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The Remo Stars International Stadium will be ignited with football fire-crackers as the semifinals of the Optima Energy Gold Cup 11th edition takes centre stage on Thursday.
With the completion of the group phase of pre-season tournament, Niger Tornadoes joined its Group B pair, Shooting Stars, Beyond Limits and Ijebu United in the hunt for the ultimate prize.
The Ikon Allah, who needed just a win on Matchday 3, sealed its spot as runner-up in Group B with 4points with a 3-2 win over FC Ebedei.
Tradesafe FC missed a golden chance to qualify ahead of Tornadoes with 5points if they had beaten Shooting Stars 3-2 with a late penalty.
But Shooting Stars young goalkeeper, Gbolahan Babatunde, saved Odeyemi Bolaji’s second attempt from the spot for Tradesafe FC.
The newly promoted Nigeria National League team was left to rue the penalty miss, as the game ended 2-2 to finish third on the log with 3points from three draws.
In the semi-finals fixtures released by the organisers, Group A leader, Beyond Limits will host Niger Tornadoes while Shooting Stars will be hope to reach a third consecutive final of the off-season tourney if they go past Ijebu United.
