NWFL

Bayelsa Queens finished second last season and Rivers Angels finished fifth in the Super Six, so both arrive with something to prove. Bayelsa Queens and Rivers Angels, two of the most decorated names in Nigerian women’s football, meet in an early test of their 2026/27 NWFL Premiership ambitions. Neither side lifted the trophy last season.

Rangers International are bringing the Flying Antelopes name into women’s football, with club CEO Amobi Ezeaku confirming a new women’s team will compete in the NWFL Premiership. Rangers International FC is expanding into women’s football, with club CEO Amobi Ezeaku confirming that a newly formed women’s team will compete in the upcoming Nigeria Women Football

Whyte Ogbonda is back in charge of Rivers Angels, using his return to apologise for how his first spell at the club came to an end. Whyte Ogbonda has returned to Rivers Angels for a second spell as head coach of the Port Harcourt based NWFL side. The experienced tactician was appointed on Wednesday, with