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Rangers Stay Top, Rivers United Close Gap — NPFL Title Race Goes to the Wire

By Kelechi / NPFL / May 4, 2026

Matchday 36 delivered everything the NPFL title race promised: Rangers did the hard part in Yenagoa, Finidi George’s Rivers United did theirs in Port Harcourt, and Bayelsa United were confirmed relegated in the process. Two games left. One point between the top two. Everything is still to play for. Rangers International came to Yenagoa with

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Warri Wolves Target Home Wins to Beat NPFL Drop

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 22, 2026

Warri Wolves head coach Hassan Abdallah says winning their two remaining home games is the clearest path to NPFL safety, with the Seasiders sitting third from bottom on 43 points heading into their final three fixtures. Warri Wolves are three points above the NPFL relegation zone with three games to play, and coach Hassan Abdallah

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NPFL 2025/26 Season to End May 24 as Planned

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 22, 2026

The Nigeria Premier Football League has confirmed its 2025/26 campaign will conclude on Sunday, May 24, with the league running its schedule exactly as mapped out at the start of the season. The NPFL will stick to its original calendar and wrap up the 2025/26 season on May 24, 2026, the league’s management confirmed on

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NPFL Hits Kano Pillars With N15m Fine and Stadium Ban

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 22, 2026

Kano Pillars have been fined N15 million and ordered to play their next three home matches behind closed doors after supporters breached security protocols and assaulted match officials during the Matchday 35 clash with Rivers United. The Nigeria Premier Football League has imposed a N15 million fine on Kano Pillars following their Matchday 35 home

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Ilechukwu Hails Rangers Defenders After Derby Win

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 21, 2026

With Godwin Obaje still searching for his next goal, it was Rangers’ defenders who delivered the Oriental Derby winner, and coach Fidelis Ilechukwu says that is exactly what a well-coached team produces. Rangers International coach Fidelis Ilechukwu was effusive in his praise for the team’s defensive contributions after the Flying Antelopes came from behind to

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Coaches Hail NPFL Board and NFF for League Stability

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 21, 2026

With Matchday 35 completed without a single outstanding fixture, Nigerian football coaches have given the NPFL board and NFF their most public endorsement in years, praising the administration for structural and operational improvements that have transformed this season. The Nigeria Football Coaches Association (NFCA) has publicly commended the Nigeria Premier Football League board, led by

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Deutsch: Rangers Derby Loss Won’t Stop Enyimba Survival

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 20, 2026

Rangers came from behind to beat Enyimba 2-1 in a closed-door Oriental Derby in Enugu, handing the People’s Elephant a costly defeat in their bid to stay in the NPFL, but coach Emmanuel Deutsch is refusing to panic. Enyimba suffered a 2-1 defeat to Rangers International at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu in Matchday 35

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Mangut Relieved as Nasarawa Down Wolves 3-0

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 20, 2026

A clinical 3-0 dismantling of Warri Wolves has brought Nasarawa United back to winning ways, but coach Mbwas Mangut is refusing to relax with a brutal run-in still ahead. Nasarawa United routed Warri Wolves 3-0 at home on Sunday to snap a three-game winless run in the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season. The result

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NNL Super 4 Draw Set for Lagos on April 24

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 20, 2026

Lagos will host the official draw for the 2025/2026 NNL Super 4 Playoffs on April 24, with three clubs already booked for both the tournament and NPFL football next season. The Nigeria National League has confirmed that the draw ceremony for the 2025/2026 Super 4 Playoffs will take place on Friday, April 24 at the

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Uzoho Backs Kun Khalifat to Down Plateau United

By Ubaso / NPFL / April 19, 2026

Kun Khalifat FC technical adviser Obinna Uzoho says his players are confident and focused as the Owerri-based side prepare to take on Plateau United at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, looking to extend a two-game winning streak. Obinna Uzoho is not prepared to let momentum slip. The Kun Khalifat FC technical adviser spoke to the club’s

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