Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has lamented the poor state of the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) in comparison with the South African Premier Soccer League. Mikel made this assertion during an interview with South African Soccer Laduma. The South African Premier Soccer League, featuring 16 clubs competing from August to May annually, has secured its place as one …

Winger Chidiebere Nnachi had his first taste of action in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) playing for defending champions, Enyimba in their 3-2 win over Akwa United on Sunday. He would go on to express his delight at making a debut for the famous People’s Elephant. It was a dream realised for the 18 year old Nnachi, whose dazzling …

The organisers of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) have rescheduled a Matchday 2 encounter involving Kano Pillars and Katsina United. The encounter was initially billed to take place next Sunday at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano. It will now hold a day earlier at the same venue. NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Davidson Owumi said the rescheduling was due …

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 …