CAF Forces Shift of Naija Super 8 Zonal Play-offs  to Eket

The zonal play-offs of the forthcoming Naija Super 8 football competition have been moved from Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, to Eket Township Stadium and will hold between June 1 and 3, 2023.

Flykite Productions, the organisers of the playoffs, said in a statement signed by the company’s Managing Director, Jenkins Alumona, that the venue change was compelled by the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to use the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium as the venue for its Super League and its demand that the facility be refurbished ahead of the competition.

“The managers of Godswill Akpabio International Stadium informed us that the facility has been chosen as the venue for the CAF Super League and it will need to be refurbished ahead of the competition.

“This has left us with no option than to move the playoffs to Eket which, thankfully, has a great facility and is close to Uyo.

“The Eket Township Stadium, which was completed less than a year ago, is in good shape.

“Eket is also a football location and we assure fans that they will have a great time watching the playoffs,” Alumona observed last night.

The 12-club zonal playoffs are the first of the two stages of Naija Super 8 and are designed to determine representatives of the six geo-political zones at the finals to be held in Lagos between June 16 and 25.  

To qualify for the playoffs, clubs must be among the two with the highest vote tallies from their zones after the completion of the ongoing fan voting, which opened April 10 and closes May 12.

The top two teams from each zone will take on each other in a single-game elimination match, with winners proceeding to the finals where they will be joined by two wildcard teams to be decided by the organisers.

Alumona called on fans who have not voted to visit www.naijasuper8.ng to vote for their favourite clubs to be part of the competition.