Reeling from the pains of the death of one of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) referees, Dr Kingsley Nnaemeka Eneogwe, the league’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) has directed players and officials to honour the late Abia State match official before and during MatchDay 6. Group A soaraway leaders Bendel Insurance will put their unbeaten run on the line as …

Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has assured the clubs in the elite division that the IMC would be neutral but firm in enforcing the rules. In his goodwill message to the 20 clubs in the elite league, Elegbeleye wished them and their players collective and individual success in …

Five months after the last season ended on 17th July 2022, the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) kicks off in Uyo this evening with hosts Akwa United welcoming promoted Bendel Insurance. Having commenced the season so late, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) in charge of the league have agreed with the stakeholders to have an abridged version, in which …

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau has clarified that the 2022/23 season has to be abridged to provide an avenue for players in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to benefit from opportunities of competing for places in other leagues in the world. At the presentation of ₦200 million takeoff grant to the 20 NPFL clubs, Gusau said …

Ahead of the kickoff of the 2022/23 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday, the league’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) will hold a public presentation of the take-off grants to the 20 clubs on Thursday in Abuja. The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Musa Ibrahim Gusau and the leadership of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) …

If all goes according to plan, the group phase of the 2022/23 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will end by 14th May 2023, enough time to registered qualified teams for the 2023/24 CAF club competitions. With the abridged season necessitating two groups, the top three teams in each group with feature in the Super Six to determine …

Five clubs of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) – Rangers, Lobi Stars, Nasarawa United, Kwara United and Niger Tornadoes – have failed to meet the infrastructure requirements of the NPFL Club Licensing regulation and will be playing their home matches at venues approved by the Interim Management Committee (IMC). They could not provide up-to-standard stadium facilities to host matches. …

Ahead of the commencement of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) new season, the league’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) has concluded for the draw on Wednesday at Sandralia Hotel, Abuja. The 2022/23 season kicks off on 8th January, nearly six months after the preceeding one ended last 17th July with Rivers United lifting the title for the first time. On Monday, …

Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has commiserated with Kano Pillars and Nasarawa United on the deaths of their players. Chinedu Udechukwu of Nasarawa United was reported to have slumped and died in Jos on Wednesday while Ebuka Odenigbo of Kano Pillars reportedly died in the early hours of …

Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike has redeemed his pledge of $20,000 (N15.6 million) to each player and official of Rivers United Football Club, who won the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) title. Wike announced the donation during a reception organised last July in Port Harcourt to honour the team for emerging NPFL champions for the first time. The …