13 Nigeria Professional Football League teams, two from the Nigeria National League and Supreme Court FC, the only side left standing from the Nationwide League One, are the teams still contesting a CAF Confederation Cup berth.
The Lagos centre has thrown up a group of death, with the four teams involved - Kano Pillars, Rivers United, Kwara United and Abia Warriors - all NPFL clubs.
Defending champions Akwa United are tipped to pick up one of two tickets in Group D as they make the short trip to Aba, where they are pooled together with Kogi United, Wikki Tourists and Nasarawa United.
In the women's competition, where 12 teams are still standing, defending champions Rivers Angels are pooled in Group A, while runners-up Ibom Angels will battle it out with Delta Babes and Confluence Queens for the right to earn qualification from Group B.
The group-stage matches will be hosted in eight cities between 24-28 September, with the winners expected to progress to the quarter finals of the competition.
AITEO Cup 2018 Group Stage Draw (Men)
GROUP A (GOMBE; PATANI STADIUM)
ENYIMBA FC
J. ATETE FC
PLATEAU UNITED
KATSINA UNITED
GROUP B (KANO; SANI ABACHA STADIUM)
RANGERS INTERNATIONAL
SUPREME COURT FC
SUNSHINE STARS
EL-KANEMI WARRIORS
GROUP C (LAGOS; AGEGE STADIUM)
KANO PILLARS
KWARA UNITED
RIVERS UNITED
ABIA WARRIORS
GROUP D (ABA; ENYIMBA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM)
AKWA UNITED
KOGI UNITED
WIKKI TOURISTS
NASARAWA UNITED
AITEO Cup 2018 Group Stage Draw (Women)
GROUP A (LAFIA; LAFIA TOWNSHIP STADIUM)
RIVERS ANGELS
BAYELSA QUEENS FEEDERS
OSUN BABES
GROUP B (ENUGU; NNAMDI AZIKIWE STADIUM)
IBOM ANGELS
DELTA BABES
CONFLUENCE QUEENS
GROUP C (IJEBU-ODE: DIPO DINA STADIUM)
BAYELSA QUEENS
NASARAWA AMAZONS
SUNSHINE QUEENS
GROUP D (CALABAR: U.J. ESUENE STADIUM)
DELTA QUEENS
FC ROBO QUEENS
EDO QUEENS