1XCup 2026: Collins Edwin, Young Stars, Tonic, Young Strikers Through To Quarter-Finals

Four teams have made it through to the quarter-finals of the https://1xcup.ng/  after excelling in the Round of 16 matches played at the Inspire Sports Arena, Cappa, Oshodi, Lagos on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

The biggest grassroots football tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, witnessed two major shocks as JP Young Stars FC and Tonic FA defeated more established opponents in the Round of 16 to remain in contention to win the https://1xcup.ng/.

Collins Edwin SC 2-0 Maryland United FC

Collins Edwin SC won every group game without conceding a single goal and they maintained their perfect run in Tuesday’s opening Round of 16 fixture by beating Maryland United FC 2-0.

Maryland United on the other hand made it through to this stage after emerging as one of the four best third-placed teams but their run finally came to an end against Collins Edwin.

When the two teams met for one quarter-final spot at the Inspire Sports Arena, Collins Edwin looked to be the favorites while Maryland United were referred to as the underdogs and the former showed its true colours with an effortless victory.

Collins Edwin drew confidence from its previous performances in the competition and it was no surprise when star forward Obiora Sunny put them ahead against Maryland United with a 29th minute goal.

Collins Edwin made sure of victory in the 31st minute when Sunny went from scorer to provider with an assist for Unite Amodu to increase his side’s lead to 2-0.

Ajuwa FA 3-4 JP Young Stars FC

In the second Round of 16 fixture on Tuesday, Ajuwa FA edged JP Young Stars FC 4-3 in what turned out to be an intriguing seven-goal spectacle.

Ajuwa FA went all out to ensure that it maintained its momentum after demonstrating its attacking potential during the group stage and they had Emeka Sylvester to thank once again with the striker coming to the party with a goal and two assists despite his side eventually falling short.

Having shown that he is a quality striker who has what it takes to shine in front of goal, Sylvester opened the scoring for Ajuwa FA against Young Stars in the 30th minute courtesy of an assist from Akor Stephen to increase his tally in the https://1xcup.ng/ to seven goals.

Young Stars were, however, determined to frustrate their opponents and that they did by producing the performance needed to eventually secure a shock quarter-final ticket, with Yusuf Taiwo Akanbi netting their equaliser against Ajuwa FA, the forward scoring in the 32nd minute with an assist from fellow forward, Yayah Wasiu.

Young Stars made an impactful substitution in the 47th minute when Ogungbile Elijah came in for Akanbi and went on to score one minute later courtesy of an assist from Wasiu, thereby putting his side 2-1 ahead.

Sulaimon Sanni made it 3-1 in favour of Young Stars by scoring a 53rd minute goal while Sylvester set up Daniel Kingsley, with the midfielder netting in the 57th minute to help Ajuwa FA reduce the deficit to 3-2 and give themselves hope of a comeback.

Young Stars, however, had other ideas and gave Ajuwa FA no room for any comeback when Wasiu turned scorer from provider in the 60th minute after being set up by Adekunle Jamiu, increasing his side’s lead to 4-2.

Ajuwa FA gave themselves hopes of at least rescuing a draw to take the game into extra time when Okoroji Livingfaith who replaced Otto Paul in the 59th minute went ahead to score in the 76th minute after being set up by Sylvester before the midfielder received a yellow card in the 84th minute.

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36 Lion FC 1-2 Tonic FC

Tuesday’s third Round of 16 match certainly witnessed one of the standout fixtures of the day, an encounter that saw 36 Lion FC square up against Tonic FC, a clash that, however, produced a shock result with the latter winning 2-1.

36 Lion were hoping to impose their style of play and use their attacking strength to overcome Tonic who, however, rose to the occasion and demonstrated their ability to compete and excel against a very strong opponent.

Tonic in fact went 2-0 ahead against 36 Lion after Elkanah Ayuba opened the scoring in the 43rd minute while Adeniyi Ayobami made it 2-0 in the 75th minute after being set up by Ipaye Micheal.

36 Lion gave themselves a glimmer of hope to at least force extra time when Lekan James reduced the deficit to 2-1 with the midfielder scoring in the 81st minute but that only turned out to be a consolatory goal.

Young Strikers FC 1-1 Dynamic FC (Young Strikers win 4-3 on penalties)

Tuesday’s final Round of 16 fixture saw Young Strikers FC book their place in the quarter-finals of the https://1xcup.ng/  after defeating Dynamic FC 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw between both teams in regulation time.

Young Strikers were looking to build on their positive performances in the group stage, while Dynamic FC had the determination of upsetting their opponent and continued their journey in the competition.

The encounter also offered both teams an opportunity to make a statement at a crucial stage of the tournament, with concentration and tactical discipline eventually playing important roles as the two sides were evenly matched.

Both teams battled hard during regulation time, but neither could find a decisive winner as the match ended in a 1-1 stalemate after Olatunde Agbomeji put Young Strikers ahead in the 15th minute with an assist from Alex Nkwocha while Opaleye Elijah Oluwaseyifunmi netted Dynamic’s equalising goal in the 26th minute after being set up by Moses Oluwatobiloba.

The encounter was subsequently decided by a penalty shootout, where Young Strikers held their nerve to secure a 4-3 victory and advance to the last eight of the competition.

The result marks a significant step forward for Young Strikers, who will now turn their attention to the quarter-finals as they continue their quest to win the https://1xcup.ng/ trophy.