Officials have confirmed that Thursday’s Draw Ceremony for this year’s Men and Women Federation Cup competitions will hold at the Conference Room of the FIFA Goal Project, National Stadium Complex, Abuja.
The event starts at 1pm.
All 64 teams for the Men’s Draw and 18 teams for the Women’s Draw have emerged, setting the stage for the colourful event that will herald the national finals of the most prestigious football competition in the land.
Head of Federation Cup Unit, Ruth David, reiterated on Wednesday that of the 64 teams in the Men’s draw, 19 are Premier League clubs, 14 belong to the second tier National League, 16 are of the Nationwide League and 15 are non-League.
The two teams that reached the final of the preliminaries in each state and the FCT have been considered, except Yobe State that failed to register any club for the competition. Of the remaining 72 clubs, eight were eliminated in last Tuesday’s play-off round.
