NPFL

The clock is now ticking. CAF’s deadline for member associations to submit their continental club entries means Enugu Rangers and Rivers United have just over a month to get their houses in order before African football’s biggest stages come calling. The Confederation of African Football has officially set July 25, 2026 as the deadline for

Three players who helped keep Kun Khalifat in the NPFL are now heading to Port Harcourt, the first concrete sign of the recruitment drive Rivers United promised for their Champions League season. Rivers United have completed the signing of three players from Kun Khalifat, strengthening Finidi George’s squad ahead of a demanding 2026/27 campaign that

Kano Pillars have confirmed the departure of eight players whose contracts expired at the end of the 2025/26 NPFL season, as the four time league champions begin the difficult task of rebuilding a squad that spent the final weeks of the campaign fighting to stay in the top flight. Kano Pillars are entering the transfer

Sunshine Stars have chosen experience with international pedigree to lead their attempt to return to the top flight. Duke Udi arrives at the Owena Waves as technical adviser having worn the Super Eagles shirt and coached at multiple levels of Nigerian football. Banjo Adepoju joins him as head coach. The NNL campaign begins with a

Two NPFL titles in three seasons. A CAF Champions League campaign ahead. And speculation about his future that has now been formally ended. Fidelis Ilechukwu is staying at Rangers International, and the Flying Antelopes are grateful for it. Fidelis Ilechukwu has put to rest any uncertainty about his managerial future by signing a new one-year

Four clubs are preparing to experience the Nigeria Premier Football League for the first time or the first time in years. The NPFL wants to make sure they arrive knowing exactly what is expected of them before a ball is kicked in anger. The Nigeria Premier Football League has formally invited its four newly promoted

Governor Douye Diri had warned them. He had invested in a 30,000 capacity stadium for their future. He had made public appeals and private ones. None of it prevented relegation, and on Wednesday evening he announced the consequence in a broadcast that left nothing to interpretation. Bayelsa United FC no longer exists in its current

Nigeria is not in the 2026 World Cup, but two of the country’s NPFL clubs will still receive a share of the tournament’s $355m global compensation fund, because the players their overseas contingent trained beside during qualifying were representing other nations. FIFA has confirmed that Enyimba and Remo Stars will both benefit from the expanded

The man who coaches the NPFL champions and assists the Super Eagles coaching staff has delivered a frank diagnosis of Nigerian club football’s continental problem. Fidelis Ilechukwu is not looking for excuses. He is looking at the gap and naming it plainly. Fidelis Ilechukwu occupies a position that gives him visibility few Nigerian football figures

Wikki Tourists have taken the unusual step of publicly naming six players who have gone absent without leave during pre-season preparations, formally notifying the NFF and placing all six on notice ahead of what the club describe as a serious breach of their professional obligations. When a Nigerian club issues a formal AWOL statement, names