DateRHjemme v Borte-
04/30 07:00 32 [17] Bayelsa United v Rivers United [13] 2-1
04/28 16:30 32 [6] Shooting Stars v Sunshine Stars FC [16] 2-0
04/28 15:00 32 Sporting Lagos v Abia Warriors 4-2
04/28 15:00 32 Akwa United v Kano Pillars 3-0
04/28 15:00 32 [3] Enyimba v Katsina Utd [7] 1-0
04/28 15:00 32 Enugu Rangers v Plateau United 2-0
04/28 15:00 32 Gombe Utd v Lobi Stars FC 3-2
04/27 15:00 32 [9] Bendel Insurance v Heartland FC [19] 1-0
04/27 14:00 32 [15] Doma United v Kwara United [13] 0-0
04/26 15:00 32 [5] Remo Stars v Niger Tornadoes [10] 3-0
04/25 15:00 28 [15] Rivers United v Katsina Utd [7] 2-0
04/21 15:00 31 [16] Sunshine Stars FC v Enyimba [2] 1-1
04/21 15:00 31 [17] Rivers United v Enugu Rangers Intl FC [1] 2-0
04/21 15:00 31 Katsina Utd v Sporting Lagos 2-0
04/21 15:00 31 [6] Plateau United v Remo Stars [4] 1-0
04/21 15:00 31 [11] Niger Tornadoes v Doma United [13] 2-0
04/21 15:00 31 [3] Lobi Stars FC v Bendel Insurance [8] 0-0
04/21 15:00 31 Kano Pillars v Gombe Utd 4-0
04/21 15:00 31 Kwara United v Akwa United 1-0
04/20 15:00 31 Abia Warriors v Bayelsa United 1-0
04/19 15:00 31 [19] Heartland FC v Shooting Stars [5] 1-0
04/17 15:00 30 [13] Doma United v Remo Stars [5] 0-0
04/17 15:00 30 [13] Doma United v Remo Stars [5] 1-1
04/16 16:30 30 [6] Shooting Stars v Lobi Stars FC [2] 2-0
04/16 15:00 30 Akwa United v Niger Tornadoes 4-1
04/16 15:00 30 Sporting Lagos v Sunshine Stars FC 1-0
04/16 15:00 30 [15] Bayelsa United v Katsina Utd [7] 1-1
04/16 15:00 30 [4] Enyimba v Heartland FC [19] 1-0
04/16 15:00 30 Gombe Utd v Kwara United 1-2
04/16 15:00 30 Bendel Insurance v Kano Pillars 2-1

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 Enugu Rangers.

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**

Nigerias Premier League er den øverste profesjonelle fotballigaen i Nigeria. Den er organisert av Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Ligaen ble etablert i 1972 og består av 20 lag.

Ligaen spilles etter et standard dobbeltserieformat, hvor hvert lag spiller mot hverandre to ganger, en gang hjemme og en gang borte. Lagene får tre poeng for seier, ett poeng for uavgjort og ingen poeng for tap. I slutten av sesongen rykker de tre nederste lagene ned til Nigeria National League (NNL), mens de to øverste lagene i NNL rykker opp til Premier League.

Noen av de mest kjente lagene i Nigeria Premier League inkluderer:

* Enyimba FC
* Kano Pillars FC
* Rangers International FC
* Rivers United FC
* Sunshine Stars FC

Ligaen har produsert mange talentfulle spillere som har gått videre til å spille for store klubber i Europa og andre steder. Noen av de mest kjente spillerne fra Nigeria Premier League inkluderer:

* Nwankwo Kanu
* Jay-Jay Okocha
* Vincent Enyeama
* John Obi Mikel
* Odion Ighalo

Nigeria Premier League er en svært konkurransedyktig liga med mange talentfulle spillere. Ligaen er en viktig del av det nigerianske fotballandskapet og spiller en viktig rolle i utviklingen av spillere for landslaget.