{"id":23298,"date":"2025-08-15T12:50:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=23298"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:50:46","slug":"nff-president-affirms-npfl-season-kickoff-for-august-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/nff-president-affirms-npfl-season-kickoff-for-august-22\/","title":{"rendered":"NFF President Affirms NPFL Season Kickoff for August 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has reiterated that there will be no change to the kickoff date of the 2025\/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, which is scheduled to begin on August 22.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Friday in Lafia while declaring open the NPFL 2025\/26 pre-season seminar, Gusau described it as a positive development that the league calendar now aligns with that of European clubs. He urged stakeholders to maintain their support for the Gbenga Elegbeleye-led board, which achieved the milestone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we came on board, we had no choice but to opt for an abridged league. This paved the way for achieving uniformity, as our league ended in May last season. This season, too, we will start on August 22 as scheduled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The NFF President praised the NPFL board for amplifying the league\u2019s profile to the international community and for their commitment to adopting global best practices.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, NPFL Chairman Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye assured that the board will continue to partner with relevant stakeholders to promote the league and attract sponsorship, promising to sustain the high standards set over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, representing Governor Abdullahi Sule, commended the NPFL for choosing Nasarawa State as the host of the pre-season seminar and pledged continued support for football development in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar brought together all 20 NPFL media officers, along with the league\u2019s Chief Security Officer and the Chairman of the Supporters Club, for training sessions ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright\u00a92025 kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All rights reserved. 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