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He also highlighted that the tournament framework will be simpler than in earlier years, pointing out that no team will receive a bye into the next round.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sanusi further reassured teams, match officials, and other football stakeholders that the country\u2019s oldest and most established football competition will be conducted on equal terms for all participants. He added that all guidelines meant to ensure the tournament runs smoothly and transparently will be strictly observed.<\/p>\n<h2>Seedings and knockout structure<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Defending champions Kwara United were assigned the top seed at number one.<\/li>\n<li>Last season\u2019s runners-up, Abakaliki FC, were placed as the seed at number 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As in keeping with tradition, the tournament will be played strictly on a knockout basis.<\/p>\n<h2>Venue for the final<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Sanusi confirmed that Asaba, the capital city of Delta State, will host the grand finale of this year\u2019s President Federation Cup competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fixtures for the men\u2019s and women\u2019s editions of this year\u2019s President Federation Cup national competition have been unveiled after the draw ceremony held at the NFF Secretariat in Abuja on the day of the ceremony. 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