The semi final, first leg matches of the 2017 AITEO Cup competition will take place on Saturday with Cup holders FC IfeanyiUbah (men) and Rivers Angels (women) eyeing spots in the grand finale with the firm intention of defending their crowns.
The Anambra Warriors are away to Niger Tornadoes at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja but must be wary of a side that has not lost a match in the confluence city since moving home there two seasons ago.
Tornadoes bumped Nigeria Professional Football League champions Plateau United in the quarter –finals, winning 2-0 in Lokoja and leading by the same margin in Jos before the homers drew level in the second period.
The other semi final is between 2015 champions Akwa United FC of Uyo and Sunshine Stars of Akure, with the first leg setting the city of Ijebu-Ode on edge on Saturday.
In the women’s competition, champions Rivers United, who were given a good run by Edo Queens in the Round of 8 before winning on penalties after 180 minutes of scoreless action, tango with Bayelsa Queens in Nembe.
Ibom Angels, conquerors of Pelican Stars in the quarter –finals, host Confluence Queens, restored to the competition following a successful protest against Abia Angels, in Uyo.
AITEO Cup Semi Final Pairings (1st Leg)
WOMEN
Bayelsa Queens Vs Rivers Angels (Nembe)
Ibom Angels Vs Confluence Queens (Uyo)
MEN
Niger Tornadoes Vs FC IfeanyiUbah (Lokoja)
Sunshine United Vs Akwa United (Ijebu-Ode)
First leg matches: Saturday, 30th September 2017
AITEO Cup Semi Final Pairings (2nd Leg)
WOMEN
Rivers Angels Vs Bayelsa Queens (Port Harcourt)
Confluence Queens Vs Ibom Angels (Lokoja)
MEN
FC IfeanyiUbah Vs Niger Tornadoes (Nnewi)
Akwa United Vs Sunshine Stars (Uyo)
Second leg matches: Wednesday, 4th October 2017
AITEO Cup Quarter –Final Results
First leg matches
WOMEN
Bayelsa Queens 1-0 Nasarawa Amazons
Ibom Angels 1-0 Pelican Stars
Rivers Angels 0-0 Edo Queens
Abia Angels 1-0 Confluence Queens
MEN
Niger Tornadoes 2-0 Plateau United
Osun United 1-0 Sunshine United
FC IfeanyiUbah 3-0 ABS FC
Akwa United 7-0 Katsina United Feeders
Second leg matches
WOMEN
Nasarawa Amazons 1-0 Bayelsa Queens (Aggregate 1-1; 2-4 penalties)
Pelican Stars 0-0 Ibom Angels (Aggregate 0-1)
Edo Queens 0-0 Rivers Angels (Aggregate 0-0; 0-3 penalties)
Confluence Queens 2-2 Abia Angels (Aggregate 2-3)
* Abia Angels disqualified on ground of player ineligibility
MEN
Plateau United 2-2 Niger Tornadoes (Aggregate 2-4)
Sunshine United 3-1 Osun United (Aggregate 3-2)
ABS FC 0-1 FC IfeanyiUbah (Aggregate 0-4)
Katsina United Feeders 2-1 Akwa United (Aggregate 2-8)
AITEO Cup Round of 16 Results
WOMEN
Pelican Stars 1-1 FC Robo Queens
Confluence Queens 3-0 Sure Babes
Bayelsa Queens Feeders 1-3 Edo Queens
Rivers Angels 9-0 Ben Women FC
Sunshine Queens 0-0 Bayelsa Queens
Beautiful Tours 0-10 Nasarawa Amazons
Jokodolu Babes 0-0 Abia Angels
Osun Babes 1-1 Ibom Angels
MEN
FC Abuja 0-0 Niger Tornadoes
Akwa Starlets 1-2 Plateau United
Ngwa FC 1-3 Sunshine Stars
Osun United 2-1 El-Kanemi Babes
Unicem Rovers 0-1 ABS FC
Akwa United 5-1 Shooting Stars
Ekiti United 1-1 Katsina United Feeders
FC IfeanyiUbah 3-1 Heartland FC
Round of 16 Replays
WOMEN
FC Robo Queens 2-2 Pelican Stars (3-4 penalties)
Bayelsa Queens 5-1 Sunshine Queens
Abia Angels 3-0 (W/O) Jokodolu Babes
Ibom Angels 1-0 Osun Babes
MEN
Niger Tornadoes 1-0 FC Abuja
Katsina United Feeders 3-1 Ekiti United
AITEO Cup Round of 32 Results
WOMEN
Adamawa Queens 0-1 Edo Queens
FC Robo Queens 1-0 Delta Queens
Confluence Queens 3-0 (W/O) Invincible Queens
Beautiful Tours 3-1 Moje Queens
Rivers Angels 5-0 Delta Babes
Bayelsa Queens Feeders 4-0 Fortress Ladies
Pelican Stars 1-0 Young Talents 99
* Ben Women FC, Ibom Angels, Jokodolu Babes, Sure Babes, Sunshine Queens, Nasarawa Amazons, Osun Babes, Abia Angels and Bayelsa Queens were drawn bye into the Round of 16.
MEN
Sunshine Stars 4-2 Nasarawa United
Akwa United 4-2 Yobe Desert Stars
Osun United 0-0 Kwara United (4-3 penalties)
Niger Tornadoes 1-0 FC Atete
Ngwa FC 0-0 Lobi Stars (4-3 penalties)
Unicem Rovers 1-1 Rangers International (6-5 penalties)
Ekiti United 1-1 Abia Warriors (4-2 penalties)
FRSC FC 1-1 Heartland FC (4-5 penalties)
FC IfeanyiUbah Feeders 0-2 FC IfeanyiUbah
El-Kanemi Babes 1-1 Almar FC (4-2 penalties)
FC Abuja 2-0 Samba Kurna
Plateau United 1-0 Ede United
ABS FC 6-3 Adamawa United Feeders
Katsina United Feeders 1-1 Bayelsa United (4-3 penalties)
Akwa Starlets 4-2 Doma United
Delta Warriors 0-2 Shooting Stars
AITEO Cup Round of 64 Results
Ngwa FC (Ebonyi) 6-2 FC Galadima (Kebbi)
Heartland FC (Imo) 0-0 Insurance FC (Edo) (5-4 penalties)
Lobi Stars (Benue) 2-0 Katsina United (Katsina)
Katsina United Feeders (Katsina) 1-0 Aklosendi FC (Nasarawa)
Aitel FC (Taraba) 0-0 Unicem Rovers (Cross River) (3-5 penalties)
Mighty Jets FC (Plateau) 1-2 Sunshine Stars (Ondo)
Bayelsa United (Bayelsa) 3-0 (W/O) FC Zamfara (Zamfara)
Adamawa United Feeders (Adamawa) 2-1 Cynosure FC (Rivers)
Ede United (Osun) 2-0 Sakaba United FC (Kebbi)
FC IfeanyiUbah Feeders (Anambra) 2-1 Jigawa Golden Stars
Samba Kurna (Kano) 2-0 Wikki Tourists Feeders (Bauchi)
Ekiti United (Ekiti) 3-2 Dolphins FC (Kaduna)
Niger Tornadoes (Niger) 2-1 El-Kanemi Warriors (Borno)
Rivers United (Rivers) 0-0 FC Atete (Delta) (6-7 penalties)
Delta Warriors (Delta) 2-0 Ayade Babes (Cross River)
FC Yarmalight (Gombe) 1-3 FC IfeanyiUbah (Anambra)
Halfa FC (Jigawa) 1-3 Akwa United FC (Akwa Ibom)
Shooting Stars (Oyo) 3-1 Dynamite FC (Edo)
Kogi United (Kogi) 0-3 (Decision after abandonment) Rangers International (Enugu)
Nasarawa United (Nasarawa) 3-0 MFM FC (Lagos)
Niger Tornadoes Feeders (Niger) 1-4 FC Abuja (FCT)
Doma United (Gombe) 1-1 Adamawa United (Adamawa) (4-3 penalties)
Osun United (Osun) 2-0 Coal City Youths (Enugu)
FC Lokoja (Kogi) 0-2 El-Kanemi Babes (Borno)
Kwara United (Kwara) 4-0 Sokoto United (Sokoto)
Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 1-2 Plateau United (Plateau)
ABS FC (Kwara) 2-1 Enyimba FC (Abia)
Yobe Desert Stars (Yobe) 1-1 Kano Pillars (Kano) (6-5 penalties)
Abia Warriors FC (Abia) 1-0 Crown FC (Oyo)
FRSC FC (FCT) 1-0 Potiskum Academy (Yobe)
Almar FC (Ogun) 0-0 Spartan FC (Lagos) (5-3 penalties)
Moyero FC (Ondo) 0-2 Akwa Starlets (Akwa Ibom)
AITEO Cup National Preliminaries Results
Minda FC (Benue) 1-3 Tornadoes Feeders (Niger)
Moyero FC (Ondo) 3-1 Fashmog FC (Ekiti)
Young Talent (Sokoto) 2-5 Halfa FC (Jigawa)
Ayade Babes (Cross River) 1-0 Lexington FC (Taraba)
Kaka FC (Kaduna) 0-0 Potiskum Academy (Yobe) (5-6 penalties)
FC Galadima (Kebbi) 1-1 Jarma FC (Zamfara) (5-4 penalties)
Sam Daddy FC (Imo) 0-2 Coal City FC (Enugu)
Spartan FC (Lagos) 3-1 JCTC FC (Ogun)
IfeanyiUbah Feeders (Nnewi) 2-2 Cynosure FC (Ebonyi) (4-3 penalties)
George Turnah (Bayelsa) 1-3 Ngwa FC (Ebonyi)
