Isyaku Ibrahim
Federation cup prospects, Kano pillars Football Club fondly called Sai Masu Gida, will slug it out with Sunshine of Akure in the Quarter Final of this year’s Federation cup
The cracker to determine who move to the semi final wiill come up at Area three Pitch in Abuja on Wednesday the fiifth of June
During their earlier meeting in the league, Sunshine thrashed their rivals by alone goal while
In the reverse edition at Sani Abacha Stadium Kofar Mata, the Kano lads paid them back by five goals to one
Although one may say this is different tournament but on many occasions particularly in soccer, history usually repeat itself
Pillars who had since shown Rangers, Doma United and Katsina United the exit door in the event are no match to the Akure side going by their track record so far despite the fact a phrase says it is not over until it is over soccer
In other games, Elkanemi warriors of Maiduguri will engage Inter of Lagos
Kebbi United to meet EFCC Abuja
While Sokoto United will test Abia Warriors for size all in the last eight of the oldest football competition in the land
With the exception of Kebbi United and EFCC encounter that will hold in Kano all the remaining matches will hold in Abuja
Winners of the competition will be part of Nigeria’s representatives in next year’s football continental events
