Gbenga Elegbeleye
22 Oct
Nigerian music sensations Davido and Burna Boy, alongside other Nigerian top music stars, are set to feature at the inaugural Nigeria Premier League (NPL) All-Star Game, organised in partnership with Nigerian foremost sports marketing company, the Nilayo Sports Management.
4 Oct
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has reached an understanding with a China-based company to establish a presence in the Chinese market and attract investments from the Asian country, and also promote closer ties between the league in both countries.
24 Sep
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has warned companies and businesses to avoid its match venues if they are not affiliated with the league through properly approved contracts.
31 Jul
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, has explained that clubs in the league stand to reap financial benefits in the future from the partnership with Spanish side, Sevilla FC.
29 Jul
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, has expressed grief over the demise of two former frontline investors in club ownership in the country. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah rank amongst private investors in the NPFL, through club ownership at different dispensations in league football in the country.…
31 May
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has reiterated that the broadcast rights’ deal signed with Startimes was not just the only offer it received at the time, but the best-negotiated partnership that came after over six years of the league not shown on television. NPFL Chairman, Gbenga Elegbeleye, made this submission in response to a…
27 May
A former Super Eagles star, Henry Nwosu, has tipped the chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, to win the yearly Nigeria Pitch Awards Sportsmanship award for the year 2023. In a touching testimony, Nwosu, who has coached a number of professional league sides, including Union Bank of Lagos and Gateway of…
3 Mar
Gbenga Elegbeleye, Chairman of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), has said that the newly introduced Under 17 Youth League would help the country to select and prepare players for international tournaments.
2 Mar
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, has charged Rivers United players to sustain the country's resurgence in African football by winning with the needed goals margin in their last group match of the CAF Confederation Cup.
27 Feb
Some former Super Eagles players are in Benin to encourage and provide mentorship to players of the clubs participating in the maiden NPFL Youth League.
9 Dec 2023
Chairman of the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) board, Gbenga Elegbeleye, has explained that the board decided to set up an U-17 Youth League to help the clubs in the league groom further stars for their teams and also the nation.
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