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…
This Sunday, the first of the remaining six matchdays of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season will hold and Chairman of the league board, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has called on the clubs and match Referees to stay true to the spirit and letters of football rules. Elegbeleye, who commended the clubs for improved…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye is delighted that four players scouted at the maiden NPFL U-17 Youth League made it to the final list of the Nigeria U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets. The Golden Eaglets are in Ghana for the West African Football Union (WAFU) qualifying tournament for the…
Rivers United have been applauded for reaching the quarter finals of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup following a 2-1 defeat of Dreams FC of Ghana in the last group fixture in Uyo. Rivers United finished second behind the Ghanaian side on same points but on inferior goals deficit with Club Africain of Tunisia dropping to…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has charged Rivers United players to sustain the country’s resurgence in African football by winning with needed goals margin in their last group match of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Nigerian flag bearers square up against Dream FC of Ghana in a must-win fixture…
Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, the Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has expressed confidence in Rivers United clinching all three points in Luanda as they continue the push to qualify for the knockout stage of the CAF Confederation Cup Rivers United are due to play one of the second round fixtures of the competition…
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…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye has urged the Super Eagles to secure the country’s fourth Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title to expand the domestic football ecosystem. Elegbeleye spoke to the NPFL Media on the sidelines of the sendoff dinner for the team in Lagos and noted that winning…