In eight matches on Sunday, 18 goals were recorded as the Week 1 of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) were played in various centres. There were two games with a scoreline of 3-0 each: Kano Pillars against Ikorodu City, and Sunshine versus Bayelsa United. Three away wins were recorded as Enyimba came from behind to beat their hosts, Heartland …

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 …

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 …

On the last Matchday of the regular season, Sunshine Stars sneaked into the top 3 in Group to book a spot in the title-decising Super 6, which runs from from 3rd to 11 June with 15 matches at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena (formerly Onikan Stadium), Lagos. Fourth on the log going into Matchday 18, the Akure Gunners walloped relegated Dakkada …

A win against visiting Sunshine Stars in the rescheduled Matchday 12 fixture is all Rivers United required to book their spot in the Super 6 contest of this season’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), which is in its penultimate week of the group phase. The champions for 2022/23 will emerge from the Super 6 to be staged in Lagos. The …

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 …

Enyimba achieve the double over rivals Rangers as top striker Victor Mbaoma struck twice for the visitors in between Ossy Martins’ equaliser. The result opens the door for Remo Stars who travel to Okigwe to face Heartland on Tuesday. Victory against the bottom placed side will enable the Sky Blue Stars usurp Rangers’ position at No 3. Rangers drew the …