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 …

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will hold an interactive meeting with 20 clubs in the NPFL on Wednesday at the Sandralia Hotel in Abuja. A circular to the clubs, signed by NPFL’s Head of Operations, Davidson Owumi noted that the meeting is being convened to perfect earlier interactions with the clubs on the …

Tingo Media Group has announced a package of goodies for fans who will be attending the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)-Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation pre-season tournament holding at the Mobalaji Stadium from 6th to 9th December. Chief Operating Officer of Tingo Media, Martins Ebuwa Agbonwaneten said that the incentive is being provided to give fans a rewarding experience in addition to …

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Highest Goal Scorer of the inaugural Dozy Mmobuosi-NPFL Super Cup invitational tournament will each be rewarded with N1 million, the organisers have revealed. The tournament, which will have Enyimba, Shooting Stars Sports Club, Bendel Insurance and Rangers as participants, holds from 1st to 4th December at the Mobalaji Stadium Complex, Onikan, Lagos. Tingo Media’s …

Matches of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will now be televised and played on standard pitches, the league’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) has said. “We want the world to see our league, see our players; and this can only be done when the matches are televised and we also will not show the world sub-standard pitches hence we are …

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs have a deadline of this Friday complete and submit all processes of club licencing for the 2022/23 season. In a circular by NPFL’s Head of Operations, Prince Davidson Owumi, the clubs were told that “any club that fails to complete the club licencing requirements risks being foreclosed from participating in the 2022/23 season”. Several …