The action-packed last-8 matches of the 2023 Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Cup will take place on Wednesday November 29 and Thursday 30 in Uyo.
Fans and football stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State are looking forward to thrilling games between the best eight who have come through from the preliminary round and super-12 playoff.
In the quater-finals games on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, Uyo will do battle vs Ibiono Ibom at the Uyo Township Stadium by 8am in the morning.
Both teams had earlier met in the preliminary round in a match that ended in a draw.
This time, a winner must emerge to reach the last-4.
By 4pm on Wednesday, Onna and Ikot Abasi will faceoff in the second quater-final.
Onna emerged victorious when they clashed in the preliminary round at the Eket Stadium on October 24, 2023.
The last-8 fixture will however be a new challenge at a different venue – this time at the Uyo Township Stadium.
On Thursday, November 30th, Essien Udim vs Obot Akara will play by 8am.
Their preliminary round meeting on October 12, 2023 ended 0-0 and so both teams will attempt to not just reach the semi-final but claim bragging rights as the best in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District.
The last 2023 Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Cup quater-final fixture will pitch Ibeno vs Urue Offong Oruko by 4pm on November 30.
Ibeno were 2-1 victors when both sides clashed in the preliminary round.
All the quater-finaal matches will take place at the Uyo Township Stadium.
JOURNEY TO THE LAST-8
For those who have not closely followed the 2023 Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Cup, here is a summary of the journey to the last-8.
31 Local government teams in Akwa Ibom State participated in the preliminary round of the competition which began on September 21 through to October 21.
The top four teams from each Senatorial District qualified to participate in the Super-12 playoff and were drawn in two groups of six for super-12 group stage matches, eight teams have emerged for the quater-final.
In group A, Uyo Local government area took top spot with eleven points while Essien Udim followed in second place with ten points. Urue Offong Oruko took third place with seven points while Ikot Abasi occupied the fourth and final qualification spot from the group.
Group B was led by Onna who topped the section with nine points with Ibeno taking second spot with eight points. Obot Akara finished third with seven points while Ibiono Ibom completed the section with seven points.
Ikot Ekpene, Ikono, Uruan and defending champions Nsit Ubuim fell short in the super-12 round and so have bid farewell to the 2023 Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Cup competition.
As released by the Akwa Ibom State Football Association Normalization Committee , here are fixtures for the 2023 Governor’s Cup quater-final.
Uyo Vs Ibiono Ibom
Onna Vs Ikot Abasi
Essien Udim Vs Obot Akara
Ibeno Vs Urue Offong Oruko
