Eight-time Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, Rangers International, have bolstered their squad ahead of the 2025/26 season, securing the signature of highly-rated teenage winger, Eni Egon Daniel, from Abakaliki FC. The move is a significant step in strengthening the team under the guidance of coach Fidelis Ilechukwu. The contract signing ceremony, held over the…
At a seminar for the Nigeria Premier Football League Clubs Managers Association (NPFLCMA) in Ikenne, Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye, the NPFL Chairman enjoined the participants to interact and share knowledge to improve the competitive level of the league. While reminding the Coaches that nobody has a monopoly of knowledge, the NPFL Chairman argued that…
In its resolve to sustain the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) round of calendar established in the recently concluded season, the Board on Friday announced that the 2025/26 season will commence on August 22, 2025 and end on May 24, 2026. At a review of the last season statistics and projection for the new season,…
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has again frowned at the deliberate flouting of its naming right by unscrupulous corporate organizations and their collaborators as organisers. The Chairman of the NPFL, Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye made the observation on the heels of an announced Eunicell Boot Award for the highest goal scorer in the just ended…
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Otunba Gbenga Elegbeleye has lauded the election of the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau to the leadership of the CAF West Africa Football Union(WAFU) B. The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) created administrative zones to decentralise its functions. The WAFU B sub-region comprises…
The city of Enugu was abuzz with celebratory cheer as Rangers International management and a host of football enthusiasts gathered to honour legendary goalkeeper, Emmanuel Oguejiofor Okala (MON), on his 74th birthday. The joyous occasion unfolded on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the veteran’s residence, a testament to the enduring impact of the iconic shot-stopper….
Here are referees appointed for the penultimate matchweek in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Four matches are listed live on StarTimes, NPFL-Live/Propel Sports and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). Sunday, May 11, 2025 REMO STARS V IKORODU CITY (Live on StarTimes, NPFL-Live/Propel Sports & FRCN) Referee: Joseph Ogabor Assistant referee 1: Abdulmajeed Usman…
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Commissioners have been directed to ensure that all clubs and their Coaches complied fully with post match protocols which includes interviews with Journalists. Chairman of the NPFL, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye passed on the directive through the Matchday Situation Room where the league operations interact with Match Commissioners real time…
There has been a slight adjustment to the kickoff time of the Matchday 37 fixture between recently emerged champions, Remo Stars, and Ikorodu City. The match earlier scheduled to kickoff at 4 pm has been brought forward to 3 pm on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Premier…
Here are the referees listed for this midweek fixtures in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) as well as live broadcast on StarTimes, NPFL-Live and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). LOBI STARS V NASARAWA UNITED (Live on StarTimes) Referee: John Ojeleye Assistant referee 1: Aminu Salihu Assistant referee 2: Blessing Aransonwa Fourth official: Anderson…