Heartland Football Club of Owerri and Katsina United FC of Katsina showed up for their quarter final matches of 2022 of federation Cup competition in Ilorin, Kwara Stadium Complex, but refused to play.
Specualtions are rife that the teams were protesting the nomination of Kwara United FC of Ilorin for the CAF Confederation Cup competition, instead of winner of the federation Cup to represent Nigeria.
Reports say that Kwara United Football Club was listed as the second representative for the country in the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Confederation Cup competition, while the competition is still on and has not concluded.
Already, Rivers United FC and Plateau United FC will play in the CAF Champions League, while Remo Stars, which ended in the third position on the final league table and fourth placed Kwara United will play in the CAF Confederation Cup.