In a recent review of the 2024/25 season, the Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye passed a vote of confidence in the performance of the referees and called for a sustenance of the improvement in the 2025/2026 season, which runs from 22 August 2025 to 24 May 2026. During an interactive session with journalists, Elegbeleye …

The 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season delivered another weekend of high drama, heart-stopping action, and history-making moments, headlined by Abia Warriors’ stunning comeback victory to secure their first-ever continental ticket. The Umu Chineke Boys from Umuahia had their backs against the wall after Mukhtar Ismail’s 45th minute strike put El Kanemi Warriors ahead just before halftime. But with …

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has brought forward by an hour the Matchday 37 fixture between recently emerged champions, Remo Stars, and Ikorodu City. It was slated for 4 pm on Sunday 11 May 2025 at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, but will now commence by 3 pm. In a statement by NPFL’s Chief Operating Officer, Davidson …

From finishing second on the log last season, Remo Stars have stepped up, and clinched the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for the first time since their promotion to the elite division at the end of the 2015/16 season. It’s double joy for the Sky Blue Stars as the day also marked the 59th birthday of proprietor, Hon. Kunle Soname, …

The destination of this season’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) may be determined this Sunday as Matchday 35 are played across 10 centres. If Rivers United capitulate to Kano Pillars at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano this evening, and Remo overcome Niger Tornadoes at the Remo Stadium in Ijebu-Ode on Sunday, the Sky Blue Stars will lift the title for …

They lifted him shoulder high and others jostled to get a selfie as he struggled to get down and free himself from the admiring mob of fans at the end of the Matchday 6 fixture. Akwa United had just beaten the visiting Kano Pillars 2-0 and it was made more interesting by the fact that Coach Baba Ganaru was winning …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has reached an understanding with a China-based company to establish a presence in the Chinese market and attract investments from the Asian country and also promote closer ties between the league in both countries. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Wednesday at NPFL corporate headquarters in Abuja, which mandates Hunan Galaxy Global Trade …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has warned that companies and businesses should stay away from its match venues if they are not affiliated to the league through properly approved contracts. Chairman of the NPFL, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye gave the marching order following reports of ambush activities of a mobile device product manufacturer,  Infinix. “Last week we had cause to circulate …

In eight matches on Sunday, 18 goals were recorded as the Week 1 of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) were played in various centres. There were two games with a scoreline of 3-0 each: Kano Pillars against Ikorodu City, and Sunshine versus Bayelsa United. Three away wins were recorded as Enyimba came from behind to beat their hosts, Heartland …

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has expelled Beyond Limits Football Academy from the 2024/25 topflight league as a result of dual interest. Beyond Limits have the same ownership as Remo Stars, who have been in the NPFL since 2016. Both sides are owned by entrepreneur and sport enthusiast, Hon. Kunle Soname, who is also Chairman of Bet9ja. The club …