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Four teams have qualified for the quarterfinals of the https://1xcup.ng/ after excelling in the round of 16 matches played at the Inspire Sports Arena, Cappa, Oshodi, Lagos on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
The biggest grassroots football tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, witnessed two big upsets as JP Young Stars FC and Tonic FA defeated more established opponents in the round of 16 to remain in contention to win the tournament. https://1xcup.ng/.
Collins Edwin SC 2-0 Maryland United FC
Collins Edwin SC won every group match without conceding a goal and continued its perfect run in Tuesday’s first round of 16 match by beating Maryland United FC 2-0.
Maryland United, on the other hand, reached this stage after emerging as one of the four best third-place finishers, but their streak finally came to an end against Collins Edwin.
When the two teams faced off for a spot in the quarterfinals at the Inspire Sports Arena, Collins Edwin appeared to be the favorite while Maryland United was considered the underdog and the former showed their true colors with an effortless victory.
Collins Edwin drew confidence from their previous performances in the competition and it was no surprise when star striker Obiora Sunny put them ahead against Maryland United with a goal in the 29th minute.
Collins Edwin secured the win in the 31st minute when Sunny went from scorer to provider with an assist for Unite Amodu to increase his team’s lead to 2-0.
Ajuwa FA 3-4 JP Young Stars FC
In the second round of 16 match on Tuesday, Ajuwa FA beat JP Young Stars FC 4-3 in what turned out to be an intriguing seven-goal spectacle.
Ajuwa FA did everything they could to ensure they maintained their momentum after showing their attacking potential during the group stage and they had to thank Emeka Sylvester once again who came to the party with a goal and two assists despite his team ultimately falling short.
Having shown that he is a quality striker who has what it takes to shine in front of goal, Sylvester opened the scoring for Ajuwa FA against Young Stars in the 30th minute thanks to an assist from Akor Stephen to increase his tally in the https://1xcup.ng/ to seven goals.
However, the young stars were determined to frustrate their opponents and they did so by putting in the necessary performance to finally secure a surprising berth to the quarter-finals, with Yusuf Taiwo Akanbi scoring the equalizer against Ajuwa FA, the striker scoring in the 32nd minute with an assist from fellow striker, Yayah Wasiu.
Young Stars made a shocking change in the 47th minute when Ogungbile Elijah replaced Akanbi and scored a minute later off an assist from Wasiu, putting his team up 2-1.
Sulaimon Sanni made it 3-1 in favor of Young Stars by scoring a goal in the 53rd minute, while Sylvester set up Daniel Kingsley, and the midfielder scored in the 57th minute to help Ajuwa FA reduce the deficit to 3-2 and give themselves hope of a comeback.
Young Stars, however, had other ideas and did not give Ajuwa FA any room to come back when Wasiu stopped scoring in the 60th minute after an assist from Adekunle Jamiu, increasing his team’s lead to 4-2.
Ajuwa FA gave themselves hope of at least salvaging a draw to take the game to extra time when Okoroji Livingfaith, who replaced Otto Paul in the 59th minute, stepped up to score in the 76th minute after an assist from Sylvester before the midfielder received a yellow card in the 84th minute.
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36 León FC 1-2 Tonic FC
Tuesday’s third round of 16 match certainly saw one of the standout matches of the day, a match that saw 36 Lion FC take on Tonic FC, a clash that nevertheless produced a surprising result with the latter winning 2-1.
36 Lion hoped to impose his style of play and use his offensive strength to overcome Tonic, who, however, rose to the occasion and demonstrated his ability to compete and excel against a very strong opponent.
In fact, Tonic took a 2-0 lead against 36 Lion after Elkanah Ayuba opened the scoring in the 43rd minute, while Adeniyi Ayobami made it 2-0 in the 75th minute after an assist from Ipaye Micheal.
36 El León gave themselves a glimmer of hope to at least force extra time when Lekan James reduced the deficit to 2-1 with the midfielder scoring in the 81st minute, but that only turned out to be a consolation goal.
Young Strikers FC 1-1 Dynamic FC (Young Strikers win 4-3 on penalties)
In the last round of 16 match on Tuesday, Young Strikers FC booked their place in the quarterfinals of the https://1xcup.ng/ after defeating Dynamic FC 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw between both teams in regulation time.
The Young Strikers were looking to build on their positive performances in the group stage, while Dynamic FC were determined to surprise their opponent and continue their journey in the competition.
The match also offered both teams the opportunity to make a statement at a crucial stage of the tournament, with concentration and tactical discipline finally playing important roles as the two teams were evenly matched.
Both teams battled hard during regulation time but neither could find a decisive winner as the match ended in a 1-1 draw after Olatunde Agbomeji put Young Strikers ahead in the 15th minute with an assist from Alex Nkwocha, while Opaleye Elijah Oluwaseyifunmi scored Dynamic’s equalizing goal in the 26th minute after an assist from Moses Oluwatobiloba.
The match was later decided in a penalty shootout, where Young Strikers kept their cool to secure a 4-3 victory and advance to the quarter-finals of the competition.
The result marks an important step forward for the Young Strikers, who will now turn their attention to the quarter-finals as they continue their quest to win the https://1xcup.ng/ trophy.
