Nigeria Premier Football League champions Enyimba were defeated 4-2 on penalties in their FA Cup match against Abia Warriors, local rivals, on Sunday after regular time finished 1-1.
In Edo State, Bendel Insurance emerged victorious with a 3-1 victory over One Star FC. In spite of Joseph Atule’s second-half equaliser, Abia Warriors reclaimed the lead in the 38th minute of play, and Enyimba lost the shootout.
Ikorodu City FC, a Nigeria National League team based in Lagos, won the state FA Cup for a record two times on Sunday.
They defeated Inter Lagos 2-0 at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. Meanwhile, Remo Stars feeders’ team Beyond Limits won the Ogun State FA Cup, defeating Stormers FC 3-2 in Abeokuta.
Uzondu Austin and Tosin Oyedokun each scored a goal in the first half to help Ikorodu City defeat the new team that plays on their home pitch in the NNL.
In the first half, Uzondu Austin scored the first goal with a header, and in the second half, captain Tosin Oyedokun doubled the lead from the penalty spot.
At the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, Beyond Limits, who eliminated Remo Stars in the semi-finals last week, made yet another statement by defeating Stormers FC, a rival NNL team, 3-2.
The first 13 minutes of the game saw three goals scored: the academy boys seized the lead after three minutes, and the stormers equalised six minutes later with a penalty kick.
After regaining the lead in the thirteenth minute, Beyond Limits was pegged back again in the forty-ninth, and the exciting first half concluded 2-2.
RSunday Ogbonnaya, a second-half substitution for Beyond Limits, replaced the injured Farouq Ogundare four minutes later and scored the game’s winning shot inside the area. Bendel Insurance, the Federation Cup champions, defeated One Star FC 3-1 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin to win the state championship.