The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions, Remo Stars, will be presented with the league title on Sunday, May 11, after their last home game of the season against Ikorodu City. The league board confirmed this development, following Remo Stars’ historic win of the 2024/25 NPFL season with three games to spare.
Remo Stars clinched the title in front of their fans in Ikenne with a 1-0 win over Niger Tornadoes in a match-day 35 game. Second-half substitute Olamilekan Adedayo proved decisive for the club again, scoring a late stunner to send the arena into a romp after their visitors had frustrated them for 83 minutes.
NPFL Chairman, Gbenga Elegbeleye, confirmed that Remo Stars would be crowned champions in their last home game against Ikorodu City. “We have three more matches to go, and we have a champion already. We have an agreement that they will be crowned in their last home game against Ikorodu City. They want to be in a mood where they would be really prepared for it,” Elegbeleye said.
The Sky Blue Stars also became the first Southwest club to win the Nigerian top-flight title since Julius Berger’s triumph in 2000. With 68 points, Remo holds an unassailable 10-point gap ahead of Rivers United in second place with three games left to play this season.
As part of the prize for winning the 2024/25 title, Remo Stars will smile to the bank with a whopping N200m, a 33.3% increase from last season’s N150m. “We promised when we started three years ago that we would pay the winner N100m and we did. Last season, we paid N150m and this season we said we are going to pay N200m and we are going to do that. We want to be going up geometrically. The more we improve, the more marketable the league becomes,” Elegbeleye said.
The presentation ceremony will mark a historic moment for Remo Stars, who have worked tirelessly to achieve this feat. The team’s success is a testament to their dedication and hard work, and the N200m prize money is a well-deserved reward for their efforts.