DateRHjemme v Ude-
01/07 15:00 17 Shooting Stars v Bayelsa United 1-0
01/07 15:00 17 [2] Remo Stars v Sunshine Stars FC [10] 2-0
01/07 15:00 17 [18] Niger Tornadoes v Heartland FC [17] 3-2
01/07 15:00 17 Kano Pillars v Plateau United 2-1
01/07 15:00 17 [5] Enyimba v Sporting Lagos [15] 2-0
01/07 14:00 17 [14] Gombe Utd v Rivers United [16] 1-1
01/06 15:00 17 Bendel Insurance v Enugu Rangers 2-0
01/06 14:00 17 [3] Doma United v Katsina Utd [11] 2-0
12/28 15:00 16 [20] Heartland FC v Remo Stars [1] 3-1
12/28 15:00 16 [6] Plateau United v Sporting Lagos [14] 1-0
12/28 15:00 16 [17] Rivers United v Bendel Insurance [4] 1-1
12/28 15:00 16 [9] Abia Warriors v Gombe Utd [13] 3-1
12/28 15:00 16 Bayelsa United v Enyimba 1-2
12/28 15:00 16 [3] Lobi Stars FC v Niger Tornadoes [16] 1-0
12/28 15:00 15 [10] Enugu Rangers Intl FC v Shooting Stars [11] 2-0
12/28 14:45 16 [7] Kano Pillars v Kwara United [12] 2-1
12/28 14:30 16 Katsina Utd v Akwa United 1-0
12/27 15:00 16 [13] Sunshine Stars FC v Doma United [2] 2-0
12/21 15:00 15 [19] Niger Tornadoes v Kano Pillars [6] 1-0
12/21 15:00 15 Shooting Stars v Rivers United Postponed
12/21 15:00 15 [17] Akwa United v Sunshine Stars FC [12] 0-0
12/21 15:00 15 [2] Remo Stars v Lobi Stars FC [3] 2-0
12/21 15:00 15 Kwara United v Plateau United 2-1
12/21 15:00 15 Bendel Insurance v Abia Warriors 1-0
12/21 15:00 15 [13] Sporting Lagos v Bayelsa United [20] 1-1
12/21 14:00 15 [15] Gombe Utd v Katsina Utd [11] 1-0
12/20 15:00 15 [5] Enyimba v Enugu Rangers Intl FC [10] 1-1
12/20 14:00 15 [3] Doma United v Heartland FC [18] 1-0
12/17 15:00 14 [12] Sunshine Stars FC v Gombe Utd [16] 1-1
12/17 15:00 14 [20] Heartland FC v Akwa United [17] 1-0

The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) (formerly the Nigerian Professional Football League) is the highest level of club football in Nigerian football league system. The Nigerian Premier League has suffered like many others, from the financial impact and dwindling fortunes since the late 2000s. It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL). It is organized by the Interim Management Committee Board headed by Mr. Honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye.

History

2017 season

Plateau United F.C. won the league on 9 September 2017, with a 2–0 victory over Rangers International F.C..

2018 season

In July 2018 the league was postponed indefinitely following crisis in the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). Lobi Stars was declared as the sole representative of the league in the 2019 CAF Champions League as the team was at the top of the standings.

2019 season

The league consisted of 24 teams. Four were promoted from the Nigeria National League. Twenty teams remained from the previous season which was not completed. They were divided into two groups of 12 teams. The top three teams in each group contested for the title in the NPFL Super six championship playoff in Lagos. The People's Elephant finished at the top of the log with 12 points from five games.

Enyimba vs Kano Pillars is considered the biggest match of the season because of their rivalry and they remain the 2 teams yet to finish outside the top eight for 12 seasons.

**Nigeria - Premier League**

Nigeria Premier League er en professionel fodboldliga i Nigeria, der rangerer som landets bedste fodboldrække. Den blev grundlagt i 1972 og er organiseret af det nigerianske fodboldforbund (NFF).

Ligaen består af 20 hold, som spiller en dobbeltturnering over 38 kampe. De to øverste hold kvalificerer sig til CAF Champions League, mens det tredje- og fjerdehold kvalificerer sig til CAF Confederation Cup. De to nederste hold rykker ned i Nigeria National League.

Ligaen har produceret mange talentfulde spillere, herunder Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Obafemi Martins og John Obi Mikel.

De nuværende mestre er Rivers United FC, som vandt titlen i sæsonen 2021/22.