The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) board has released the draw for the upcoming Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season.
The highly anticipated draws for the upcoming 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season was officially conducted on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
The match day features of the NPFL were released by the board after the Annual General Meeting was concluded.
The 20 club owners affiliated with the league were present at the draws, where the commencement dates for the 2023/2024 NPFL season was set for September 9.
The reigning champions of the NPFL, Enyimba FC, are poised to begin their title defence by squaring off against Bendel Insurance FC in a gripping opening match scheduled to take place in Aba, a city in the South-eastern Abia State.
Among the captivating match day one fixtures are:
Bayelsa United Vs Akwa United
Shooting Stars Vs Plateau United
Abia Warriors Vs Niger Tornadoes
Enyimba FC Vs Bendel Insurance
Rivers United Vs Remo Stars
Katsina United Vs Kwara United
Sunshine Stars Vs Kano Pillars
Heartland Vs Lobi Stars
Sporting Lagos Vs Gombe United
Rangers Int’l Vs Doma United.
According to the General Secretary of the Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria, Godwin Enakhena, the football clubs are ready and looking forward to the kickoff of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season.
Enakhena said this while clarifying reports that the clubs were responsible for the shift of the draw by the Nigeria Football Board. The NPFL board had moved the kickoff date from August 26 date to September 9, 2023.
“For the umpteenth time, I’d like to say that at no point in time did the Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria suggest a kickoff date for the new Nigeria Premier Football League season because it is the responsibility of the NPFL. August 26, 2023, the proposed date was only adopted by the clubs during our meeting with the NPFL board in Abuja,” he explained.
