The Reigning NPFL Champion has been thrown out of the aiteo cup ,in the Round of 32 of the competition.
Unicem Rovers defeated Rangers International by 6-5 on penalties after both sides battled to 1-1 full time draw.
The result mean Unicem Rovers will star in the Round of 16 of the competition.
Ngwa FC also edged out,another NPFL side, Lobi stars to qualify for the Round of 16 of the 2017 Aiteo Cup.
The Amateur defeated Lobi stars 4-3 on penalties, both sides played goalless after 90 minutes.
The feat by Ngwa FC and Unicem Rovers is in line with cup tradition of smaller teams upsetting bigger sides in cup competitions.
Other Results show all the other bigger teams in the competition hold their own against their opponents as Shooting Stars , Abia Warriors,Plateau Utd, FC Ifeanyi Uba, ABS FC did enough to move past their less fancied opponents and qualified for the next stage of the competition.
Below is the full Results of the matches played yesterday
MEN
Sunshine Stars 4-2 Nasarawa United
Akwa United Vs Yobe Desert Stars (Uyo, 6 September 4pm)
Osun United 0-0 Kwara United (4-3 penalties)
Niger Tornadoes 1-0 FC Atete
Ngwa FC 0-0 Lobi Stars (4-3 penalties)
Unicem Rovers 1-1 Rangers International (6-5 penalties)
Ekiti United 1-1 Abia Warriors (4-2 penalties)
FRSC FC 1-1 Heartland FC (4-5 penalties)
FC IfeanyiUbah Feeders 0-2 FC IfeanyiUbah
El-Kanemi Babes 1-1 Almar FC (4-2 penalties)
FC Abuja Vs Samba Kurna (Area 3, Abuja, 31 August)
Plateau United 1-0 Ede United
ABS FC 6-3 Adamawa United Feeders
Katsina United Feeders 1-1 Bayelsa United (4-3 penalties)
Akwa Starlets Vs Doma United (Uyo, 6 September 2pm)
Delta Warriors 0-2 Shooting Stars
Thirteen teams have now qualified for the Round of 16 and the winners of
FC Abuja / Samba Kurna (Area 3, Abuja, 31 August)
Akwa Starlets / Doma United (Uyo, 6 September 2pm)
Akwa United / Yobe Desert Stars (Uyo, 6 September 4pm)
Will complete the 16 teams that will compete in the next round of the competition.
The ladies also take to the pitch in the aiteocup and here are results across different centers nationwide
WOMEN
Adamawa Queens 0-1 Edo Queens
FC Robo Queens 1-0 Delta Queens
Confluence Queens 3-0 (W/O) Invincible Queens
Beautiful Tours 3-1 Moje Queens
Rivers Angels 5-0 Delta Babes
Bayelsa Queens Feeders 4-0 Fortress Ladies
Pelican Stars 1-0 Young Talents 99
Teams In Round of 16:
Ben Women FC, Ibom Angels, Jokodolu Babes, Sure Babes, Sunshine Queens, Nasarawa Amazons, Osun Babes, Abia Angels and Bayelsa Queens, Edo Queens, FC Robo Queens, Confluence Queens, Beautiful Tours, Rivers Angels, Bayelsa United Feeders, Pelican Stars.
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