Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba]
Enugu Rangers 3-3 Kano Pillars [4-2 pen]