The top two teams on the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table Rivers United and Plateau United suffered defeat on the same day for the first time this season as Matchday 24 reached an enthralling climax on Thursday. With 17 goals scored in five matches on Wednesday, 15 more were banged in in the other five decided on Thursday …

Remo Stars got ahead of Rangers to now occupy the third position on the log of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). That spot is crucial as it allows the team so placed to represent Nigeria in next season CAF Confederation Cup, Africa’s second tier club competition. Since Matchday 17, the Sky Blue Stars, who returned to the topflight …

First and second places are at the moment farfetched for Rangers, Remo Stars and Kwara United, all of whom are on show this Wednesday as the Nigeria Professional Football League 2021/22 enters Week 24. There are 42 points to fight for but both frontrunners have created a gulf between them and their chasing rivals. Four points separate Rivers United and …

Fifteen rounds of matches to wrap up the season, it’s becoming tighter at the back. Five of the concluded seven fixtures on Saturday ended in shared honours, two with barren outcomes. The eighth match, which happens to be the first game for Kano Pillars back on their home ground in two years, ended in controversy. Match officials reportedly stopped the …

Remo Stars and Kwara United contend with third spot with Rangers as the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) enters Week 23 with eight matches on Saturday and the final pair the day after to complete a festival season of action. The two chasing teams – Remo Stars and Kwara United – are on the road, and a point and two …

The protracted Matchday 22 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (2021/22 season), which opened on Sunday, finally ended on Wednesday with Rivers United affirming their status as table toppers. The Pride of Rivers have now established a four-point gap between themselves and Plateau United, in second place. Rivers United’s Joseph Onoja waited till the last minute of regulation time at …

Wednesday evening’s fixtures produced five wins out of seven and nine goals. With the top two teams clearly ahead and not playing until Thursday, the results did not affect their places. Rangers scored the only goal of their home game against Katsina United to keep their position at No 3. Finidi George had Chukwuebuka Okorie’s 58th minute strike to thank …

Without kicking a ball on Matchday 18, Rivers United a win away from guaranteeing top spot at the end of the first half of the season,  which is a match away. Plateau United forced Enyimba to a draw in Aba Saturday evening which only pushed them to the same points as log leaders Plateau United, who play away to Gombe …