Sporting Lagos made a winning start to life in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) with a 2-0 defeat of Gombe United at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos on Monday. Avenwenre Rivio scored Sporting Lagos’ first goal in the NPFL in the 43rd minute to give the host lead. The visitors almost fought back immediately, stepping up their game to …

Newly promoted side, Sporting Lagos will begin life in the Nigerian topflight on Monday (today), when they host Gombe United in their first-ever Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) game at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onika, Lagos. The match-day one game will usher the club into the list of Lagos clubs to have featured in the Nigerian league after gaining promotion …

When Nigeria’s premier league season did not kick off as scheduled, I took more than a passing interest in the organisation of the league. After two postponements, I contacted my friends and colleagues who are sportswriters, asking them hard questions on the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL). Meanwhile, the second leg match between Bendel Insurance, Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF …

Matchday secret assessment of referees is to make a return as the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) kickoff this Saturday in all the scheduled fixtures. Secret assessors are representatives of the league sent for covert check on performance of match Officials. NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi announced the scheme as part of the league body’s steps towards improving officiating. …

Propel Sports Africa, the broadcast streaming partners of the Nigeria Premier League (NPFL), has announced a deal with MTN Nigeria for exclusive broadcast of the matches on mobile devices on the telecom giant’s network. Propel are looking to cover eight out of 10 games every matchday for streaming, which would translate to over 300 games per season. Chairman of Propel …

It’s official! The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is now to be known as Nigeria Premier Football League, with the acronym, “NPFL” retains. At its 79th general assembly in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ratified the name change ahead of the commencement of the 2023/23 season. “The congress approved the change of name of …

President of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), Sanni Zubair has hinted that plans are ongoing to deploy video assistant referees in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) from the incoming 2023/24 season. The new season kicks off on Saturday with the opening fixture between 3SC and Plateau United in Ibadan. Zubair noted that the introduction of VAR will further enhance …

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has congratulated Bendel Insurance for scaling the first qualifying hurdle of the CAF Confederation Cup, describing the Benin Arsenal’s win as another confirmation of the resurgence of the domestic league. On Saturday, Insurance beat Algerian side ASO Chief 4-3 on penalties to reach the next round of the qualifying …

Any club in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) found to be indebted to players and or club officials stand the risk of not being allowed to complete registration for the 2023/24 season, the NPFL board has warned. In a memo titled ‘Re-Financial Requirements of Club Licensing Regulation’, NPFL’s Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi reminded the respective leadership of the …

Enyimba midfielder Joseph Atule said winning the Best Midfielder award is a big motivation for him ahead of the CAF Champions League second preliminary round against Al-Ahly Benghazi of Libya. Atule was named the 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League’s Best Midfielder of the Season. Enyimba will host Al-Ahly Benghazi this weekend at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. “It’s a …