Nigeria FA Cup
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The Nigeria FA Cup is the premier national knockout football competition in Nigeria, featuring clubs from various tiers across the country.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nigerian FA Cup | 12 |
| Nigeria FA Cup canonical | 2 |
| Nigerian FA Cup 1999 | 1 |
| Nigerian Federation Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2712996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigeria FA Cup Context triple: [Nigeria Football Federation, organizesCompetition, Nigeria FA Cup]
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A.
Nigeria Professional Football League
The Nigeria Professional Football League is the top-tier professional football league in Nigeria, featuring the country’s leading clubs in national competition.
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B.
Nigeria National League
The Nigeria National League is the second-tier professional football league in Nigeria, sitting directly below the Nigeria Professional Football League in the country’s league system.
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C.
Nigeria Women Football League
The Nigeria Women Football League is the top-tier professional women's football league in Nigeria, featuring the country's leading female clubs and players.
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D.
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
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E.
Nigeria Football Federation
The Nigeria Football Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing football activities and competitions in Nigeria, including the administration of its national teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigeria FA Cup Target entity description: The Nigeria FA Cup is the premier national knockout football competition in Nigeria, featuring clubs from various tiers across the country.
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A.
Nigeria Professional Football League
The Nigeria Professional Football League is the top-tier professional football league in Nigeria, featuring the country’s leading clubs in national competition.
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B.
Nigeria National League
The Nigeria National League is the second-tier professional football league in Nigeria, sitting directly below the Nigeria Professional Football League in the country’s league system.
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C.
Nigeria Women Football League
The Nigeria Women Football League is the top-tier professional women's football league in Nigeria, featuring the country's leading female clubs and players.
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D.
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
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E.
Nigeria Football Federation
The Nigeria Football Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing football activities and competitions in Nigeria, including the administration of its national teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football cup competition
ⓘ
knockout tournament ⓘ national football competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Challenge Cup
ⓘ
Federation Cup ⓘ Nigerian FA Cup ⓘ
linked to:
Nigeria FA Cup
Nigerian Federation Cup ⓘ
linked to:
Nigeria FA Cup
|
| competitionFormat | knockout ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior men's clubs ⓘ |
| confederation | CAF ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| featuresClubsFrom |
amateur levels
ⓘ
lower divisions ⓘ top division ⓘ |
| firstEditionHeldIn | colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| formerName |
Challenge Cup
ⓘ
Federation Cup ⓘ |
| formerOrganiser |
Nigeria Football Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Nigeria Football Federation
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nigeria Football Federation ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Nigeria National League clubs
ⓘ
Nigeria Nationwide League clubs ⓘ Nigerian Professional Football League clubs ⓘ state FA cup winners ⓘ |
| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| matchOutcomeFormat | single-leg ties ⓘ |
| notableClubSuccess |
Bendel Insurance
ⓘ
Enugu Rangers ⓘ Enyimba FC ⓘ
linked to:
Enyimba F.C.
Iwuanyanwu Nationale ⓘ Shooting Stars SC ⓘ
linked to:
Shooting Stars S.C.
|
| organiser | Nigeria Football Federation ⓘ |
| region | Nigeria ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| significance | oldest national football competition in Nigeria ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| stageStructure |
final
ⓘ
national rounds ⓘ state preliminaries ⓘ |
| tieBreaker |
extra time
ⓘ
penalty shoot-out ⓘ |
| tier | primary domestic cup ⓘ |
| typeOfCompetition | annual cup competition ⓘ |
| winnerQualifiesFor | CAF Confederation Cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nigeria FA Cup Description of subject: The Nigeria FA Cup is the premier national knockout football competition in Nigeria, featuring clubs from various tiers across the country.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nigeria FA Cup
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linked to: Nigeria FA Cup
linked to: Nigeria FA Cup
linked to: Nigeria FA Cup
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linked to: Nigeria FA Cup
linked to: Nigeria FA Cup
linked to: Nigeria FA Cup
linked to: Nigeria FA Cup