The boys have been separated from the men as the journey to the final enters its final stretch. The last eight now know their next opponent and their likely path to the final.

No side managed more clean sheets in the group phase than Real Sapphire’s four. Boasting the best defense in the competition this season, Coach Dan’s boys will face Imperial for a TCC Cup semi-final ticket. They will be looking to exploit an Imperial defense that conceded five goals in three of its five TCC Cup group stage games.

The winner of that fixture will tackle the victor from the clash between Beyond Limits and Atlantic Business

It’s a first knockout phase meeting between the reigning champions and table-toppers in Group A, Beyond Limits, and the runners-up from Group B, Atlantic Business. However, this will be their third consecutive meeting in the competition, with their last two cup clashes ending in a stalemate.

The other half of the draws features the Lagos derby as Gbagada and Sporting Lagos will lock horns for a semi-final ticket. Finalists last season, Sporting Lagos will be hoping to go all the way this time around. But the Gbagada hurdle first.

Whoever comes out on top in that fixture will square off with the winner from the quarter-final game between newcomers (VOE) and old-timers (Dino).