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2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League

Nigeria Premier Football League
Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – 24 May 2026
Matches255
Goals469 (1.84 per match)
Top goalscorerUche Collins (10 goals)
Biggest home winNiger Tornadoes 4–0 Plateau United (19 October 2025)
Highest scoringWikki Tourists 4–4 Katsina United (8 February 2026)
Longest winning runNasarawa United (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runRivers United (9 matches)
Longest winless runBendel Insurance (8 matches)
Longest losing runKwara United (4 matches)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2026.

The 2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League is the 54th season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league, the 36th since attaining professionalism and the third under the current name. The season commenced on 22 August 2025.[1]

Remo Stars are the defending champions.[2]

Teams

Changes from previous season

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 NNL champions Warri Wolves, Wikki Tourists who have played previously in the top flight, and newcomers Barau and Kun Khalifat.[3][4]

Increase Promoted from
2024–25 National League 		Decrease Relegated to
2025–26 National League
Warri Wolves
Wikki Tourists
Barau
Kun Khalifat 		Lobi Stars
Sunshine Stars
Akwa United
Heartland

Teams information

Locations of the 2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League teams

The below stadiums are those utilized by the clubs for most of the season, it does not note those that were used by the clubs temporarily.

Team Kit supplier Shirt Sponsor Sleeve Sponsor Location Stadium Capacity
Abia Warriors Owu Eunisell Umuahia Umuahia Township Stadium 5,000
Barau Cone sport Dambatta Sani Abacha Stadium[a] 16,000
Bayelsa United Yenagoa Samson Siasia Stadium
Ozoro Stadium 		5,000
10,000
Bendel Insurance Fourteen Sterling Bank Benin City Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium 12,000
El-Kanemi Warriors Maiduguri El-Kanemi Stadium 10,000
Enugu Rangers Cone sport Afrinvest Senior Barman Nortra Enugu Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium 22,000
Enyimba joma Stake.com United Nigeria Airlines Aba Enyimba International Stadium 16,000
Ikorodu City CF moto Betking Indomie Ikorodu, Lagos Onikan Stadium 10,000
Kano Pillars AO RFI hausa Kano Sani Abacha Stadium 16,000
Katsina United S sport Katsina Muhammadu Dikko Stadium 35,000
Kun Khalifat Adidas Old English Bar & Grills Owerri Dan Anyiam Stadium 10,000
Kwara United Owu BC Games Ilorin Kwara State Stadium 18,000
Nasarawa United Elite king sport Lafia Lafia Township Stadium 10,000
Niger Tornadoes Ammaz Niger foods Minna Bako Kontagora Stadium 5,000
Plateau United Cone sport Jos New Jos Stadium 44,000
Remo Stars Dexie Bet9ja ValueJet Ikenne Remi Stars Stadium[b] 10,000
Rivers United Owu Port Harcourt Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium 40,000
Shooting Stars Pavelet Ibadan Lekan Salami Stadium 15,000
Warri Wolves Tico Warri Ozoro Stadium 10,000
Wikki Tourists M sports Bauchi Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium 11,000
  1. ^ Barau play all their home games at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano as their home stadium Dambatta Stadium, Dambatta is not suitable to host games.[5]
  2. ^ Remo Stars played some of their home games at MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta as their home stadium was undergoing renovation works.[6]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ikorodu City 26 12 8 6 25 15 +10 44 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Enugu Rangers 26 12 7 7 30 20 +10 43
3 Rivers United 21 11 8 2 18 11 +7 41 Qualification for the Confederation Cup
4 Nasarawa United 26 11 8 7 24 20 +4 41
5 Abia Warriors 26 11 7 8 21 18 +3 40
6 Bendel Insurance 26 9 11 6 29 23 +6 38
7 Shooting Stars 25 11 5 9 24 23 +1 38
8 El-Kanemi Warriors 25 11 5 9 20 23 −3 38
9 Katsina United 26 10 7 9 25 24 +1 37
10 Niger Tornadoes 25 10 4 11 30 23 +7 34
11 Warri Wolves 26 9 7 10 25 26 −1 34
12 Barau 25 8 9 8 21 23 −2 33
13 Plateau United 26 10 3 13 22 28 −6 33
14 Enyimba 26 8 7 11 26 28 −2 31
15 Bayelsa United 26 7 9 10 22 28 −6 30
16 Wikki Tourists 26 6 11 9 22 27 −5 29
17 Kano Pillars[a] 26 9 5 12 18 26 −8 29 Relegation to the National League
18 Kwara United 25 7 7 11 20 23 −3 28
19 Remo Stars 26 8 3 15 23 32 −9 27
20 Kun Khalifat 26 6 7 13 21 28 −7 25
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: NPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Kano Pillars were deducted 3 points and 3 goals due to match violence.[7]

Results

Home \ Away ABW BAR BAY BEN ELK ENU ENY IKR KAN KAT KUN KWA NAS NIG PLA REM RIV 3SC WWV WIK
Abia Warriors 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Barau 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 4–1 0–1 0–1 0–0
Bayelsa United 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Bendel Insurance 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0
El-Kanemi Warriors 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 w/o[a] 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1
Enugu Rangers 2–0 4–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–0
Enyimba 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–1
Ikorodu City 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0
Kano Pillars 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Katsina United 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Kun Khalifat 0–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0
Kwara United 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1
Nasarawa United 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0
Niger Tornadoes 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–0
Plateau United 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0
Remo Stars 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0
Rivers United 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Shooting Stars 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–2
Warri Wolves 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2
Wikki Tourists 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: NPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ The match between El-Kanemi Warriors and Kun Khalifat was awarded as a 3–0 win for El-Kanemi Warriors by the league body after Kun Khalifat failed to show up for the game.[8]

Positions by round

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 ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Abia Warriors211141111442322244654322234555
Barau919172020181920181819181719181919171715141515131412
Bayelsa United313812131411131612131010111410131517131313161515
Bendel Insurance20171614151517191919181919181715151098688866
El-Kanemi Warriors1371361071278111491315161716111011910988
Enugu Rangers14181117171757121213575846566545342
Enyimba107911223810781114101389812121212121314
Ikorodu City11121371011129553312123433353411
Kano Pillars1513181616191617202020202020202020201818191918191717
Katsina United16859461161171010138911111310910111111119
Kun Khalifat1215191518202018141415171817161818192020202020202020
Kwara United131610121371314101189121214101381214161719171818
Nasarawa United17101252111111121212245422234
Niger Tornadoes4961035884357564657579777910
Plateau United1820201819161815171516151616191716181919181816141213
Remo Stars7416814101315171716151113912151613151617181919
Rivers United86825334996433331111111123
Shooting Stars1914151914865269111415577674766677
Warri Wolves52437129106446897891213118109101011
Wikki Tourists65249915161613141267121214141416171414151616
Leader
Qualification for the Champions League
Qualification for the Confederation Cup
Relegation to Nigeria National League
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: World Football

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 8 February 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Uche Collins Katsina United 10
2 Nigeria Godwin Obaje Enugu Rangers 9
Nigeria Joseph Arumala Ikorodu City
4 Nigeria Victor Mbaoma Remo Stars 8
5 Nigeria Anas Yusuf Nasarawa United 7
Nigeria Chidozie Iwundu Enugu Rangers
Nigeria Jonathan Mairiga Wikki Tourists
Nigeria Daddy Abdulrahman El-Kanemi Warriors

Hat-tricks

As of 19 October 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Abdulaziz Dalhatu Niger Tornadoes Plateau United 4–0 (H)[9] 19 October 2025
Uche Collins Katsina United Wikki Tourists 4–4 (A)[10] 8 February 2026

References

  1. ^ "Next NPFL season to kick off August 22". The Nation Newspaper. 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ Adewale, Abiodun. "Remo Stars clinch first NPFL title". Punch. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Warri Wolves overpower Wikki to emerge NNL Super 8 champions". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Wikki Tourist, Barau FC, Warri Wolves, Kun Khalifat secure promotion to NPFL". Premium Times. 10 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Barau FC gets approval to use Sani Abacha Stadium as temporary ground". The Nigerian Voice. 19 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Remo Stars adopt Abeokuta Stadium ahead of new season". The Punch. 19 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Match violence: NPFL slaps Kano Pillars with fines, points deduction". ThePunch Nigeria. 15 October 2025.
  8. ^ "NPFL investigates Kun Khalifat over abandoned El-Kanemi match". bsnsports. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  9. ^ "NPFL: Tornadoes' Dalhatu bags hat-trick". ThePunch. 19 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Walk of shame: Nigeria forward emulates Szoboszlai's hero to zero moment in eight-goal thriller". Pulsesports Nigeria. 9 February 2026.
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