By Finecountry Azubuike David Bayelsa Striker, Robert Mizo started off from where he left last season by getting a hat-trick on the opening day of the new Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season for the Prosperity Boys against south-south neighbours Akwa United at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa on Saturday. Akwa United started the better…
Saturday, September 30 has been officially announced as the commencement date for the 2023/24 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). In a letter dated Monday, September 25, Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer also notified the 20 participating Clubs that the champions of the season would receive ₦150m which is a 50% increase…
Propel Sports Africa, the broadcast streaming partners of the Nigeria Premier League (NPFL) has announced a deal with MTN Nigeria for exclusive broadcast of the matches on mobile devices on the telecom giant’s network. Propel are looking to cover eight games every matchday for streaming, which would translate to over 300 games per season. Basil…
The Board of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has announced a postponement of the scheduled kickoff for the 2023/24 season citing the need to have members focus on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) which holds in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer explained that…
•₦150m for season’s winners The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and it’s strategic partners, GTI Assets Management on Friday approved a 30% increase in the indemnity payable to Match Commissioners and Referees that will officiate in the 2023/24 season of the NPFL. The partners also agreed to raise the prize winning money from the ₦100m…
Nigeria Premier League (NPL) Board and the 20 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs have scheduled the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Tuesday , August 29 Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer in a notice of the AGM to all the clubs explained that the date will allow for a very effective organisation of the…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has announced a nine member Technical Committee that would select a monthly NPFL Team of the Month (TOTM). The Team of the Month will be made up of 11 players and a Coach with room for reserves that will complete a squad of 18. Gbenga Elegbeleye, the Chairman of the…
As promised at the recent press conference hosted by GTI, which introduced the Live Streaming of the Nigerian premier league in partnership with the NPL and Propel Sports Africa, the revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) cameras arrived in Nigeria on August 1, 2023. These cameras which are to be employed in the live streaming of at…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs are to meet with the newly inaugurated board of the league body on Thursday, August 3. The meeting scheduled for the Sandralia hotel in Abuja would be the very first consultative meeting of the club Chairmen/General Managers of the 20 NPFL Clubs. Whilst the agenda for the meeting was…
The Nigeria Football Federation has constituted the board of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) with former chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, as chairman of the board. Elegbeleye, a former deputy chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Youth and Sports, and also a former Director-General of the National…