NPFL 2025/26 season to Kick off August 22 – Elegbeleye

The Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL), on Friday, offered that the 2025/26 season will officially initiate on August 22, 2025, and discontinue on Might honest 24, 2026, as section of efforts to preserve a structured and staunch soccer calendar.

The NPFL board reaffirmed its commitment to driving innovation, bettering professionalism, and guaranteeing golf equipment meet fashionable soccer standards in administration, infrastructure, and player welfare.

NPFL Board Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, disclosed this in Abuja, during a press briefing, the build he emphasised that declaring a mounted league calendar is critical for Nigeria’s improved participation in continental competitions organized by CAF.

In his evaluate of the 2024/25 season, Elegbeleye highlighted several milestones, most notably the historic league select by Remo Stars, who clinched the title with three matches to spare after defeating Niger Tornadoes on Matchday 35 on April 27.

Prime scorers integrated Yusuf Anas of Nasarawa United with 18 objectives, followed by extinct Rabiu Ali (13 objectives), and Anthony Ijoma of Abia Warriors (12 objectives). Anas modified into moreover credited with two hat strategies, whereas Isaac Saviour (Rangers) and Amadu Liman had one every.

Elegbeleye said: “It is my excellent pleasure and pleasure to welcome every person here for a brief evaluate of the highly dependable season that began on August 31, 2024, and concluded on Might honest 25, 2025.

“For the first time in decades, possibly for the explanation that originate of the brand new skills Nigeria Premier Soccer League in 2005, (twenty years) that a date for kick-off and ending will be faithfully applied. That shall be a commitment we made and a promise delivered.

“As of late, we are moreover here to stutter that the 2025/26 season will be taking off on August 22 and would possibly possibly possibly possibly even be completed on Might honest. 2026. Right here's to preserve a calendar we now obtain established from the last season. I’ll now give a summary of the statistics from the last season.”

In his remarks, NPFL’s Chief Working Officer, Davidson Owumi, praised the league board’s ongoing reforms since taking pickle of job two seasons previously.

He moreover emphasised the league’s rising aggressive integrity and monetary worth, noting that, the prize money elevated from ₦100 million in 2023/24 to ₦150 million, and presently stands at ₦200 million.

On player welfare, Owumi eminent essential growth, announcing that: “Ahead of this time, you survey gamers for six months, even up to a One year, they haven’t been paid.

“That has been tremendously diminished by the board. I deem that's completed with continues cooperation of every person, we are attending to a stage the build the welfare of the player will becomes a top priority for every person enthusiastic.”