Nigeria Premier Football League champions, Enyimba, lost the Abia State FA Cup title against local rivals Abia Warriors on Sunday following a 4-2 defeat on penalties after regular time ended 1-1 while Bendel Insurance claimed the title in Edo State with a 3-1 win over One Star FC.
Abia Warriors took the lead in the 38th minute of the game, but despite Joseph Atule’s second half equaliser, Enyimba crumbled in the shootout.
In Lagos, Nigeria National League side, Ikorodu City FC won the state FA Cup for the second consecutive time, after beating Inter Lagos 2-0 at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Sunday just as Remo Stars feeders’ team, Beyond Limits, also claimed the Ogun State FA Cup with a 3-2-win over Stormers FC in Abeokuta.
Ikorodu City scored a goal each in either half through Uzondu Austin and Tosin Oyedokun to see off the new side who share the same home ground with them in the NNL.