FA Cup: 3SC battle Wunti in Minna                     Posted Monday, June 8th 2009

After marking their return to the Premier League in style, Shooting Stars continue their quest for national honours when they take a trip to Minna for an FA Cup tie against Wunti FC of Bauchi on Wednesday.

The Round of 64 tie is slated for the Bako Konyagora Stadium in Minna.

3SC qualified for the national preliminaries of the FA Challenge Cup, which has been renamed ‘Federation Cup,’ after beating Afijio United to emerge champions of Oyo State.

The Draw Ceremony for the competition was held at the FIFA Technical Center, Abuja last week Thursday.
Seventy four (74) different Clubs (two from each of the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory) will battle it out to determine who wins Nigeria’s oldest football competition.

Shooting Stars boast of more wins in the National FA Cup than any other team in the country, with eight trophies so far.. Shooting Stars’ last victor in the competition was in 1995 when they defeated Katsina United 2-0 in Lagos.

All the teams taking part in this year’s Nigeria FA (Federation) Cup are:
Adamawa State (Adamawa United & Makwada FC), Ekiti (Fountain FC & Ekiti Kete), Niger (Tornadoes & Bida Lions), Kogi (FC Lokoja & Kogi Utd), Borno (El-Kanemi Warriors & El-Kanemi Babes), Yobe (Yobe Desert Stars & Rimi Utd), Enugu (Rangers Int’l FC & Ingas FC), Taraba (FC Taraba & Karim Utd), Gombe (Gombe Utd FC & Flamingo FC), Oyo (3SC & Afijio United FC), Osun (Ila FC & Ola-Asejire FC), Ogun (Gateway FC & MSI FC), Ondo (Sunshine FC & Rising Stars), Ebonyi (Ebonyi Stars & Swepio FC), Abia (Enyimba FC & OUK), Cross River (Leopard FC & Cannan Utd), Jigawa (Ajiyan Babes & Haijang FC), Sokoto State (New Golden Boys & Arewa Pillars), Zamfara (Dalhatu FC & Zamfara Utd), Kebbi (Arewa Pillars & Fadama Utd), Benue (Lobi Stars & BCC Lions), Plateau (Plateau Utd & Von Vet FC), Bauchi (Danyaya FC & Wunti FC), Nasarawa (Nasarawa Utd & Keffi Utd), FCT (Police Machine FC & Amac FC), Rivers (Dolphin & Sharks), Anambra (Anambra Pillars & Obosi Utd), Delta (Bobbies Utd & Isoko Utd), Edo (Insurance FC & Igbino FC), Lagos (Julius Berger & Union Bank FC), Akwa Ibom (Akwa Utd & Akwa Starlet FC), Kwara (Kwara Utd & Kwara Utd Feeder Team), Kaduna (Kaduna Utd & Ranch Bees FC), Imo (Bussdor & Heartland FC), Kano (Kano Pillars & Comos FC/ Kano Utd), Bayelsa (Ocean Boys & Bayelsa Utd), Katsina (Afdin FC & Malumfashi)

By Mark Ogagan