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…
A deal to broadcast the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on national radio was penned Thursday with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two organisations in Abuja. It is a move that stakeholders believe will enhance the coverage and promotion of domestic football across the…
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the lives of Nigerian players by promoting a combination of sports and education. The league’s chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, has been working tirelessly to create opportunities for players to balance football with academic pursuits, ensuring a brighter future beyond their playing careers. Speaking…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Clubs Coaches, Captains and Team Coordinators have been charged to utilise knowledge gained from the workshop in Abuja to improve the quality of play in the new season which starts on August 31. Hon.Gbenga Elegbeleye, the NPFL Chairman made the charge in Abuja at workshop organised by the league body…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has explained that clubs in the league stand to reap financial benefits in the future from the partnership with Spanish side, Sevilla FC. Elegbeleye spoke from Spain where he travelled to put pen to paper in formalising the collaboration that would see NPFL clubs…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye took stock of the concluded season and expressed appreciation to the Sports Minister, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), NPFL Board members and staff, clubs and the media for their respective contributions to what has been acclaimed as the best season in recent…
A major feat in live coverage of matches of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) was accomplished on the final matchday of the 2023/24 season by Propel Sports Africa which streamed nine of the ten games in its NPFL-Live app. It is an achievement that got stakeholders applauding the NPFL Streaming Broadcast partners as such…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has sent a solidarity message to the Chairman and Management of Doma United over the road accident involving their contingent on their way home from the NPFL Matchday 35 fixture in Owerri. Elegbeleye who put a call through to the Doma United Chairman, Alhaji…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has reiterated that the broadcast rights deal signed with StarTimes was not just the only offer it received at the time but the best negotiated partnership that came after over six years of the league not shown on television. Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye made this submission in response to a…
A former Super Eagles player, Henry Nwosu has endorsed the nomination of the Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye for the annual Pitch Awards Sportsmanship category for the year 2023. In a touching testimony, Nwosu who has coached a number of professional league sides including Union Bank of Lagos and…