The 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League was the 54th season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league, the 35th since attaining professionalism and the second under the current name. The season commenced early on 31 August 2024 with the defending champions, Enugu Rangers hosting El-Kanemi Warriors.
On 27 April 2025, Remo Stars defeated Niger Tornadoes to secure their first ever Nigeria Premier Football League title with 3 games to spare. With this triumph, they became the first South-western club to win the title since Julius Berger in 2000.
This season also saw an increase of N50 million in prize money for the champions from the previous season, with the winners taking home N200 million. Additionally, the NPFL secured a sponsorship deal with British multinational television production company, IMG/JVco for broadcast of league games.
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 Nasarawa United and El-Kanemi Warriors who both got relegated two seasons ago, and newcomers Ikorodu City and Beyond Limits. Beyond Limits would be subsequently replaced by Heartland who were initially relegated the previous season as Beyond Limits and Remo Stars share the same owners.
Promoted from2023–24 National League Relegated to2024–25 National League Nasarawa UnitedEl-Kanemi WarriorsIkorodu City Sporting LagosDoma United (spared)Gombe United
Teams information
TeamLocationKit SupplierShirt Sponsor StadiumCapacityAbia WarriorsUmuahiaOwuEunisellUmuahia Township Stadium5,000Akwa UnitedUyoOwu1xBetGodswill Akpabio Stadium30,000Bayelsa UnitedYenagoaGDF_Samson Siasia Stadium5,000Bendel InsuranceBenin CityFourteenSterling BankSamuel Ogbemudia Stadium12,000El-Kanemi WarriorsMaiduguriEl-Kanemi Stadium10,000Enugu RangersEnuguCone SportAfrinvest, Shopurban, Senior Barman, NortraNnamdi Azikiwe Stadium22,000EnyimbaAbaKKStake.com, United Nigeria AirlinesEnyimba International Stadium16,000HeartlandOwerriNoyan_Dan Anyiam Stadium10,000Ikorodu CityIkorodu, LagosPlayBetKingOnikan Stadium10,000Kano PillarsKanoPlayRamboSani Abacha Stadium16,000Katsina UnitedKatsinaOwu_Muhammadu Dikko Stadium35,000Kwara UnitedIlorinOwu22betKwara State Stadium18,000Lobi StarsMakurdiOwu_Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium22,000Nasarawa UnitedLafiaCone SportLafia Township Stadium10,000Niger TornadoesMinnaAmmazNiger FoodsBako Kontagora Stadium5,000Plateau UnitedJosKapspor_New Jos Stadium44,000Remo StarsIkenneCone SportBet9jaRemo Stars Stadium5,000Rivers UnitedPort HarcourtOwu_Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium40,000Shooting StarsIbadanMo Woola (MW)PeculiarLekan Salami Stadium15,000Sunshine StarsAkureCone SportSunbethDipo Dina International Stadium20,000
Managerial changes Not including interim management. TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of departureIncoming managerDate ofappointmentNasarawa United Usman AdamsSacked31 August 2024 Kabiru Dogo3 August 2024Kwara United Kabiru DogoMoved to Nasarawa United31 August 2024 Tunde Sanni31 August 2024Lobi Stars Eugene AgagbeSacked6 October 2024 Daniel Amokachi6 October 2024Ikorodu City Bright OzebagbeResignation6 October 2024 Nurudeen Aweroro22 October 2024Sunshine Stars Kennedy BoboyeResignation11 November 2024 Abubakar Bala11 December 2024Bendel Insurance Monday OdigieResignation22 November 2024 Greg Ikhenoba23 November 2024Enyimba Yemi OlanrewajuSacked28 December 2024 Stanley Eguma29 December 2024
League table
Results
Positions by round
Season statistics
Scoring Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Anas Yusuf Nasarawa United182 Rabiu Ali Kano Pillars133 Ijoma AntoineAbia Warriors12 Sunday Megwo Shola AdelaniIkorodu City6 Ayomide Cole117 Ahmed Musa Kano Pillars10 Rabiu Abdullahi Bayelsa United9 Wasiu Alalade Kwara United9 Saviour Isaac Enugu Rangers
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result DateAnas YusufNasarawa United El-Kanemi Warriors 3–4 (H) 21 September 2024 Abia Warriors 3–0 (H) 16 October 2024 Ahmad Liman Sunshine Stars Kwara United 4–2 (H) 1 March 2025
Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Attendances
Enugu Rangers drew the highest average home attendance in this season.
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