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The 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League is the 54th season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league, and the 35th since attaining professionalism and the first under the current name. The season commenced early on 31 August 2024 with the defending champions, Enugu Rangers hosting El-Kanemi Warriors.[1][2]
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 31 August 2024 – TBD 2025 |
Matches played | 120 |
Goals scored | 235 (1.96 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Anas Yusuf (9 goals) |
Highest scoring | Nasarawa United 3–4 El-Kanemi Warriors (21 September 2024) Enugu Rangers 3–4 Kano Pillars (16 October 2024) |
Longest winning run | Remo Stars & Rivers United (4 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | El-Kanemi Warriors (10 matches) |
Longest winless run | Niger Tornadoes (6 matches) |
Longest losing run | 4 teams (3 matches) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 17 November 2024. |
This season also sees an increase of N50 million in prize money for the champions from the previous season, with the winners taking home N200 million.[3] Additionally, the NPFL secured a sponsorship deal with British multinational television production company, IMG/JVco for broadcast of league games.[4]
Twenty teams, consisting of the top sixteen teams from the previous season and four promoted teams from the Nigeria National League, are competing in the league. The promoted teams are Nasarawa United and El-Kanemi Warriors who both got relegated two seasons ago, and newcomers Ikorodu City and Beyond Limits. Beyond Limits would be subsequently replaced by Heartland who were initially relegated the previous season as Beyond Limits and Remo Stars share the same owners.[5]
Promoted from 2023–24 National League |
Relegated to 2024–25 National League |
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Nasarawa United El-Kanemi Warriors Ikorodu City |
Sporting Lagos Doma United Gombe United |
Not including interim management.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Nasarawa United | Usman Adams | Sacked | 31 August 2024 | Kabiru Dogo | 3 August 2024[9] |
Kwara United | Kabiru Dogo | Moved to Nasarawa United | 31 August 2024 | Tunde Sanni | 31 August 2024[10] |
Lobi Stars | Eugene Agagbe | Sacked | 6 October 2024 | Daniel Amokachi | 6 October 2024[11] |
Ikorodu City | Bright Ozebagbe | Resignation[12] | 6 October 2024 | Nurudeen Aweroro | 22 October 2024[13] |
Sunshine Stars | Kennedy Boboye | Resignation | 11 November 2024[14] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Remo Stars | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 23 | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Rivers United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 22 | |
3 | Enyimba | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 20 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
4 | Enugu Rangers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 19 | |
5 | El-Kanemi Warriors | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 19 | |
6 | Kano Pillars | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 18 | |
7 | Kwara United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
8 | Ikorodu City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 17 | |
9 | Niger Tornadoes | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 17 | |
10 | Heartland | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | |
11 | Sunshine Stars | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 16 | |
12 | Shooting Stars | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 15 | |
13 | Abia Warriors | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 15 | |
14 | Bayelsa United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 14 | |
15 | Katsina United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 13 | |
16 | Akwa United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 12 | |
17 | Plateau United[a] | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 12 | Relegation to the National League |
18 | Nasarawa United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 12 | |
19 | Lobi Stars | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 12 | |
20 | Bendel Insurance[b] | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 9 |
Home \ Away | ABW | AKW | BAY | BEN | ELK | ENU | ENY | HEA | IKR | KAN | KAT | KWA | LOB | NAS | NIG | PLA | REM | RIV | 3SC | SUN |
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Abia Warriors | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||
Akwa United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||||||
Bayelsa United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||
Bendel Insurance | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||
El-Kanemi Warriors | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||
Enugu Rangers | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||
Enyimba | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
Heartland | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||
Ikorodu City | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
Kano Pillars | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||
Katsina United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
Kwara United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||
Lobi Stars | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||
Nasarawa United | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
Niger Tornadoes | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||
Plateau United | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||
Remo Stars | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||
Rivers United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||
Shooting Stars | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
Sunshine Stars | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Abia Warriors | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Akwa United | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | ||||||||||||
Bayelsa United | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Bendel Insurance | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||||
El-Kanemi Warriors | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Enugu Rangers | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Enyimba | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Heartland | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Ikorodu City | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Kano Pillars | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Katsina United | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Kwara United | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Lobi Stars | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Nasarawa United | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Niger Tornadoes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Plateau United | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||||||
Remo Stars | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Rivers United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Shooting Stars | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Sunshine Stars | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
Leader | |
Qualification for the Champions League | |
Qualification for the Confederation Cup | |
Relegation to Nigeria National League |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Anas Yusuf | Nasarawa United | 9 |
2 | Rabiu Ali | Kano Pillars | 7 |
3 | Ossy Martins | Lobi Stars | 5 |
Sunday Megwo | Abia Warriors | ||
Ahmed Musa | Kano Pillars | ||
Ibrahim Mustapha | El-Kanemi Warriors | ||
Emmanuel Ogbole | Kwara United | ||
8 | Rivio Ayemwenre | Ikorodu City | 4 |
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