There was drama in Enugu on Sunday during the highly-anticipated Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match-day 35 game between Enugu Rangers and reigning champions Enyimba, as the game was abandoned deep into stoppage time as a result of fans invasion. With the game still goalless in added time, centre referee John Ojeleye awarded the home side a penalty but the …

A Nigerian, Vincent Macaulay-Razaq has been named on the Board of Directors of Propel Sports Africa, the United Kingdom based broadcast streaming partner of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Macaulay-Razaq flew into the country with the company’s Executive Chairman, Basil Kabbani to attend the Troost Ekong Foundation charity match that was held in Uyo on Sunday, 2 June. The …

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 …

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has reiterated that the broadcast rights deal signed with StarTimes was not just the only offer it received at the time, but the best negotiated partnership that came after over six years of the league not shown on television. In response to a publication that suggested that the NPFL snubbed an offer of $11 …

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 …

Rivers United have revealed plans to prosecute their five outstanding Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) fixtures and assume a vantage position in the standings for a continental ticket by season’s end. Their head coach, Stanley Eguma, agrees their work is cut out but believes the team will claim pride of place on the log, being the main focus of the …

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), has announced dates for the backlog of fixtures involving Rivers United. It also announced that the league would embark on a temporary break to allow the one-time NPFL champions to complete all their outstanding fixtures. The league will be paused after this weekend’s Matchday 32 games. It will resume with Matchday 33 games on …

Kwara United have been charged for providing false information which led to a fixture adjustment that disrupted the live television broadcast schedule of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 31. In a two count summary jurisdiction, the Ilorin based club were charged for breach of Rule C1.1 and B6.23, attracting a total fine of N6 million. Kwara United caused …