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Nigeria Premier Football League; Season: 2024–25: Dates: 31 August 2024 – TBD 2025: Matches played: 250: Goals scored: 498 (1.99 per match) Top goalscorer: Anas Yusuf (13 goals) Highest scoring: Nasarawa United 3–4 El-Kanemi Warriors (21 September 2024) Enugu Rangers 3–4 Kano Pillars (16 October 2024) Sunshine Stars 4–3 Ikorodu City ...
The league was previously known as the Nigeria Premier League between 1993 and 2000, and between 2003 and 2013. [3] [4]It has also been known as the "Nigerian Premiership" (2000–2003); "Nigerian Professional League" (1990–1993); Nigerian National League - First Division (1979–1990) and "the (Nigerian) National League" or "Nigerian Football League" (1972–1979) and more recently "Nigeria ...
The 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League was the 53rd season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league, the 34th since attaining professionalism and the first under the current name. [3] The season commenced on 30 September 2023 after initial delays. [4] [5]
The 2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 52nd season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league and the 33rd since attaining professionalism. The regular season started on 8 January 2023 and concluded with the playoffs on 11 June 2023.
The Nigerian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Nigeria. [1] It is made up of the top-most league, the Nigeria Premier Football League, then the Nigeria National League which is divided into two groups, followed by the Nigeria Nationwide League of 300 clubs which is divided hierarchically into the Nigeria Nationwide League Division ...
On 25 June 2022, Rivers United won their first league title with 4 matches to spare. [3] Kano Pillars were relegated for the first time in 20 years. [4] This occurred as a result of the team suffering a six point deduction from the league committee and the club's poor form during the season, [5] [6] they were joined by MFM, Heartland and ...
Enyimba were the defending champions from the 2019 season but failed to defend their title after finishing third on the table. [2] The season was initially scheduled to commence on 6 December 2020 but after much delay, the League Management Company announced that the league would start on 27 December 2020 with all matches played behind closed ...
The 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (referred to as the Nigerian Glo premier league for sponsorship reasons) is the 45th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 26th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".