To honour the late former President of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), Otunba Tade Azeez, players and officials ofNigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) will observe a solemn 60 seconds silence before the start of remaining fixtures of Matchday 35 fixtures this weekend. Azeez was reported to have died on Friday afternoon following a brief undisclosed…
Here’s who will officiate in this weekend’s matches in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) including the seven matches listed for live broadcast on StarTimes, NPFL-Live/Propel Sports and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). Friday, April 25, 2025 KANO PILLARS V RIVERS UNITED (Live on StarTimes & NPFL-Live/Propel Sports) Referee: Tuta Mohammed Assistant referee 1:…
El-Kanemi Warriors has been sanctioned by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for security breaches, including failure to ensure sporting conduct of their supporters during the Matchday 34 fixture against Ikorodu City. The sanctions range from monetary fines to an order of the stadium closure to fans for the rest of the season. In a…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) continues with its final stretch with Lobi Stars already relegated. This matchweek, two games are live on StarTimes and on Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), the Niger Tornadoes versus Bayelsa United game will be live. Here are the match officials for this matchweek: Saturday, April 19, 2025 KATSINA…
In a first of its kind demonstration of compassion and solidarity, Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye travelled to Maiduguri to commiserate with family of late match commissioner, Mohammed Sani. Sani died from injuries sustained in an auto crash on his way from Jos where he commissioned an NPFL match….
Nasarawa United have been hit with an exile from their Lafia City Stadium home ground and imposed a fine of N6 million for repeated offences of inadequate security and fan restiveness. The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) imposed the sanctions in a swift reaction to the confirmed reports of assault on a Plateau United player,…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has described the late Christian Chukwu as one of the icons of league football in Nigeria. In his tribute to the late captain of Rangers International of Enugu, Elegbeleye said the story of club football in the country cannot be complete without a good…
We continue to inch deeper into the final stretch of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and it will be a full cast of fixtures including FOUR live broadcasts in Yenagoa, Enugu, Kano and Ilorin. All four broadcast are live on StarTimes, and there will be a live radio broadcast of the Rangers versus Heartland…
Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) are to pay a fine of N3 million and another N2 million to Ikorodu City for damages to their bus following security breaches that resulted in attack on Ikorodu City contingent. Fans have also been indefinitely restricted from gaining access to Shooting Stars home games. The incident occurred at the…
The Board of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has observed with dismay disturbing pictures and videos from the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) versus Ikorodu City league game that have flooded online platforms. Chairman of the NPFL, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, said the board would be sitting on Wednesday for an investigative hearing into the…