{"id":23054,"date":"2023-08-29T21:06:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/?p=23054"},"modified":"2023-08-30T07:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T06:13:03","slug":"summer-fc-versus-ave-fc-tie-kicks-off-nlo-ikukuoma-super-cup-in-uboma-imo-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/summer-fc-versus-ave-fc-tie-kicks-off-nlo-ikukuoma-super-cup-in-uboma-imo-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer FC Versus Ave FC Tie Kicks Off NLO\/Ikukuoma Super Cup In Uboma, Imo State"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Our Reporter<\/p>\n

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It will be football glitz and glamour in Uboma, Imo State as the inaugural Nationwide League One NLO\/Ikukuoma Super Cup kicks off on Wednesday September 6 with an opening fixture between Summer FC and Ave FC.<\/p>\n

The NLO secretariat, who last week listed 18 teams, which included two wild cards, released the groupings, match fixtures, timing, and venues that will host the 10-day tournament.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Uboma Secondary School Stadium Complex, in Ihitte\/Uboma LGA, Imo State will host matches of the NLO Super League.<\/p>\n

Six (6) groups A to F, have three teams each; as they will battle for pride in the group phase, for a winner from each group to qualify for the Second Round after 18 matches.<\/p>\n

The top teams from the six (6) groups will square up against themselves in a Group A and Group B format made up of three (3) teams each, with only the two (2) best teams qualifying for the final of the NLO\/Ikukuoma Super Cup billed for Saturday, September 16.<\/p>\n

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\nTeams drawn in Group A are Ihitte Uboma-based Summer FC, Ave FC, and Golden Albium FC (Delta State). Group B has Buratai FC (Yobe State), Palm Syrup FC (Akwa-Ibom State), and Paul E FC (FCT), while JSC FC Suleja (Niger State), Divine Praise FC (Lagos State) and Kofar Soro FC from Katsina State make up Group C<\/p>\n

Ikukuoma FC (Imo State), Ablegod FC (Ondo State) with Kano-based Hausawa United FC are in Group D, followed by Tudun Wada FC (Kano State), Zeal Minds FC (Benue State) and Vandrezzer Academy (Akwa Ibom State) in Group E.<\/p>\n

The trio of DOHZ FA (Kwara State), Discovery Academy (Kebbi State), and FC Ebedei JNR will slug things out in Group F.<\/p>\n

Chief Operating Officer of the nation’s third-tier league, Olushola Ogunnowo who spoke ahead of the kickoff.<\/p>\n

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\n“We know that Nigerians are passionate about football, so we want to make our grassroot football irresistibly appealing to them and the rest of the World.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAll is still in top gear for the inaugural NLO\/Ikukuoma Super Cup without hitches in terms of the logistics we have put in place,\u201d said the NLO\u2019s COO Olushola Ogunnowo.<\/p>\n

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\nThe tournament which will be keenly contested will see invited foreign scouts, and eight Sporting Directors from different leagues across the world in attendance.<\/p>\n

However, the NLO broadcasting department will be live-streaming all matches from the championship for fans all over the world to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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