Nigeria’s grassroots football cup

1xCup 2026 Fixtures, Results & Standings

1xCup is Lagos' premier grassroots football tournament, founded in 2023 to create a professional-grade competitive platform for grassroots players. The tournament brings together 100 clubs across five divisions, giving talented players greater visibility and a pathway to professional football.

This hub follows the 2026 competition using official data supplied through the 1xCup API: fixtures and confirmed results, round-by-round progress, standings, player statistics, participating clubs, squad details, and available match events, statistics and line-ups.

Matches: 75
Clubs: 100
Zones: 5
Finished: 60

1xCup Fixtures & Results

All zones Ikeja Zone Lagos Island Zone Ikorodu Zone Badagry Zone Epe Zone

27 AUG12:30
IGHALO FA
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BET
ARICH FC
29 AUG11:00
LUTHER INTER FC
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BET
NEWHOPE NAIJA FC

Last updated 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 · source: 1xcup.ng

1xCup Club

EMILOJU FC

Lagos Island Zone · Surulere

1 Played 1 Won 0 Drawn 0 Lost 1 For 0 Against

Fixtures

27 AUG Inspire Sport Arena EMILOJU FC - - FRANCEEX UNITED

Results

W 06 AUG Inspire Sport Arena EMILOJU FC 1 0 EVOLUTION UNITED

About

Emiloju Football Club is a Lagos-based grassroots/youth football club founded and chaired by Alhaji Musiliu Jimoh Alao. Operating with the motto “NO BATTLE, NO VICTORY,” the club focuses on youth development, discipline, and tactical excellence. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Emiloju FC has quickly become one of the standout academies in the state’s competitive grassroots scene.2025 marked a landmark season for Emiloju FC, with the club wrapping up the year with a trophy-filled campaign Showtime Youth Cup 2025 – Emiloju FC won the maiden edition, beating Oskey International FC 3-1 in the final at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan. Goals came from Ayodeji Thomas Adefila, Onawumi Caleb Oluwafemi, and Madubugha Donald Elochukwu. The club won ₦14M in total prize money. Captain Adedoye Samuel Ayobami was named Player of the Tournament and Chijindu Miracle Anaikwe won Best Goalkeeper — each receiving ₦1.5M. Joe Aribo Cup 2025 – Just one week later, Emiloju FC lifted another trophy. They beat Chekas United 3-1 in the opener, won 3-2 on penalties vs Seamoriow FC in the quarters, beat Inspired Sports Academy 5-4 on penalties in the semis after a 2-2 draw, and won the final 1-0 vs ISAGT FC thanks to a solo effort from Segun Ajengele. The tournament featured 16 of Lagos’ top academies. Discovery Cup 2025 – The club finished 3rd place. 1xCup: Finished 4th in 2024, winning Goal of the Tournament and Best Goalkeeper awards. Mobil NAIJA CUP 2026: Lost 2-1 to VIA Fc in the quarter finals

Season2026

Squad (25)

Goalkeepers 1

WC Wisdom Chima 1

Defenders 10

AQ Adebayo Quadri 11
AT Adekunle Temiloluwa 8
AS Akande Samuel 5
AS Aluko Segun 3
AM Asiegbu Micheal 2
EE Ebube Emmanuel 15
EV Ezeifeduba Valentine 22
OO Ololade Olarenwaju 16
SI Samuel Igwe 20
YA Yusuf Asim 14

Midfielders 4

GB Greatness Benard 17
OE Ogundeji Elijah 13
OO Oluwasanmi Oluwapelumi 10
RA Richard Aninan 4

Forwards 10

AM Abdulqadri Malik 6
AB Abraham Bankole 18
AW Adetunji Waris Ayomide 25
AQ Azeez Qudus 12
EA Egwu Abel 19
FA Faruq Abubakar 21
JA Jeremiah Andong 7
TB Timothy Bassey 9
UC Ufeli Chukwudi Joseph 24
UB Uma Bartholomew 23

Last updated 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 · source: 1xcup.ng

1xCup Results by Round

Round 2

22 AUG OOA FA 2 3 DAJA UNITED

Round 1

31 JUL IGHALO FA 5 0 PANTHERS FA
31 JUL THE PRO SELECT FC 2 2 ARICH FC
31 JUL Ikoyi Dolphin FC 2 6 OOA FA
31 JUL Cliques SA 0 3 DAJA UNITED
13 AUG DYNAMIC DREAMS FC 0 1 LUTHER INTER FC
13 AUG DE POTTERS FA 0 3 NEWHOPE NAIJA FC

Last updated 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 · source: 1xcup.ng

1xCup

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1xCup Standings

The qualifying zones are played as knockout rounds, so there is no league table for them yet. Group tables will appear here as soon as the group stage begins.

Last updated 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 · source: 1xcup.ng