Ilorin and Calabar will be the centre of attraction as the semi-finals of the 2012 Nigerian Federation Cup take centre stage today.

Cup holders, Heartland of Owerri will face a stiff challenge from giant killers, Prime of Oshogbo at the Ilorin township stadium.

Nigerian league title chasers, Kano Pillars and Lobi Stars of Makurdi will in Calabar, slug it out for a place in the final.

Despite their struggles in the league, ‘the Naze millionaires’, winners in 1998 and 2011, have soldiered on and they are again just a game away from another final.