{"id":152087,"date":"2025-02-21T09:06:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T08:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nff-insists-on-date-for-state-federation-cup-finals"},"modified":"2025-02-22T11:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T10:46:26","slug":"nff-insists-on-date-for-state-federation-cup-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/nff-insists-on-date-for-state-federation-cup-finals","title":{"rendered":"NFF insists  on date for state Federation Cup finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has insisted that all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory must stage the final matches of their 2025 President Federation Cup competition on Saturday, February 22, or Sunday, February 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The NFF disclosed this in a statement released by the Director of Competitions, Ruth David.<\/p>\n<p>The football body stated that failure to adhere to the directive will attract a fine of one million naira only.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinal matches are to be played only on 22nd\/23rd, except in special cases and as approved by the NFF,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to adhere to the above attracts a fine of N1,000,000 (one million naira only).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The national play-off of this year\u2019s competition has been scheduled for 5th March, with the national draw set for one week later, while the rounds of 64, 32, and 16 are scheduled for 19th March, 2nd April, and 16th April 2025, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The quarter-finals have been slated for 3rd and 4th May, with the semi-finals fixed for 17th and 18th May.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has insisted that all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory must stage the final matches of their 2025 President Federation Cup competition on Saturday, February 22, or Sunday, February 23, 2025. The NFF disclosed this in a statement released by the Director of Competitions, Ruth David. 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