The following results were recorded on Match Day 24 played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Sporting Lagos FC 4-1 Remo Stars FC Enyimba International FC 1-0 Doma United FC Shooting Stars FC 3-0 Akwa United FC Abia Warriors FC 1-1 Lobi Stars FC...
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A resilient Abia Warriors on Monday defeated Kano Pillars by a lone goal at home in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match. The NPFL Week 23 fixture played at the Sani Abacha stadium was watched by a massive crowd. Abia midfielder, Daniel Ijeh scored the in...
The following are results of Match Day 23 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Lobi Stars FC 2-0 Katsina United FC Plateau United FC 2-0 Bendel Insurance FC Niger Tornadoes FC 0-2 Rangers International FC Heartland FC 1-1 Sunshine Stars FC Kwara...
Kano Pillars Football Club on Sunday thrashed Sunshine Stars of Akure 5-1 in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match. The match day 21 which was played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar-Mata, Kano, was watched by a large number of spectators. Mustapha Ibrahim scored a brace...
The Enyimba International FC of Aba, on Saturday, defeated visiting Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan 1-0 at the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match day 20. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chijioke Mbaoma became the hero of the day as his 43rd minute goal...
The Sporting Director, Enyimba International FC of Aba, Ifeanyi Ekwueme, says the club is ambitious to carry the 2023/2024 league trophy and ultimately pick a continental ticket. Ekwueme said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday, adding that the club...
The management of Sunshine S su FC of Akure on Monday announced the sacking of its Head Coach, Edith Agoye and three assistant coaches. The announcement was made by the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mr Bamidele Ologunloluwa, at a meeting with the coaching crew of the...
The 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 19 fixture involving hosts Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan and Enyimba International ended in chaos on Sunday. While the match ended 2-1 in favour of the visiting Aba side, the after-match situation was very chaotic as the...
The management of Kano Pillars Football Club has appealed to the Nigeria Professional Football League Disciplinary Committee to reconsider its stance on the N12 million fine imposed on the team over alleged misconduct. This is contained in a statement issued by the secretary of the club, Sani Ibrahim,...
The following are the results of Match Day 17 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Gombe United FC 1-1 Rivers United FC Remo Stars FC 2-0 Sunshine Stars FC Niger Tornadoes FC 3-2 Heartland FC Kwara United FC 0-2 Lobi Stars FC...
Kano Pillars Football Club on Thursday defeated visiting Kwara United 2-1 in the Nigeria Professional Football League. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week 16 match which was played at the Sani Abacha Stadium Kofar-Mata, Kano, was watched by large number of spectators. Both sides...
Lobi Stars of Makurdi edged Sporting Lagos FC 1-0 at the Lafia Township Stadium on Sunday to cling on to the top spot on the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). This was courtesy of a goal from an unlikely source, Sunday Chukwu, in the 29th minute of...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees’ Development Committee/Unit have placed 14 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) referees on preliminary suspension over poor officiating. This is contained in a letter by Faith Irabor, Head of NFF’s Referees’ Development Committee/Unit and addressed to Davidson Owumi,...
A former Kano Pillars player and highest goal scorer, Junior Lokosa, now playing for Sporting Lagos FC on Monday described his brace against his former club as an emotional moment. Lokosa said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier...
Day 7 fixtures played on Sunday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Shooting Stars FC 4-1 Niger Tornadoes FC Abia Warriors FC 2-1 Katsina United FC Rangers International FC 2-0 Heartland FC Akwa United FC 0-0 Plateau United FC Bendel Insurance FC 1-0 Remo Stars FC Rivers...
Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan on Sunday whipped visiting Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna 4-1 in their 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 7 fixture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hosts braced up to the task at hand from the opening...
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) and StarTimes have signed a five-year broadcast rights deal worth one billion naira to bring the country’s elite league back on television. This was confirmed during the contract signing ceremony in Abuja, with officials of NPFL and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in...
Kano Pillars Football Club on Saturday, defeated visiting Katsina United 1-0 in the match day two of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL). Pillars shrugged off their last week away loss to Sunshine of Akure to occupy the driver’s seat in the 27th minutes of the game, when Mustafa...
Rangers International FC captain Uche John has bade farewell to his teammates, coaches, management, government, and numerous supporters to further his career with Rivers United. Norbert Okolie, Rangers FC Media Officer, disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Thursday. Okolie said that John broke the news on Wednesday at...
In a bid to reposition the Nigerian league, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has signed a 5 million-dollar sponsorship deal with GTI and Propel Sports Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders announced the agreement at a press briefing on Tuesday in Lagos as...