As Nigeria’s national cup competition, the President Federation Cup enters the Round of 64, 17 of the teams are in the top echelon of the Nigerian league.
The missing trio of the 20 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) are Remo Stars, Niger Tornadoes and Katsina United.
But like that of last season, clubs from the second tier Nigeria National League (NNL) dominate the number.
There are 23 of them in the Round of 64. The remaining 24 teams are either feeder teams to the NPFL clubs or the lowest cadre of the Nigeria league system.
But in a system where seeding is not employed, the possibility of the top-level clubs clashing and eliminating themselves exists.
That leaves the lowest cadre teams revelling into the final stage and the competition losing appeal
Qualified Teams for Round of 64 (Men)
- Enyimba FC (Abia)
- Akwa United (Akwa Ibom)
- Bayelsa United (Bayelsa)
- Lobi Stars (Benue)
- El-Kanemi Warriors (Borno)
- Bendel Insurance (Edo)
- Rangers Int’l (Enugu)
- Heartland FC (Imo)
- Kano Pillars (Kano)
- Katsina United (Katsina)
- Ikorodu City (Lagos)
- Nasarawa United (Nasarawa)
- Kwara United (Kwara)
- Sunshine Stars (Ondo)
- Shooting Stars (Oyo)
- Plateau United (Plateau)
- Rivers United (Rivers)
- Mighty Jets (Plateau)
- Adamawa United (Adamawa)
- Solution FC (Anambra)
- Edel FC (Anambra)
- Wikki Tourists (Bauchi)
- Rovers FC (Cross River)
- Warri Wolves (Delta)
- Abakaliki FC (Ebonyi)
- Ijele FC (Enugu)
- Gombe United (Gombe)
- Barau FC (Kano)
- Kebbi United (Kebbi)
- ABS FC (Kwara)
- Inter Lagos (Lagos)
- FC Basira (Nasarawa)
- Beyond Limit (Ogun)
- Osun United (Osun)
- Igbajo United (Osun)
- Crown FC (Oyo)
- Sokoto United (Sokoto)
- Yobe Desert Stars (Yobe)
- Zamfara United (Zamfara)
- Ahudiyannem (Abia)
- Warinje FC (Bauchi)
- Crusaders FC (Bayelsa)
- Flight FC (Benue)
- E-World FC (Cross River)
- Cynosure FC (Ebonyi)
- Assemblies of God (Edo)
- EFCC FC (FCT)
- FWC FC (FCT)
- Lautau FC (Jigawa)
- Green Beret (Kaduna)
- Jr. Danburam FC (Katsina)
- FC Bako (Kogi)
- Imperial FC (Ogun)
- Wilbros FC (Rivers)
- CP Strikers (Borno)
- NOSMAS FC (Ekiti)
- El-Shama FC (Gombe)
- Dandidi Babes (Jigawa)
- Simon Ben (Kaduna)
- Discovery Talent (Kebbi)
- Atlantic Academy (Niger)
- Harmony Academy (Niger)
- Sunshine U19 (Ondo)
- Eagle Stars (Taraba)
Qualified Teams for Round of 32 (Women)
- Ahudiyannem Queens (Abia)
- Adamawa Queens (Adamawa)
- Ibom Angels (Akwa Ibom)
- Jacklyn Angels (Akwa Ibom)
- GP World FA (Anambra)
- Bayelsa Queens (Bayelsa)
- Crystal Stars (Bayelsa)
- Delta Queens (Delta)
- Delta Babes (Delta)
- First Mahi Babes (Ebonyi)
- Edo Queens (Edo)
- Fortress Ladies (Edo)
- Naija Ratels (FCT)
- N-Youth Ladies (FCT)
- Heartland Queens (Imo)
- Gallant Queens (Kaduna)
- Kada Queens (Kaduna)
- Confluence Queens (Kogi)
- Moje Queens (Kwara)
- Kwara Ladies (Kwara)
- Unification Ladies (Lagos)
- Dannaz Ladies (Lagos)
- Nasarawa Amazons (Nasarawa)
- Remo Stars Ladies (Ogun)
- Castmog Ladies (Ogun)
- Sunshine Queens (Ondo)
- Onimarg Ladies (Ondo)
- Osun Babes (Osun)
- Plateau United Queens (Plateau)
- Mighty Jets Mata (Plateau)
- Rivers Angels (Rivers)
- Sparkling Angels (Rivers)
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