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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]
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 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.
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 ...
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 ...
Enyimba then successfully defended their title as they won their second consecutive African Champions League title in 2004, beating Tunisia's Étoile du Sahel in the finals. [9] After finishing runners-up in the national championship in 2004 (behind Dolphins ), Enyimba won the Double in 2005, winning their fourth Nigerian championship and their ...
The league consisted of 20 teams, the 4 promoted teams from the Nigeria National League and the remaining 16 teams from the previous season. On 28 November, Kwara United bought Delta Force's slot and replaced them in the league. [6] Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.