NPFL announces increase in prize money for 2024/2025 season

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The Nigeria Premier League (NPFL) has announced an increase in the prize money for the upcoming 2024/2025 season, with the league champion set to receive N200 million.

This increase was revealed by NPFL Chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, during the league Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.

Last season, Rangers International which won the league title smiled home with 150 million Naira.

The new prize money marked an increase of 50 million which will be awarded to the winner of the league next season.

Next season is scheduled to kick off on August 31, 2024.

Holders Rangers International will start their title defence against newly promoted El-Kanemi Warriors in Enugu.

The season will be a straight season with 38 games to be played by each team in the league.

There was news going the rounds that next season would be an abridged league format but the 20 teams settled for another straight-season format.

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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