Aba – Anyansi Agwu, the Chairman of Enyimba FC of Aba, says the team will beat archrivals Heartland FC of Owerri to win the Federation Cup in Sunday’s final in Lagos.

Kaduna United won last year’s edition of the competition, which serves as Nigeria’s equivalent of the FA Cup.

The winner will represent the country in the 2012 Orange CAF Confederation Cup.

Enyimba have won the annual competition twice, the recent triumph being 2009, while Heartland, then called Iwuanyanwu Nationale, had a taste of the trophy in 1988,

Agwu did not predict the goal margin in the final, but said that Enyimba would retain the trophy when the two teams meet at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

“But it will be a beautiful game; we will never be in verbal war with our brothers. For the fact that they got to the final gladdens my heart; both of us have qualified for the final.

“What happens, well, what God has destined will work for us,’’ he said.

Agwu said that Enyimba had had stability so far, and that this had helped the team in its performance at both local and continental competitions.

“We have made a lot of appreciable success, the management, players and officials are all committed.

“We have a governor, who is supportive, who has provided all our requests.

“We will win the Federation Cup to show our appreciation and Heartland will not stop us,’’ he said. (NAN)