The thirteenth version of the Gold Cup Preseason Match is ready to kick off from October sixteenth to twenty fifth, 2025, on the state-of-the-art FC Ebedei Stadium in Apele-Sagamu, promising an thrilling occasion for soccer followers.
This season is especially noteworthy because it marks a transition for the match, with the absence of some acquainted membership powerhouses, together with the defending champions, Capturing Stars of Ibadan, because of the earlier begin of the Nigeria Skilled Soccer League calendar.
In a bid to boost participation and enhance the competitiveness of the match, top-class groups from the Nigeria Nationwide League (NNL) and the identical within the Nationwide League One (NLO) can be making their appearances this 12 months.
This determination displays the organisers’ dedication to broadening the scope of gamers and golf equipment concerned within the competitors.
Gold Cup Common Coordinator, Tunde Shamsudeen, shared essential updates on this 12 months’s match whereas conversing with the Gold Cup Media Channel.
He famous, “The match was initially scheduled to start on Thursday, September 25, 2025, but it surely has now been adjusted to happen from Thursday, October 16, to Saturday, October 25, 2025. This variation was made in response to the Nigeria Nationwide League board’s determination to begin the 2025-26 league season on Saturday, November 8, 2025.”
Nevertheless, followers can stay up for watching all matches from the Gold Cup stay throughout its digital platforms, together with spotlight packages accessible on the match’s YouTube channel.
They’ll get objective and consequence notifications on their Android and iOS gadgets as soon as they obtain the Sofascore app.
This strategy goals to have interaction a wider viewers and elevate the match’s profile in Nigeria’s soccer neighborhood.
