Rivers United fell 3-1 to Kwara United in a Nigeria Premier Football League Matchday 37 tie at the Kwara Stadium in Ilorin on Sunday. Despite the loss, technical manager/head coach, Finidi George, expressed satisfaction with the team’s achievement of securing a continental ticket for the next season. “We are still in a good place,” Finidi…
The 2024/25 NPFL season delivered another weekend of high drama, heart-stopping action, and history-making moments, headlined by Abia Warriors’ stunning comeback victory to secure their first-ever CAF Confederation Cup ticket. The ‘Umu Chineke Boys’ from Umuahia had their backs against the wall after Mukhtar Ismail’s 45th-minute strike put El-Kanemi Warriors ahead just before halftime. But…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun is excited with developments in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) which he said has been able to establish a pattern for its calendar. Abiodun spoke while receiving a delegation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by the President, Ibrahim Gusau and Chairman of the NPFL, Hon. Gbenga…
Having come out unscathed in the midweek fixture against Niger Tornadoes in Kaduna, Abia Warriors are poised to go for the kill against El-Kanemi Warriors in the penultimate matchweek of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The tie against El-Kanemi Warriors will be the last home game of the ongoing season for Umu Chineke, and…
Here are referees appointed for the penultimate matchweek in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Four matches are listed live on StarTimes, NPFL-Live/Propel Sports and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). Sunday, May 11, 2025 REMO STARS V IKORODU CITY (Live on StarTimes, NPFL-Live/Propel Sports & FRCN) Referee: Joseph Ogabor Assistant referee 1: Abdulmajeed Usman…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has directed a simultaneous kickoff time of 3pm for all Matchday 37 fixtures. Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL, Davidson Owumi said the directive is consistent with the policy of ensuring sporting fairness to all participating clubs. “We earlier directed that for the trophy presentation ceremony in Ikenne, the…
Tolu Oguntimehin takes a look at the different fight centres for relegation survival and continental ticket slots. The 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season has been nothing short of a rollercoaster — filled with twists, late drama, and shifting narratives. With the title already clinched, the real battles now rage at both ends of…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Commissioners have been directed to ensure that all clubs and their Coaches complied fully with post match protocols which includes interviews with Journalists. Chairman of the NPFL, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye passed on the directive through the Matchday Situation Room where the league operations interact with Match Commissioners real time…
There has been a slight adjustment to the kickoff time of the Matchday 37 fixture between recently emerged champions, Remo Stars, and Ikorodu City. The match earlier scheduled to kickoff at 4 pm has been brought forward to 3 pm on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Premier…
Here are the referees listed for this midweek fixtures in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) as well as live broadcast on StarTimes, NPFL-Live and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). LOBI STARS V NASARAWA UNITED (Live on StarTimes) Referee: John Ojeleye Assistant referee 1: Aminu Salihu Assistant referee 2: Blessing Aransonwa Fourth official: Anderson…