The 2021–22 NWFL Premiership was the 32nd season of the
NWFL Premiership
The NWFL Premiership (formerly Nigeria Women Premier League) is the top-level league for women's association football in Nigeria. It is the women's equivalent of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for male players. The Nigeria Wome ...
, Nigeria's top-flight
women's association football
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league and the second season since its rebranding. The season commenced on 8 December 2021 and ended May 2022.
This season saw a return to the abridged format whereby the fourteen clubs are divided into two groups of seven teams each whereafter a "Super Six" tournament will decide the league champions. Defending champions Rivers Angels finished third at the Championship play-offs.
Bayelsa Queens won their 5th NWFL Premiership title after emerging champions of the Super Six tournament.
Clubs
Naija Ratels and
Adamawa Queens were promoted to the top-flight after winning the NWFL Championship play-offs; the latter having failed to compete the previous season due to late licensing and registration. They replaced
DreamStar Ladies and
Ibom Angels who were relegated after finishing bottom of the group at the previous season's
relegation playoffs
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.
Regular season
Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Play-offs
The top six teams at the end of the regular season engaged each other in a round-robin playoff also known as the Super Six between 16 and 22 May in order to decide the league champion and representative at the
2022 CAF Women's Champions League. All matches are played at the
Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and
UNIBEN Sports Complex in
Benin City
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.
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
''As of 23 April 2021''
Top assists
Hat-tricks
Season's awards
References
External links
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NWFL Premiership 2021/22at RSSF
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Women
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