Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has urged the Super Eagles to secure the country’s fourth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title to expand the domestic football ecosystem. On the sidelines of the sendoff dinner for the team in Lagos on Tuesday, Elegbeleye told NPFL Media that winning the title would trigger a domino effect …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is mourning the death of Sebastien Brodericks-Imasuen, one of the foremost coaches of a number of league clubs in the past. Brodericks-Imasuen died at the age of 85 years in a private hospital in Benin, Edo State on Tuesday. He made global headlines after leading the Nigeria U-16 team to win the maiden FIFA Cadet …

Remo Stars have ended the year 2023 on top of the Nigeria Premier Football League table (NPFL), regardless of the outcome of their match-day 16 game against Heartland in Owerri on Thursday (today). Although the league is three fixtures away from mid-season, Remo’s remarkable run becomes noteworthy because it’s the first time in over a decade that the league is …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has condoled with officials and players of Sunshine Stars on the death of one of their backroom staff, Taiwo Dosunmu. Dosunmu, the club’s Assistant Kits Manager, was reported to have died on Friday at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital from injuries sustained in the recent gun attack on the team’s bus on their way …

Two-time Africa Cup of Nations bronze medallist, Dele Aiyenugba, has stressed that goalkeepers selected from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) must give their foreign-based counterparts a run for their money when the Super Eagles camp opens. The 34th edition of the AFCON kicks off 13 January in Ivory Coast. The Kwara United goalkeeper’s charge came in the wake of …

Mandatory conduct of random tests for illicit drugs on players of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has commenced as all 20 clubs have been directed to facilitate the process for operatives of the National Anti-Doping Committee. In a memo to clubs by NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Prince Davidson Owumi, the anti doping tests will be administered on two players …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has sympathised with the management of Sunshine Stars FC whose players and officials were attacked by armed robbers on Thursday. The attack reportedly took place along the Ore-Benin Expressway with some players and officials said to have been shot by a yet to be identified assailants. NPFL Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, who has personally reached …

Few days after the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) issued a practice directive to clubs on dress codes for the technical crew and players, Katsina United was found to have flouted the code during their Matchday 11 fixture in Lagos against Sporting Lagos. A Katsina United player wore a jersey that was inappropriately numbered and the NPFL has not only …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has made a case for players in the league to be involved in Super Eagles to stimulate aspirations of players to stay in the country and not seeking clubs outside. The plea was one of the high points of the communique reached at the inaugural NPFL Board and Staff retreat in Abuja which was graced …

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau will on Wednesday declare open the first ever retreat of the management and staff of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) at the Sandralia Hotel, Abuja. The retreat, which is being held to review NPFL’s operations in the last one year and develop strategies for improvement, is the first ever …