Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has condoled with Officials and Players of Sunshine Stars on the death of one of their backroom staff, Taiwo Dosunmu. Dosunmu, the Club’s Assistant Kit Manager was reported to have died on Friday at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital from injuries sustained in the recent gun attack on the…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Thursday effectively joined the global campaign against doping in elite leagues with the testing of selected players at two different venues of the Matchday 15 fixtures. Renowned anti-doping expert, Dr Akinwunmi Amao, led a four-member team that administered tests on selected players of Sporting Lagos and Bayelsa United at…
By George Akpayen Remo Stars will go into Christmas as table-toppers in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following their late show in seeing off fellow contenders Lobi Stars in one of Thursday’s fixtures. Playing in front of their fans at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, the Sky Blue Stars knew they needed a…
Here are the match officials appointed for Matchweek 15 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). There will be eight LIVE matches for this gameweek on NPFL-Live App including the top-of-the-table clash (Remo Stars versus Lobi Stars) and the Oriental Derby (Enyimba versus Rangers) on StarTimes. Catch the matches live this Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday,…
By George Akpayen The top-two sides in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) before the start of Matchweek 14, Remo Stars and Doma United were beaten by Kano Pillars and Lobi Stars respectively in their road trips on Sunday. Table-toppers Remo Stars succumbed 1-2 at Kano Pillars following an eventful second half display at the…
A goal in each half of a highly-entertaining Matchday 14 fixture in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) ensured that Rangers got back to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Sporting Lagos at the Awka Township Stadium on Sunday. Austin Onyemaechi and Kenechukwu Agu scored for the Flying Antelopes in each half to seal…
Here are the match officials appointed for Round 14 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). There will be a combined seven LIVE matches for this gameweek on NPFL-Live App and StarTimes. Saturday, December 16, 2023 KATSINA UNITED v BENDEL INSURANCE (Live on StarTimes) Referee: Abubakar Abdullahi Assistant referee 1: Beauty Kabedi Assistant referee 2:…
Mandatory conduct of random tests for illicit drugs on players of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has commenced as all 20 clubs have been directed to facilitate the process for operatives of the National Anti-Doping Committee. In a memo to clubs signed by Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer, the anti-doping tests will be…
By George Akpayen Rivers United captain Nyima Nwagua and Ivorian Yao Bernard Kouassi scored a goal each to help their team to a 2-0 triumph in a rearranged fixture in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The Pride of Rivers, Nigeria’s only remaining club in…
With the full return of matches on television screens and broadcast streaming platforms, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has turned attention to introducing Friday night matches. In a memo to the NPFL clubs, Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer, informed the clubs’ chairmen and chief executives that the night fixtures would be introduced pursuant…