2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League

The 2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League will be 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 was announced to commence early on 22 August 2025.^[1]

Nigeria Premier Football League

Season	2025–26
Dates	22 August 2025 – 24 May 2026
← 2024–25 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 21 July 2025.

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]

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

Teams information

Ikorodu City

Kano Pillars
Barau

Abia Warriors

Katsina United

Remo

Plateau United

Bayelsa United

Bendel Insurance

Wikki Tourists

Warri Wolves

Kwara United

Enugu Rangers

Enyimba

Kun Khalifat

Rivers United

Shooting Stars

Niger Tornadoes

Nasarawa United

El-Kanemi Warriors

Locations of the 2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Abia Warriors	Umuahia	Umuahia Township Stadium	5,000
Barau	Kano
Bayelsa United	Yenagoa	Samson Siasia Stadium	5,000
Bendel Insurance	Benin City	Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium	12,000
El-Kanemi Warriors	Maiduguri	El-Kanemi Stadium	10,000
Enugu Rangers	Enugu	Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium	22,000
Enyimba	Aba	Enyimba International Stadium	16,000
Ikorodu City	Ikorodu, Lagos	Onikan Stadium	10,000
Kano Pillars	Kano	Sani Abacha Stadium	16,000
Katsina United	Katsina	Muhammadu Dikko Stadium	35,000
Kun Khalifat	Owerri	Dan Anyiam Stadium	10,000
Kwara United	Ilorin	Kwara State Stadium	18,000
Nasarawa United	Lafia	Lafia Township Stadium	10,000
Niger Tornadoes	Minna	Bako Kontagora Stadium	5,000
Plateau United	Jos	New Jos Stadium	44,000
Remo Stars	Ikenne	Remo Stars Stadium	5,000
Rivers United	Port Harcourt	Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium	40,000
Shooting Stars	Ibadan	Lekan Salami Stadium	15,000
Warri Wolves	Warri
Wikki Tourists	Bauchi	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Abia Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League
2	Barau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bayelsa United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Confederation Cup
4	Bendel Insurance	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	El-Kanemi Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Enugu Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Enyimba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ikorodu City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Kano Pillars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Katsina United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Kun Khalifat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Kwara United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Nasarawa United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Niger Tornadoes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Plateau United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Remo Stars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Rivers United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the National League
18	Shooting Stars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Warri Wolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Wikki Tourists	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: NPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

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
Barau
Bayelsa United
Bendel Insurance
El-Kanemi Warriors
Enugu Rangers
Enyimba
Ikorodu City
Kano Pillars
Katsina United
Kun Khalifat
Kwara United
Nasarawa United
Niger Tornadoes
Plateau United
Remo Stars
Rivers United
Shooting Stars
Warri Wolves
Wikki Tourists

Source: NPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.