NPFL 2022/23 fixtures have been officially released by the interim management committee (IMC) after the NPFL draw on Wednesday that will see ten matches on matchday one in Group A and Group B in the new abridged league format of two groups, Inform Nigeria reports.

The NPFL new season will start on January 8, 2023, with the 20 participating teams grouped into two groups consisting of 10 teams each.

The Group A teams are Shooting Stars, Gombe United, Nasarawa United, Enyimba, Akwa United, Plateau United, Remo Stars, Kwara United and the newly promoted El Kanemi Warriors and Bendel Insurance.

The Group B has defending champions Rivers United, Rangers, Lobi Stars, Wikki Tourists, Dakkada FC, Abia Warriors, Sunshine Stars, Niger Tornadoes and the newly promoted and Bayelsa United and Doma United.

NPFL 2022/23 fixtures matchday one in full

Group A

Nasarawa Utd v Enyimba
Remo Stars v El Kanemi Warriors
Plateau United v Shooting Stars
Kwara Utd v Gombe Utd
Akwa United v Bendel Insurance

GROUP B

Bayelsa United v Dakkada
Rivers United v Lobi Stars
Doma United v Sunshine Stars
Wikki Tourists v Niger Tornadoes
Rangers v Abia Warriors

When the league's initial phase has ended, a Super 6 tournament would be used to decide the champions of the season. The top three teams from each group would face off against to decide the eventual league winners.

The league winners will earn a sum of 100 Million Naira with every club receiving 10 Million Naira each before the League starts.

The Nigerian Professional Premier League matches will return to live television with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) producing the matches through an HD streaming company.

There are also plans for Multichoice-owned SuperSports to show the league matches later in the season.

NFF hails IMC

The president of the NFF, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, who was represented by the NFF director of communications, Ademola Olajire, hailed the IMC for a job well done since its inception.

He said: “Let me state clearly that the NFF is satisfied with the efforts the IMC headed by Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has been making to rebrand and reposition the NPFL since its inauguration.

"The NFF commends the IMC Chairman and all his members for the highly successful pre-season tournament held earlier in the month, and also for the actualisation of this Draw Ceremony.

“The commitment to engineer changes that will deliver a vibrant Nigeria League and a viable football economy in the country remains as firm as ever.

"The NFF will continue to provide the necessary support to the IMC to fulfill its terms of reference in flying colours.”

New sponsor secured

The IMC chairman, Elegbeleye, said the organizers have acquired a sponsor who will pay the match officials' indemnities for the next three years. Payments will be made straight from the corporation to the selected match officials.

He said: “We are committed to eradicating the malaise of indebtedness to match officials, which compromises them and lowers their morale to do the right thing.

Violent conduct will not be tolerated

Elegbeleye again stressed the importance of the clubs adhering to the rules of the league.

He said: “Clubs have been informed to shun every act of violence during the course of the league.

“Any club which engages in violent conduct will not be sanctioned with N500,000.00 as was the case in the past, but three points will be deducted as punishment.

"We know what it means to have three points deducted from points already earned by a club in the league."

Source- https://inform.ng/sports/npfl-2022-23-fixtures-released/

Who cares

Ok, noted.

E no concern me

Wetin concern me

whats NPFL

DestinyNigga:
Wetin concern me

Shame on the handlers of the league.
Smaller footballing countries like Zambia, Kenya and even Tanzania have had their respective indigenous league on TV for over half a decade now, and no one is throwing them a party.

As I type, the 2022/2023 season hasn't even begun!
Shior!

Who dey watch Nigeria league, I rather sleep than to watch that nonsense

Commendable
For the first time in many years, we now have a sponsor and teams will be collecting money.
What a feat for the new IMC/LMC,we can then build on that.

Hope it will last?

Gogomote:
Who cares

Patriotic Nigerians, who are not afflicted with colonial mentality, care.
We care very much about our own league.

"The Nigerian Professional Premier League matches will return to live television with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)"





If you love your eyes avoid any match shown on NTA.

I hope they are not deceiving themselves as usual, N100 million for the next league winners when Rivers United that won last year was not given a dime for winning according to Barr. Green

Doyou2019:

Shame on the handlers of the league.
Smaller footballing countries like Zambia, Kenya and even Tanzania have had their indigenous league on TV for over half a decade now, and no one is throwing them a party.

As I type, the 2022/2023 season hasn't even begun!
Shior!

These are new set of people handling both the NFF and LMC,they just came on board recently and they need to put some things in place before they start the league.

New breath of fresh air. We pray it goes on well

Addme:

These are new set of people handling both the NFF and LMC,they just came on board recently and they need to put some things in place before they start the league.

New breath of fresh air. We pray it goes on well

Let's just hope so. The local league has suffered so much neglect and mediocrity.

Why will the draw come a week before the start of the league. I think each team should have known his opponent a month before it's start. Please they should increase the money for the winner of the league

If you love your eyes, avoid matches shown on NTA.

Nigeria is 80 years behind

Such a pity I find myself in this country

JoeNL22:
Better.
Obi you must grow Nigerian sports and league across and within the country.

I don't know if you will be able to take it if Obi loses this election

Where is MFMFC?

Naijalarry:
NPFL 2022/23 fixtures have been officially released by the interim management committee (IMC) after the NPFL draw on Wednesday that will see ten matches on matchday one in Group A and Group B in the new abridged league format of two groups, Inform Nigeria reports.

The NPFL new season will start on January 8, 2023, with the 20 participating teams grouped into two groups consisting of 10 teams each.

The Group A teams are Shooting Stars, Gombe United, Nasarawa United, Enyimba, Akwa United, Plateau United, Remo Stars, Kwara United and the newly promoted El Kanemi Warriors and Bendel Insurance.

The Group B has defending champions Rivers United, Rangers, Lobi Stars, Wikki Tourists, Dakkada FC, Abia Warriors, Sunshine Stars, Niger Tornadoes and the newly promoted and Bayelsa United and Doma United.

NPFL 2022/23 fixtures matchday one in full

Group A

Nasarawa Utd v Enyimba
Remo Stars v El Kanemi Warriors
Plateau United v Shooting Stars
Kwara Utd v Gombe Utd
Akwa United v Bendel Insurance

GROUP B

Bayelsa United v Dakkada
Rivers United v Lobi Stars
Doma United v Sunshine Stars
Wikki Tourists v Niger Tornadoes
Rangers v Abia Warriors

When the league's initial phase has ended, a Super 6 tournament would be used to decide the champions of the season. The top three teams from each group would face off against to decide the eventual league winners.

The league winners will earn a sum of 100 Million Naira with every club receiving 10 Million Naira each before the League starts.

The Nigerian Professional Premier League matches will return to live television with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) producing the matches through an HD streaming company.

There are also plans for Multichoice-owned SuperSports to show the league matches later in the season.

NFF hails IMC

The president of the NFF, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, who was represented by the NFF director of communications, Ademola Olajire, hailed the IMC for a job well done since its inception.

He said: “Let me state clearly that the NFF is satisfied with the efforts the IMC headed by Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has been making to rebrand and reposition the NPFL since its inauguration.

"The NFF commends the IMC Chairman and all his members for the highly successful pre-season tournament held earlier in the month, and also for the actualisation of this Draw Ceremony.

“The commitment to engineer changes that will deliver a vibrant Nigeria League and a viable football economy in the country remains as firm as ever.

"The NFF will continue to provide the necessary support to the IMC to fulfill its terms of reference in flying colours.”

New sponsor secured

The IMC chairman, Elegbeleye, said the organizers have acquired a sponsor who will pay the match officials' indemnities for the next three years. Payments will be made straight from the corporation to the selected match officials.

He said: “We are committed to eradicating the malaise of indebtedness to match officials, which compromises them and lowers their morale to do the right thing.

Violent conduct will not be tolerated

Elegbeleye again stressed the importance of the clubs adhering to the rules of the league.

He said: “Clubs have been informed to shun every act of violence during the course of the league.

“Any club which engages in violent conduct will not be sanctioned with N500,000.00 as was the case in the past, but three points will be deducted as punishment.

"We know what it means to have three points deducted from points already earned by a club in the league."

Source- https://inform.ng/sports/npfl-2022-23-fixtures-released/

Up Bendel Insurance

Mainmanpadi:
I don't know if you will be able to take it if Obi loses this election

Have you heard God loose against his enemies?.......No!
Hence, Obi won't loose this elections.
Take that to CBN.

Nigeria football need more sponsorship.

We have a long way to go in this country.

The best thing to do is to make most of the time we have. Poor or rich, make most of the situation you find yourself.

One day, this light of ours will cease to shine no more. It will get to every one of us.

Let's learn to be good to ourselves and people around us. There is no gain in punishing people with wickedness and poverty.
Leaders do the right thing, followers, do the right thing.

NTA should milk this
Use this to boost viewership
Nobody watches that dead channel

JoeNL22:

Have you heard God loose against his enemies?.......No!
Hence, Obi won't loose this elections.
Take that to CBN.

So Obi is a God to you now