2023/24 NPFL Fixtures, Standings and Results Top Goal Scores
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of football competition in Nigeria. It has 20 teams from different parts of the country. If you are a football fan, it\’s important to know the latest games, standings, and results of the NPFL. This will help you know how the teams are doing and predict future matches. This post will give you a summary of the 2023/2024 NPFL games, standings, and results, so you can be up to date with what\’s going on in the league.
The defending champions, Enyimba FC, will face tough competition from other teams who want to beat them and win the championship. Teams from all over Nigeria are competing to get points and move up in the rankings. The league has a busy schedule with lots of games.
Soccer fans can look forward to exciting games between the well-established teams and the up-and-coming teams in the NPFL. The league gives talented Nigerian players a chance to show off their skills and possibly get noticed by local and international scouts.
2023/24 NPFL Fixtures
Round 1
| Saturday 09/09/2023 | |||
| TBD | Bayelsa United | vs | Akwa United |
| TBD | Sporting Lagos | vs | Gombe United |
| TBD | Enugu Rangers | vs | Doma United |
| TBD | Heartland | vs | Lobi Stars |
| TBD | Abia Warriors | vs | Niger Tornadoes |
| TBD | Shooting Stars | vs | Plateau United |
| TBD | Sunshine Stars | vs | Kano Pillars |
| TBD | Enyimba | vs | Bendel Insurance |
| TBD | Rivers United | vs | Remo Stars |
| TBD | Katsina United | vs | Kwara United |
NPFL Live Score Results
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2023-2024 NPFL Standings Table
The 53rd season of NPFL is beginning soon, and everyone is eagerly anticipating the performance of Enyimba FC as they strive for their 10th championship win and a place in Nigerian football history. It remains to be seen which team will come out on top and leave their mark on this competitive event.
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2023-24 NPFL Teams
The 2023-24 season will feature 16 top teams from the previous season and 4 promoted teams from the Nigeria National League, comprising a total of 20 teams.
Promoted Teams are:
- Kano Pillars, and
- Heartland
- Katsina United.
- Sporting Lagos
This season saw the debut of Sporting Lagos in the Nigeria Professional Football League. Thanks to their promotion, they will become the first team to be promoted after just one season.
Sporting Lagos will replace the teams demoted to the Nigeria National League, including Wikki Tourists F.C., Nasarawa United F.C., El-Kanemi Warriors F.C., and Dakkada.
| Team | Location | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abia Warriors | Umuahia | Umuahia Township Stadium | |
| Akwa United | Uyo | Godswill Akpabio Stadium | |
| Bayelsa United | Yenegoa | Samson Siasia Stadium | |
| Bendel Insurance | Benin City | Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium | |
| Doma United | Gombe | Pantami Stadium | |
| Enugu Rangers | Enugu | Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium | |
| Enyimba | Aba | Enyimba International Stadium | |
| Gombe United | Gombe | Pantami Stadium | |
| Heartland | Owerri | Dan Anyiam Stadium | |
| Kwara United | Ilorin | Kwara State Stadium | |
| Kano Pillars | Kano | Sani Abacha Stadium | |
| Katsina United | Katsina | Muhammadu Dikko Stadium | |
| Lobi Stars | Makurdi | Aper Aku Stadium | |
| Niger Tornadoes | Minna | TBA[3] | |
| Plateau United | Jos | New Jos Stadium | |
| Remo Stars | Ikenne | Remo Stars Stadium | |
| Rivers United | Port Harcourt | Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium | |
| Shooting Stars | Ibadan | Adamasingba Stadium | |
| Sporting Lagos | Lagos | Onikan Stadium | |
| Sunshine Stars | Akure | Akure Township Stadium |
NPFL clubs agreement on the start date and League structure.
The Nigeria Professional Football League, also known as NPFL, has announced the start date and format for the 2023-2024 season.
At a recent meeting between the NPFL board and club owners in Abuja on August 3rd, it was agreed that all 20 teams would play a full season, rather than a shortened version as in the 2022-2023 season. Enyimba International FC, current league champions, will compete against 19 other teams for the title.
Fans from around the world will be able to watch the matches live on the NPFL live app. It was also reported that the prize money for the league winners has increased from 100 million to 150 million for the upcoming season.
