By George Akpayen The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is back for another season and there is no better way to begin the season with an opening day fixture involving the champions Remo Stars and last season’s runners-up Rivers United. Both clubs come face-to-face in the opening game of the 54th season at the MKO…
Enyimba Football Club chairman and Nigerian football legend, Ambassador Nwankwo Kanu, has thrown down the gauntlet to his newly assembled squad ahead of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, urging them to “go all out for the league trophy.” The 1996 Atlanta Olympic gold medal-winning captain delivered the rallying call during the team’s…
The Nasarawa State Government is currently in talks with a reputable Abuja-based organisation, CENTARC Design Associates Limited, aimed at overhauling the Lafia City Stadium. A team of experts from the organization led by Architect Gambo Ahmadu, was in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Tuesday, to inspect the stadium facilities and recommend the appropriate short…
Newly-promoted Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, Kun Khalifat FC, have tied down one of their strikers, Alex Sunday Amaefula, to a contract until August 2030. The contract extension for the youngster also represents a promotion from the club’s academy team to the first team ahead of the new season in the top-flight which begins…
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau on Friday in Lafia, Nasarawa State enjoined participants to put into practice the learnings from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Pre-season workshop for Media Officers, Supporters Club Chairmen and Chief Security Officers. Gusau spoke while declaring the workshop open and commended the NPFL Board for organising the…
In the quest to strengthen the financial base of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), a foremost sports marketing industry personality, Mike Itemuagbor, has been announced a Special Advisor to the board. Itemuagbor, the founder of Padmozi Sports Marketing (PSM), was tapped by personal friend, the NPFL Chairman, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye to bring his vast…
Heartland are turning to be the draw specialists at the Umuahia Centre on a day Kano Pillars won their first game in three matches. But it is Akwa United that may have confirmed their place in the final playoff following two wins from two games in the Group B1 of the Umuahia Centre where eight…
Kano Pillars are without a win after two games at the Kano Centre of the 2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League, but coach Mohammed Nasir is still not writing off his wards chances of picking of the tickets from the group. Pillars lost their opening game 1-2 to Katsina United and drew goalless…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) commiserates with Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) following the death of one of their assistant coaches, Akin Olowokere on Monday. Olowokere passed on after he slumped on the pitch in the course of his duty on Monday morning during a training session at the Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu-Ode….
•Race for four slots starts in Kano, Umuahia Remo Stars emerged champions of the Ikenne Centre of the 2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League with their striker, Daniel Arierhi topping the scorers log with four goals from five matches. For the Sky Blue Stars young chaps, it was a near maximum outing as…