A section of followers of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) appear overly excited by the results of away teams and are given to adjudging the league to have improved when teams win on the road. On the other hand, they hit hard at organisers when all home teams win their games. To some analysts, wins away from home are …

It may be his first season in the top league but Ejike Ugochukwu has been quite outstanding in the defensive midfied position which has hugely contributed to Rangers International competitive run in the 2023/2024 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). For the opportunity to be part of a potentially successful season for the Flying Antelopes,  Ugochukwu is full …

In another step to ensure a successful conclusion of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, the league organisers again issued two practice directives to guard against disruptive conducts. In two separate memo to clubs signed by the Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi, their attention was drawn to protocols guiding sitting on the technical bench and proper conduct of …

Rangers midfielder, Ugochukwu Ugwuoke is back to full training after a knee surgery he underwent five months ago. Information from the Club’s media has it that the player rejoined team mates in training after they returned from Kaduna where they claimed all three points in the 2-0 win over hosts, Niger Tornadoes. Ugwuoke has been out of action following the …

The management, players, and fans of the 20 clubs of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) have received commendations for a weekend of great sportsmanship and a great atmosphere of the Matchday 21 fixtures. Two sides – Doma United and Akwa United – lost their home games while there were three drawn matches in Benin, Jos, and Ilorin. Reviewing the …

With fixtures of the second Matchday of the last half of the season set for the weekend,  the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has restated its resolve to enforce every provision of the Framework and Rules. At a meeting of Heads of Departments on Thursday, NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi charged the secretariat staff to be more vigilant. He …

Owerri-based Heartland and Abia Warriors of Umuahia will now play the rest of their home fixtures in the 2023/24 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) at the Enyimba International Stadium. This follows NPFL’s acceptance of the nomination of the ground by the clubs. This is a sequel to the withdrawal of the provisional approval for their home grounds …

As the mid-season break commenced after Matchday 19 over the weekend, the Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Davidson Owumi, looked back at the proceedings and noted that there has been marked improvement in several aspects of the league organisation. Assessing the performance of the referees, the former international turned football administrator believes that officiating got …

For the first time in 12 matches, Heartland picked maximum points. But that was not enough to see them up from the base. Returning to the top flight at the beginning of this season, the Naze Millionaires have Austin Osayande to thanks for his 51st goal against Bendel Insurance, which now place them level on points with 19th placed Bayelsa …

Lobi Stars regained top spot from Doma United as the matches of Day 10 were concluded on Sunday evening in this season’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).  It means Doma occupied the No. 1 spot for just a week. In all, 11 goals were scored as the teams look forward to Matchday 11 next weekend. Lobi’s victory over Shooting Stars, …