Remo Stars Academy, Beyond Limits; Ikorodu City, Nasarawa United and El-Kanemi Warriors have gained promotion from the Nigeria National League (NNL) to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) ahead of next season. The four teams confirmed their places on Wednesday after intense simultaneous final group games of the NNL Super 8 playoffs in Enugu. Nasarawa were primed for an immediate …

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has sent a solidarity message to the Chairman and Management of Doma United over the road accident involving their contingent on their way home from the NPFL Matchday 35 fixture in Owerri, played on Sunday. Elegbeleye, who put a call through to the club Chairman, Alhaji Suleiman Umar, expressed …

The NPFL has rescheduled the matchday 34 tie involving Akwa United and Heartland FC from Sunday, 2nd to Monday 3rd June. The encounter will hold at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. NPFL head of Operations Davidson Owumi stated that the change in date became necessary due to the approval of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium to host a Charity …

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 …

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 …

By Fisayo Dairo It was a good Saturday for two Oriental rivals Heartland and Rangers International as both sides enjoyed identical wins to climb up the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) ladder. In the first two matches of Match Day 17 decided on Saturday, Heartland hosted Niger Tornadoes at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri while Rangers International were …

Chidiebere Nwobodo’s 49th minute goal not only earned Rangers maximum points at home, but it also landed the Flying Antelopes at No 3, even if temporarily.   Rangers reached that point but have to wait for the outcome of Sunday’s games involving Remo Stars and Akwa United to know if they will stay or go down for that spot.   …