The Nigeria Premier Football League 2024/2025 season will begin on 31st August, 2024 after the fixtures for the new season was released on Tuesday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Rangers and El Kanemi Warriors will open the league season with the game on August 31st while the remaining games for matchday one will hold the following weekend, 8th September, 2024.
The league draws was held in Lagos were clubs agreed the league will take a full bloom format and not abridged as speculated before now.
Matchday 1 fixtures
Abia Warriors v Remo Stars
Beyond Limits v Enyimba
Lobi Stars vs Akwa Utd
Kwara Utd vs Niger Tornadoes
Rangers Intl vs El Kanemi Warriors
Bendel Insurance vs Rivers Utd
Kano Pillars vs Ikorodu City
Sunshine Stars vs Bayelsa Utd
Nasarawa Utd vs Shooting Stars
Plateau Utd vs Katsina Utd
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Premier Football League has announced an increment in the price money for the winners of the new season at the Annual General Meeting.
According to NPFL chairman Gbenga Elegbeleye, the winner of the league will take home 200 million naira, an increase of 50 million naira from the last season winner.
Uche Dozie