This Sunday, the first of the remaining six Matchdays of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season will hold and the Chairman of the league board, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has called on the clubs and match officials to stay true to the spirit and letters of football rules. Elegbeleye, who commended the clubs for improved performances of their players …

The Board of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is celebrating Emmanuel Okala, one of the greatest goalkeepers to have graced the league in the colours of Rangers of Enugu. Okala turned 73 on Friday, 17 May and NPFL Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye said the former national team goalkeeper deserves to be celebrated by the nation’s football family. “Anybody who …

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has said that he is delighted that four players scouted at the maiden NPFL U-17 Youth League made it to the final list of the Nigeria U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets. The Golden Eaglets are in Ghana for the West African Football Union (WAFU) qualifying tournament for the Africa …

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 …

Rivers United has been applauded for reaching the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup following a 2-1 defeat of Dreams FC of Ghana in the last group fixture in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Sunday. Rivers United finished second behind the Ghanaian side on same points but on inferior goals deficit with Club Africain of Tunisia dropping …

Severe sanctions await clubs that fail to participate in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League, which kicks off with zonal qualifiers in designated centres from 1st to 3rd February. NPFL Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye conveyed the position of the Board to the NPFL Media shortly after a meeting with the Chairman of the Youth League Committee, Pastor Emeka …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has moved up in ranking of men’s football league in Africa by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). IFFHS is an organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football founded in 1974 by Alfredo Poge in Leipzig. It rates the competitive edge of leagues. And for the current rating, the …

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has urged the Super Eagles to secure the country’s fourth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title to expand the domestic football ecosystem. On the sidelines of the sendoff dinner for the team in Lagos on Tuesday, Elegbeleye told NPFL Media that winning the title would trigger a domino effect …

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau will on Wednesday declare open the first ever retreat of the management and staff of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) at the Sandralia Hotel, Abuja. The retreat, which is being held to review NPFL’s operations in the last one year and develop strategies for improvement, is the first ever …

Determined to invigorate organised youth football league, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Board has set up a seven member Youth League Committee to organise the 2023/24 NPFL Youth League. Former Chairman of Abia Warriors, Pastor Emeka Inyama heads the committee as Chairman. Inyama was also a member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In announcig the composition of the …