The 2025 Nigeria Federation Cup was the 77th edition of the Nigeria Federation Cup, the nation's oldest knockout football tournament. The tournament began with the National playoffs on 5 March. Kwara United won their maiden cup title in their 28 years of existence after defeating Abakaliki in the final.
The format remains the same with 74 clubs qualifying as finalists in the tournaments held across the different states of Nigeria and the FCT.
Format The competition is a single elimination knockout tournament featuring the 36 finalists of each state tournaments plus the FCT. The 20 weakest clubs entered the national play-off round, whereafter the winners joined the remaining 54 teams at the main tournament. All matches are played at neutral stadiums.
Matches are played 90 minutes with tied games going straight to penalties.
State tournament finals StateWinnerScoreRunners-upAbiaAhudiyannemEnyimbaAdamawaAdamawa United1–1 VelvotAkwa-IbomAkwa United1–0Eagle Eye FAAnambraEdel0–0 Solution FCBauchiWikki Tourists1–0WarinjeBayelsaCrusaders FC2–2 Bayelsa UnitedBenueLobi Stars2–1Flight FCBornoEl-Kanemi Warriors3–0CP StrikersCalabar Rovers1–0E-World FCDeltaWarri Wolves2–1De Sapele LionsEbonyiAbakaliki1–0CynosureEdoBendel Insurance3–0Assemblies of GodEkitiNOSMAS FC1–0COPDEMEnuguEnugu Rangers3–0IjeleGombeGombe United3–1El-ShamaImoHeartland2–0OISA FCJigawaDandidi Babes2–0Lautai UnitedKadunaGreen Berets1–1 Simon Ben FAKanoKano Pillars3–2BarauKatsinaKatsina United1–0Junior DanburanKebbiKebbi United5–1KogiFC Bako2–1Kogi CentralKwaraKwara United1–1 ABSLagosInter Lagos0–0 Ikorodu CityNasarawaNasarawa United2–0Basira FCNigerAtlantic FA0–0 Harmony FAOgunImperial FC2–2 Beyond LimitsOndoSunshine Stars0–0 Sunshine Stars U19OsunIgbajo1–0Osun UnitedOyoShooting Stars0–0 Crown FCPlateauPlateau United2–0Mighty Jets FeedersRiversRivers United0–0 WilbrosSokotoSokoto North2–1Sokoto UnitedTarabaEagle Stars FC1–0TechnobatYobe10–1Gujuba AcademyZamfaraZamfara United1–0Zamfara United FeedersFCTFWC FC0–0 EFCC FC
National play-offs All matches were played on 5 March.
Round of 64 The draw for this round was conducted on 12 March. Matches were held between 18 and 20 March.
|colspan=3|18 March 2025
|colspan=3|19 March 2025
|colspan=3|20 March 2025
Round of 32 Matches were played on 2 and 3 April.
|colspan=3|2 April 2025
|colspan=3|3 April 2025
Round of 16 All matches were played on 16 April.
Quarter-final All matches were played on 3 May.
Semi-final Both matches were played on 21 May.
Final This marked the first cup final appearance for both teams and the first final appearance for a team from Ebonyi. It was played on 28 June 2025.
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