4 June 2026 · By Admin
We present the hottest play-in round matches of Nigeria’s largest amateur football tournament. Choose your favorite teams and bet on the 1xCup 2025 on the 1xBet platform!
The 1xCup 2025 is gradually gaining momentum. As a reminder, the play-in round is currently underway, with 64 teams participating. The best 16 teams will qualify for the group stage and join FC BETHEL Academy, Community Gunners FC, Emaljus FC, and Emiloju FC. These clubs are skipping the play-in round as the best four teams of the 1xCup 2024.
Fans are in for some hot games on July 17:
Young Strikers FC vs Fortune FC
ECAS FC vs Edunz FC
Great Olympics FC vs Africano FC
Delites FC vs ISGAT Athletic FC
Why are these matches worth attending? Experience vs youth – such clashes often become decisive even in top-level football. Tomorrow, you’ll be able to see three classic episodes of the No.1 game. Young Strikers FC, Great Olympics FC and Delites FC want to prove their high level and show that their experience in the previous 1xCups has made them stronger and their nerves tougher. But Fortune FC, Africano FC and ISGAT Athletic FC look like daring newcomers who aren’t afraid of anyone and are ready to write their names in the history of the tournament.
How likely are upsets? Last year’s 1xCup proved many times that past achievements don’t matter – you have to prove your worth in every match. Young Strikers FC know this all too well – a year ago, the 1xCup 2023 semi-finalists failed to even make it to the Wild Card round. The 1xCup 2025 play-in round also produced several surprises, with last season’s quarter-finalists Dominion Hotspur FC being knocked out. China Sunstar FC, participants in the group stage a year ago, lost too. It wasn’t easy for the teams from the top 8 of the 1xCup 2024 to win either. Every football fan knows that underdogs have a much better chance of beating favorites in a single game than in the long run.
Who are you going to support? On the one hand, it’s beneficial to back the favorites, as they have a better chance of winning. On the other hand, if you support the underdogs, you’re unlikely to get upset if they lose, but their success may give you a huge boost of positive emotions!
Besides, don’t forget about the match between ECAS FC and Edunz FC. These two newcomers faced stiff competition during the registration phase and don’t want to stop at participating in the play-in round. But only one of the teams will make it to the next stage.
Don’t miss the exciting play-in round games. Decide who you’re going to cheer for and study the teams’ strengths — 1xBet is accepting bets on the 1xCup 2025!
Results of the tournament — see on the official website 1xCup.ng