A two-week development camp opened in Abuja for the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League All-stars. The 30 players who arrived camp on Sunday, July 21 and are staying at the Goodluck Jonathan Athletes Performance Hostel inside the FIFA Goal Project of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. They are made up of…
A major standout achievement in less than one year of the inauguration of the Board of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has been in organising of the NPFL Youth League. Beyond successfully setting up the league in conjunction with the 20 member clubs, some products of the league have gone ahead to join the…
Investment partners and broadcast partners of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and the Sports Media have been commented for the very important roles they played in public acclaim of the league organisation for the 2023/24 season. Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, the NPFL Chairman cited the partners, GTI Assets Management and StarTimes as partners that have…
By George Akpayen Top scorer of the last edition of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League, Seiyefa Jackson got his senior career off to a flyer when he came off the bench to score in Rivers United’s 4-1 win over Sporting Lagos on Sunday. Seiyefa was named in Rivers United’s matchday squad by…
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…
Some former Super Eagles players are in Benin to encourage and provide mentorship to players of the clubs participating in the maiden NPFL Youth League Championship Finals. At a brief unveiling ceremony at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, during the opening ceremony of the finals on Sunday, Chairman of the NPFL, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, said the…
On an afternoon in December 2023 and inside one of the Conference rooms of the imposing Sadralia Hotel in Jabi, Abuja, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League for U-17 players was birthed. Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye, the Chairman of the NPFL, while inaugurating the Organising Committee headed by Pastor Emeka Inyama, explained that the…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League has taken the front row seat at creating an enabling environment to help groom the younger generation to become those who will play first-team football in the foreseeable future. This was made known by the NPFL Youth League planning committee chairman, Pastor Emeka Inyama in an interview…
• 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) 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…