Akwa United Football Club (Uyo) yesterday defeated Remo Stars FC (Ikenne) 3-0 at the ongoing Aieto/Federation cup round of 32 fixture played at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus Stadium.

The Uyo based side started on a brighter note, dominating and controlling the place of the game displaying scintillating and exciting football artistry. Attacking midfielder, Samuel Amadi struck midway through the first stanza for the “promise keeper” to give his side the slight advantage.

 The second 45 minutes lived up to expectations as Remo Stars became more ambitious and threatening but were not composed and clinical to make their opportunities count in front of goal. Amadi again struck twice in the 67th and 81st minute to seal victory for the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champion.

In his post match analysis, Technical Adviser, Akwa United FC, Ayodeji Ayeni hinted about not qualifying for the CAF championship through the league does not reduce the potency and quality of his side, adding that federation Cup is very tough and competitive.

With this result, the Uyo base side would be squaring up against Kogi United in the round of 16, on Sunday, August 7 at UNEC Stadium after edging out Kanta United on penalties after both sides ended 2-2 on regulation time.

In a related development, Green Beret FC (Zaria) are currently tagged “giant killer” after eliminating defending champions Bayelsa United (Yenegoa) on penalties 5-4, after both sides played out a 0-0 at full time.

According to the Coach of Green Berets FC, Haruna Musa, satisfied with the victory, expressing optimism that there would be a lot of improvement in his team before their next game.