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2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League
The 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League was the 54th season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league, the 35th since attaining professionalism and the second under the current name. The season commenced early on 31 August 2024 with the defending champions, Enugu Rangers hosting El-Kanemi Warriors. On 27 April 2025, Remo Stars defeated Niger Tornadoes to secure their first ever Nigeria Premier Football League title with 3 games to spare. With this triumph, they became the first South-western club to win the title since Julius Berger in 2000. This season also saw an increase of N50 million in prize money for the champions from the previous season, with the winners taking home N200 million. Additionally, the NPFL secured a sponsorship deal with British multinational television production company, IMG/JVco for broadcast of league games. Teams Changes from previous season Twenty teams, consisting of the top sixteen teams from the previous season and four p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria Premier Football League
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) (formerly the Nigeria Professional Football League) is the highest level of club football in Nigerian football league system. The Nigerian Premier League has suffered like many others, from the financial impact and dwindling fortunes since the late 2000s. It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL). It is organized by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Board headed by Gbenga Elegbeleye. Name history The league was previously known as the Nigeria Premier League between 1993 and 2000, and between 2003 and 2013. 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 Professional Football League" (2014–2023). International partnerships On 27 April 2016, The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |