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…
By George Akpayen Doma United and Bendel Insurance began the year on winning note by seeing off Katsina United and Rangers respectively with identical scorelines of 2-0 in the first matches of 2024 in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Saturday. The Savannah Tigers played hosts to Katsina United an hour earlier than the…
Here are the match officials appointed for Matchweek 17 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). There will be five LIVE matches all together for this gameweek on NPFL-Live and StarTimes. Catch the matches live this Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, January 6, 2023 DOMA UNITED v KATSINA UNITED (Live on NPFL-Live) Referee: Bright Nwosu Assistant…
Here are the match officials appointed for Matchweek 16 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). There will be six LIVE matches all together for this gameweek on NPFL-Live and StarTimes. Catch the matches live this Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday, December 27, 2023 SUNSHINE STARS v DOMA UNITED (Live on StarTimes) Referee: Abubakar Abdullahi Assistant…
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…