At a seminar for the Nigeria Premier Football League Clubs Managers Association (NPFLCMA) in Ikenne, Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye, the NPFL Chairman enjoined the participants to interact and share knowledge to improve the competitive level of the league. While reminding the Coaches that nobody has a monopoly of knowledge, the NPFL Chairman argued that…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Chairman, Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye, in a recent review of the 2024/25 season passed a vote of confidence in the performance of the Referees and called for a sustenance of the improvement in the new season. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists while reviewing the 2024/25 NPFL season, Elegbeleye said…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has again frowned at the deliberate flouting of its naming right by unscrupulous corporate organizations and their collaborators as organisers. The Chairman of the NPFL, Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye made the observation on the heels of an announced Eunicell Boot Award for the highest goal scorer in the just ended…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye has lauded the election of the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau to the leadership of the CAF West Africa Football Union(WAFU) B. The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) created administrative zones to decentralise its functions. The WAFU B sub-region comprises…
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…