The AITEO FA Cup is the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria contested by teams, representing the 36 states + 1 FCT of Nigeria. It is the Nigerian domestic cup and the Nigerian equivalent of the FA Cup, Coupe de France, among others. It was created in 1945 as the "Governor's Cup", succeeding the War Memorial Challenge Cup that had been limited to teams from Lagos according to Wikipedia
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However one of the 64 teams in the first round of this year's edition are the 2023 Ondo State FA Cup Champions Sunshine Stars who have began to fancy their chances in the cup showpiece as stated by winger David Onovo in an interview with NPFL TransferMakert.
The League is a very tough competition but its completely different from the cup games because they're knockout games.Its been a while since we won a a game and surely a good performance in the first round will boost our confidence.I can't make any early predictions but trust me when i say every player here will fight till the end because we will go far in the tournament
Sunshine Stars are drawn against Basira FC of Nassarawa in the first round of the which will be played on Wednesday 26th April, three days after their league visit to table toppers Lobi Stars.
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