NPFL staff shower praises on Elegbeleye for enhanced package It has been praise galore for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Board from the workforce over the implementation of a new and enhanced salary scheme. It will be recalled that in October 2023, the chairman of the NPFL Board, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye had promised an…
Benin City, the Edo State capital, has been announced as the host city for the championship finals of the inaugural edition of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League. The zonal qualifiers held in five centres from February 1 to 3 from where teams emerged for the championship finals. Chairman of the NPFL Youth…
Consistent with its resolve to build followership for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) through extensive media reach, matches of the newly introduced NPFL Youth League will be streamed live. This follows the firming up of a deal between the NPFL and Modzero Media to produce and stream live matches and highlights from the zonal…
Heartland of Owerri and Abia Warriors of Umuahia have in separate letters to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) nominated the Enyimba International Stadium as their alternate home ground for the rest of the 2023/24 season. This is a sequel to the withdrawal of the provisional approval for their home grounds during the club licensing…
Youth teams of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) would be arriving their designated centres for the zonal qualifiers from tomorrow, January 30 for kick-off on February 1. Chairman of the NPFL Youth League Committee, Pastor Emeka Inyama disclosed that the start of the tournament will be preceded by the screening exercise on January 31…
• Port Harcourt replaces Asaba for SS Zone Severe sanctions await clubs that may fail to participate in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League which kicks off with zonal qualifiers from February 1-3 in designated centres. NPFL Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye conveyed the position of the Board to the NPFL Media shortly after…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) moved up in ranking of men’s football league in Africa by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). IFFHS is an organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football founded in 1974 by Alfredo Poge in Leipzig. It rates the competitive edge of leagues and for…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League Chairman, Pastor Emeka Inyama, has called on clubs to ensure proper documentation of their players ahead of the screening exercise holding on January 31 while the zonal qualifiers hold from February 1-3. Inyama said proper documentation is required to avoid a situation where some clubs would have their…
As the mid-season break commenced after Matchday 19 over the weekend, Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) looked back at the proceedings and noted that there has been marked improvement in several aspects of the league organisation. Assessing the performance of the Referees, the former international turned…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) reached the mid-season with fixtures held over the weekend of January 20-21 and with a total of 379 goals scored in 185 games, an average of two goals and a fraction per match. According to stats released by the NPFL Competitions Department, there was a total of 139 wins recorded…