2024 President Federation Cup final: NNL boss, Aluo rallies support for Desert Warriors

Posted : 26 June 2024

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The Chairman of the Nigeria National League (NNL), George Aluo, has charged the Nigeria National League (NNL) side, El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, to go all out and win this year’s President Federation Cup.

The finals of the most glamorous football competition in the country, tagged the ‘Battle of the Warriors,’ will take place on Saturday, June 29, 2024, between El Kanemi Warriors and NPFL side Abia Warriors at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena (Onikan), Lagos.

El Kanemi, a two-time winner of the competition in 1991 and 1992, reached the 2024 finals by eliminating fellow NNL side, Kebbi United, 5-4 on penalties after their semi-final game ended goalless in regulation time. Abia Warriors, playing their first-ever cup final, beat fellow NPFL side, Kano Pillars, 4-3 on penalties after their game ended 0-0.

Speaking on the finals, Aluo noted that El Kanemi’s fine run in both the second-tier league and the Federation Cup is an indication that they can lift the trophy for the third time, urging them to maintain their winning streak in the finals. He stated that their victory would further prove that the NNL is truly the most important league in the country.

According to him, the number of NNL teams that made it to the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the FA Cup shows how solid the league is and the good work done by the league body. He expressed confidence that the three other promoted teams will do well in the NPFL next season.

The NNL boss also commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and their strategic partners, GTI Assets Management & Trust Limited, for bringing back the glamour of the most prestigious football tournament in the country.

“As football fans eagerly await the finals of this year’s Federation Cup, I must commend the NFF and their strategic partners, GTI, for what they have done to bring back the glamour of the most prestigious football tournament in the country. History will always remember them as those who changed the narratives of Nigerian football, and I will be ever grateful to them,” he concluded.

The winner of the President Federation Cup will represent Nigeria in the CAF Confederation Cup alongside Enyimba FC of Aba.

2024 President Federation Cup final: NNL boss, Aluo rallies support for Desert Warriors

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