The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the grand finale of the country’s oldest Cup competition now christened President Federation Cup will take place at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos on Saturday, 29th June 2024.
Earlier scheduled for the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja (which would have seen the city host the final for the first time in the competition’s history), the NFF and GTI announced on Sunday, 23rd June 2024 that they have opted for Mobolaji Johnson Arena 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.
Apart from the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on the waterfront, the City of Lagos has hosted several other finals of the competition now known as the President Federation Cup. The National Stadium, Surulere, built for the 2nd All-Africa Games that Nigeria hosted in 1973, hosted the grand finale between 1974 and 1987, as well as the 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 finals.
This year’s final will see Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt confront Abuja-based Naija Ratels in the women’s event while Abia Warriors take on El-Kanemi Warriors in the men’s event.
