Clubs that gained promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) from the Nigeria National League (NNL) were formally admitted to the 20-club forum at an induction session held in Abuja on Friday, June 26. Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL, Prince Davidson Owumi seized the occasion to familiarise the clubs’ Chairmen and General…
By George Akpayen The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) reached its halfway point with Bendel Insurance turning on the style to see off new boys Sporting Lagos 3-1 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Saturday. The Benin Arsenal were dominant from start to finish in the contest as they raced into a three-goal lead in…
By George Akpayen Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) new boys, Sporting Lagos, jumped into the driving seat after Matchday 2 of this season after taking a point at Akwa United in a 0-0 draw at the Nest of Champions on Sunday. After coming off a Matchday 1 win over Gombe United, the newcomers still had…
By George Akpayen After a dramatic start to the season that witnessed 23 goals in eight matches on the first day of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, we look at the key talking points across the matches played so far: Mizo’s treble tops the headlines There is no bigger news on the opening…
Sporting Lagos head coach, Paul Offor, has declared that his team can cope with the “big challenge” of playing in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for the first time in their history. He acknowledged that it is “a big season” for his club, stating that they are working to ensure that they achieve success…