Warri Wolves will now face Enyimba in the 2013 Federation Cup final billed for the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on September 15.
The Warri club had to wait an extra day to confirm their place in the Cup final by defeating Akwa United 2-1 in the semifinal at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi on Thursday.
The Federation Cup semifinal between Wolves and Akwa United took place on Wednesday but had to be called off owing to heavy rainfall.
The score of the game stood at 1-1 when the centre referee Ago Abubakar called off the match on Wednesday with a little over 10 minutes to time.
Akwa United had gone in front through Ukeme Davies in the 71st minute before Wolves talisman, Oghenekaro Etebo levelled score six minutes later.
However, when the game continued on Thursday from the last 15 minutes, Wolves earned a spot kick which was deftly converted by Gift Atiluwa for the winner inside the last 10 minutes.
Warri Wolves will be playing in their first-ever Cup final in Nigeria and now stand a chance of winning their first major silverware after the club was acquired by the Delta State government from the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA).
Enyimba, on the other hand, have won the Federation Cup twice in 2005 and 2009.
Source: Supersport.com
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