Nigeria Premier Football League announces tentative kick-off date for 2024/25 season

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has announced a tentative kick-off date for the 2024/2025 season.

According to an update on the league’s social media handles, quoting the league Chairman, Honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye, the new season is scheduled to begin on August 31, 2024.

This announcement follows the conclusion of the 2023/2024 season, where Rangers International were crowned league winners in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

The proposed kick-off date is tentative and may be subject to change due to various innovations and circumstances. The announcement of kick-off dates for the NPFL has seen frequent changes in recent years, often disrupting the preparation schedules of teams participating in continental competitions.

These teams often face match rustiness due to the delayed start of the league, relying instead on training and friendly matches to prepare for the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup.

For the upcoming continental competitions, Rangers International and Remo Stars, the top two teams from the NPFL season, will represent Nigeria in the CAF Champions League.

Enyimba International FC and the winner of the 2024 President Federation Cup final between Abia Warriors and El-Kanemi Warriors will compete in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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