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The opening round of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) delivered exciting wins, surprise results, and a glimpse of the fierce competition ahead.
Match Day One fixtures were played across various centres nationwide on Sunday.
Full results:
El-Kanemi Warriors 2–0 Bendel Insurance
Shooting Stars 0-1 Bayelsa United
FC Barau FC 0–0 Enyimba International
Wikki Tourist FC 1–0 Plateau United
Abia Warriors FC 1–0 Kano Pillars
Kwara United FC 0–0 Ikorodu City
Katsina United FC 0–1 Warri Wolves FC
Katsina United FC 0–1 Warri Wolves FC
The fixture between Niger Tornadoes FC and Nasarawa United FC will be played on Wednesday August 27.
The new campaign officially began on August 22 with a curtain-raiser between champions Remo Stars SC and Rivers United, which ended 1-1 at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta.
Match Day Two promises more action as teams chase early points and momentum; Bendel Insurance host Shooting Stars in Benin on August 30, while the following day will feature nine fixtures, including Kano Pillars vs Wikki Tourist in Kano, Plateau United vs Katsina United in Jos, and Warri Wolves vs Enugu Rangers in Warri.
Other pairings include Kun Khalifat vs Remo Stars (Owerri), Rivers United vs Kwara United (Port Harcourt), Ikorodu City vs El-Kanemi Warriors (Lagos), Bayelsa United vs Barau FC (Yenagoa), Enyimba vs Niger Tornadoes (Aba), and Nasarawa United vs Abia Warriors (Lafia).
This season welcomes four promoted clubs — Wikki Tourist, Barau FC, Warri Wolves, and Kun Khalifat — while Heartland FC, Akwa United, Sunshine Stars, and Lobi Stars were relegated at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.
The 2025/26 NPFL season, which kicked off on August 22, in Abeokuta will run until May 24, 2026.
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