| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Inter Lagos | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10:8 | 2 | 13 | |
| 2. | Beyond Limits FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8:3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 3. | Heartland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9:10 | -1 | 11 | |
| 4. | Crown FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9:7 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5. | Sunshine Stars | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9:10 | -1 | 10 | |
| 6. | Abia Comets | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8:7 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7. | Edel | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7:8 | -1 | 9 | |
| 8. | Smart City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5:8 | -3 | 8 | |
| 9. | Gateway Utd. | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3:7 | -4 | 6 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Sporting Lagos | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13:6 | 7 | 17 | |
| 2. | Akwa United | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11:5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 3. | Stormers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14:10 | 4 | 14 | |
| 4. | Abakaliki | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10:9 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5. | Ekiti United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7:8 | -1 | 12 | |
| 6. | Godswill Akpabio | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15:8 | 7 | 11 | |
| 7. | Solution | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7:11 | -4 | 10 | |
| 8. | Osun | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11:15 | -4 | 8 | |
| 9. | Rovers FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7:14 | -7 | 7 | |
| 10. | First Bank | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6:15 | -9 | 4 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Doma United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2. | Kada Warriors | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4:3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3. | Lobi Stars | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4. | Basira | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8:7 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5. | ABS | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6:9 | -3 | 9 | |
| 6. | City FC Abuja | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 8 | |
| 7. | Mighty Jets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7:7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8. | Sokoto | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2:6 | -4 | 4 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Bichi First | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8:3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2. | Ranchers Bees | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8:4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3. | Adamawa Utd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 4. | Kebbi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7:6 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5. | Jigawa Golden Stars | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8:5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6. | Gombe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2:5 | -3 | 7 | |
| 7. | Yobe Stars | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4:10 | -6 | 6 | |
| 8. | Sporting Supreme | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1:7 | -6 | 2 |