By By Muminat Ajide
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a venue change for the grand finale of the country’s oldest Cup competition, the President Federation Cup, which will now be held in Lagos.
Originally scheduled to take place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Saturday, June 29, this year’s President Federation Cup men and women competitions will now be held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos, as confirmed by Ademola Olajire, the NFF’s head of communications.
Explaining the decision, Olajire highlighted Lagos’ rich football history, noting that the city previously hosted the final consecutively between 1945 and 1972 at what was then known as Association Ground, King George V, and later Lagos City Ground, now Mobolaji Johnson Arena since 2021.
”Earlier scheduled for Abuja (which would have seen the city host the final for the first time in the competition’s history), the NFF have opted for the good old venue on Lagos Island, which hosted the final of the competition consecutively between 1945 and 1972.
”First known as Association Ground, then as King George V and later as Lagos City Ground, the venue later became known as Onikan Stadium after it was rebuilt in the 1980s. It became known as Mobolaji Johnson Arena in 2021,” he stated.
In the upcoming event on June 29, Rivers Angels will face Naija Ratels in the women’s competition, while Abia Warriors will take on El-Kanemi Warriors in the men’s event.
