Newly-crowned Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions Enyimba are top on the list of teams which would begin their quest for glory in the 2019 Federation Cup this weekend.
The People’s Elephant secured an unprecedented eighth league title earlier this week, having emerged tops in the championship play-offs held in the Lagos.
While expressing his delight at their league triumph, coach Usman Abd’Allah has hinted that his team will be taking their cup games equally serious.
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“Yes, the next target is the Aiteo Cup, we will be taking it seriously too,” the coach told the media in Lagos
Following the conclusion of the NPFL Super Six which finally brought the curtain down on the league season, all the attention is now on the Federation Cup, with matches in the Round of 64 coming up this weekend.