NPFL
19 Apr
The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) has provided an opportunity for Heartland of Owerri to fight to save their season by lifting the ban, albeit provisionally, on Dan Anyiam Stadium.
17 Apr
Enugu Rangers, yesterday, defeated Abia Warriors in a week 30 five-goal thriller at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) table toppers had to dig deep to overcome the Abia Warriors, who were determined to leave Enugu with at least a point.
12 Apr
Desperate to avoid relegation from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) this season, Kwara United Football Club did not join other Muslims in the Eid Fitri celebrations. Rather, they continued with their intensive training sessions ahead of their next game against Gombe United in Gombe.
10 Apr
Following their elimination from the CAF Confederation Cup at the quarterfinal stage by Algeria’s USM Alger, Rivers United have said that they will turn their attention to the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), where they have some grounds to recover.
8 Apr
Business mogul, Tony Elumelu, said that he is evaluating the viability of buying or acquiring one of the clubs in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL). Elumelu made this disclosure on Monday in a post on his X handle, revealing that the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh has also approached him…
29 Mar
The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) has shifted week 28 matches billed for this weekend to Wednesday.
25 Mar
For the first time since they won the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) in 2017, Enugu Rangers have climbed to the top of the league’s ladder.
22 Mar
Relegation-threatened Gombe United sank deeper yesterday when the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) announced that they have been ducked three points and three goals from its total accrued for the season as punishment for their assault on match officials. NPFL Chief Operating Officer, Davidson Owumi, who signed the notice, warned other clubs to ensure the…
13 Mar
After the ‘VAR’ drama that overshadowed their hard-fought 1-0 defeat of Doma United in Aba at the weekend, defending champions, Enyimba, will meet Remo Stars, today, in what has been described as the star match of week 25 of the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL).
9 Mar
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, have agreed to partner on the conduct of drug test for footballers in the country as part of efforts to curb the menace of substance abuse in Nigeria.
5 Mar
Enyimba’s hope of retaining the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) was dented at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, yesterday, by Akwa United, who are fighting to leave the relegation zone of the competition.
4 Mar
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Enugu Rangers, Amobi Ezeaku, is over the moon after making his competitive debut for the Nigerian club. Ezeaku played his first Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) game for Rangers on Sunday in a 2-0 away win over Niger Tornadoes in Kaduna. The win was Rangers' fifth in a row…
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