Seven-time champions Enugu Rangers are holding on to a slim goal difference league at the top of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League table after falling to a 4-3 defeat against Katsina United at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina on Sunday. The match-day 29 encounter opened up to a frenetic start with four goals in the opening 20 minutes. …

Gombe United have been ducked three points and three goals from their total accrued for the season in a move the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) says is pursuant to its zero tolerance for assault on match officials. NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi, who signed the notice warned, other clubs to ensure the safety of match officials assigned to …

In another step to ensure a successful conclusion of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, the league organisers again issued two practice directives to guard against disruptive conducts. In two separate memo to clubs signed by the Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi, their attention was drawn to protocols guiding sitting on the technical bench and proper conduct of …

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has announced a new date for the Matchday 27 tie involving Niger Tornadoes and Shooting Stars. The game was initially scheduled for Friday, 22nd March at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. The encounter will now hold on Monday, 25th March at the same venue. The game was moved following the unavailability of the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) have agreed to partner on the conduct of drug tests for footballers in the country as part of efforts to curb the menace of substance abuse in Nigeria. According to a statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy of NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi that was …

Enugu Rangers General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Amobi Ezeaku, was on cloud nine after making his debut in the club’s 2-0 victory over Niger Tornadoes in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday. At the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, Rangers coach Fidelis Ilechukwu gave the nod to Ezeaku, who came off the bench in the second half after …

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 …

StarTimes has increased its weekly live broadcast of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matches to four from February, instead of the usual two live matches per week. The Pay-TV firm said fans should brace themselves for an electrifying weekend as the NPFL serves scintillating fixtures on Beta Sports channel 244 on StarTimes. As the sun sets on Saturday (today) at …

After a win on the road against Doma United, their first away win this season, Rangers coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu said he would rather worry over their next game than celebrate Saturday’s triumph in Gombe. A determined display by the Flying Antelopes, deflated the hitherto high-riding Savannah Tigers with a the only goal of the Matchday 21 fixture inside Pantami Stadium, …

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 …