The 2022 Nigeria Federation Cup (known as the 2022 Aiteo Cup for sponsorship reasons), was originally going to be the 75th edition of the Nigeria FA Cup, Nigeria's elite cup tournament for football clubs. It commenced on 26 July but was abandoned at the quarter-finals
This year's tournament saw 72 clubs from 36 states and the FCT qualify as their state cup winners and runners-up.
League representation
Players FederationNPFL17 teamsNNL26 teamsNLO15 teamsNon-league15 teams
Schedule Stage Dates Rookie stage 26 & 27 July 2022 First round 30 & 31 July 2022 Round of 32 3 August 2022 Round of 166 & 7 August 2022 Quarter-finals TBD Semi-finals TBD Final TBD at TBD
Format As with previous editions, it was a single elimination knockout tournament with all matches played at neutral venues. The 18 lowest ranked clubs (mostly debutants) entered the rookie stage, the winners of the rookie stage joining the remaining 55 clubs in the first round. If a match ended in a draw in regulation time, it went straight to a penalty shootout.
Rookie stage
|colspan="3"|26 July 2022
|colspan="3"|27 July 2022
First round
|colspan="3"|30 July 2022
|colspan="3"|31 July 2022
Round of 32
|colspan="3"|3 August 2022
Round of 16
|colspan="3"|6 August 2022
|colspan="3"|7 August 2022
Quarterfinals
|colspan="3"|10 August 2022
References