By Onikute Michael
Playing in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest and most lucrative for players and football clubs in the Nigeria Football system and the battle to play in the NPFL takes place in the second tier league football, the Nigeria National League (NNL).
On the resumption of the NNL this weekend the 17th of September with 3 games to go, teams in the top half of the table will be determined to ensure they secure a spot in the NPFL while the bottom half teams will not want to relegate to the lower league.
At the start of the NNL 2015/16 Season the abridge league format was adopted to enable teams have limited number of games and also encourage a quick conclusion to the league season.
As the league draws to a conclusion the board of the Nigeria National League concludes plans to ensure the remaining games go smoothly as referees from the NPFL will be used to officiate the remaining 3 games and all games will be played simultaneously on the same day to ensure results are not delayed and most importantly to curb any sort of match fixing as the league deciding moments draws nearer.
We take a look at each group as group winning team’s gain promotion to the top elite league and the last two teams drop into the lower league.
Nigeria National League Division A1
League Table
Teams P GD Points
Katsina United 11 9 20pts
Mighty Jets 11 9 20pts
Jigawa G Stars 11 1 17pts
Kaduna United 11 -2 16pts
Kogi united 11 0 15pts
Sokoto United 11 -7 13pts
Shekarau Babes 11 -6 12pts
Yarmalight FC 11 -5 11pts
Last 3 Games
WEEK 12
Sokoto Utd FC VS Jigawa G' Stars Giginya Memorial Stadium, Sokoto
Katsina Utd VS Shekarau Babes FC Karkanda Stadium, Katsina
FC Yarmalight VS Mighty Jets FC Pantani Stadium, Gombe
Kaduna Utd VS Kogi Utd FC Township Stadium, Kaduna
WEEK 13
Kaduna Utd VS Sokoto Utd FC Township Stadium, Kaduna
Kogi Utd FC VS FC Yarmalight Confluence Stadium, Lokoja
Mighty Jets FC VS Katsina Utd Rwrang pam Stadium, Jos
Shekarau Babes FC VS Jigawa G' Stars Kano Pillars Stadium, Kano
WEEK 14
Sokoto Utd FC VS Shekarau Babes FC Giginya Memorial Stadium, Sokoto
Jigawa G' Stars VS Mighty Jets FC Hadeijia Township, Stadium
Katsina Utd VS Kogi Utd FC Karkanda Stadium, Katsina
FC Yarmalight VS Kaduna Utd Pantani Stadium, Gombe
Looking at the front runners critically Katsina United and Mighty Jets are on logger heads for the promotion ticket in this group, same points and same goal difference.
Katsina United
Some would say win your home game against Shekarau Babes and fight hard in your away game to Mighty Jets get a result, dent their hopes in the race and wrap things up against Kogi United on the last day.
Mighty Jets
Playing Jigawa G Stars and relegation bound Yarmalight in their games away from home. Winnable games one would say but the home tie against Katsina United looks like the most important fixture in this group and the league board needs to ensure it’s a violence free encounter.
Verdict – Hard to call Katsina United are the favorites.
Nigeria National League Division A1
League Table
Teams P GD Points
Dreams FC 11 3 21pts
Kwara Utd 11 11 20pts
Gombe Utd 11 5 19pts
Zamfara FC 11 0 16pts
Adamawa Utd 11 -3 15pts
Wikki Feeders 11 0 12pts
Supreme Court 11 -5 12pts
Taraba FC 11 -4 11pts
Last 3 Games
WEEK 12
FC Zamfara VS Supreme Court FC Township Stadium, Gusau
Adamawa Utd FC VS Dreams Int'l FC Fufore Township Stadium
Kwara Utd FC VS Gombe Utd FC Ilorin Township Stadium
FC Taraba VS Wikki Tourists Feeders FC Jolly Nyame Stadium, Jalingo
WEEK 13
FC Taraba VS FC Zamfara Jolly Nyame Stadium, Jalingo
Wikki Tourists Feeders FCVS Kwara Utd FC ATB Stadium, Bauchi
Gombe Utd FC VS Adamawa Utd FC Pantani Stadium, Gombe
Dreams Int'l FC VS Supreme Court FC Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi
WEEK 14
FC Zamfara VS Dreams Int'l FC Township Stadium, Gusau
Supreme Court FC VS Gombe Utd FC Area 3 Playground, Abuja
Adamawa Utd FC VS Wikki Tourists Feeders FC Fufore Township Stadium
Kwara Utd FC VS FC Taraba Ilorin Township Stadium
This group also sees both Dream FC and Kwara United having a go at the promotion race. Both teams have well experienced managers in Dominic Iwofa the owner of Dreams and John Obuh the manager of Kwara United.
Dreams Int FC
First up a trip to Adamawa, a home tie to Supreme Court and a trip down to Zamfara United on the last day. All game are tricky and winnable for Dreams FC, playing less relegation threatened teams makes it a winnable game but also tricky.
Kwara United FC
Kwara United face Gombe United then travel down to Wikki Tourist and play the last game of the season at home to Taraba FC.
Verdicts- It’s going to go down to the last league matches as Dream FC might pull a shocking result in any of their games on the road.
Nigeria National League Division B1
League Table
Teams P GD Points
Remo Stars FC 11 10 22pts
Unicem Rovers 11 0 19pts
Delta Force 11 3 18pts
Prime FC 11 0 16pts
Abia Comets 11 -2 14pts
GO Round 11 -2 13pts
Akwa Starlets 11 -3 12pts
COD United 11 -6 10pts
Last 3 Games
WEEK 12
Remo Stars FC VS Abia Comets FC Dipo Dina Stadium, ijebu ode
Akwa Starlets FC VS Unicem Rovers FC Uyo Township Stadium,Uyo
Go-round FC VS Delta Force FC Krisdera Stadium, Omoku
COD Utd FC VS Prime FC Onikan Staadium
WEEK 13
COD Utd FC VS Remo Stars FC Onikan Staadium
Prime FC VS Go-round FC Osogbo Township Stadium
Delta Force FC VS Akwa Starlets FC Jay Jay Okocha Stadium, Ogwashukwu
Unicem Rovers FC VS Abia Comets FC U.J Etsuene Stadium, Calabar
WEEK 14
Remo Stars FC VS Unicem Rovers FC Dipo Dina Stadium, ijebu ode
Abia Comets FC VS Delta Force FC Umuahia Township Stadium
Akwa Starlets FC VS Prime FC Uyo Township Stadium,Uyo
Go-round FC VS COD Utd FC Krisdera Stadium, Omoku
This group is the only group with a 3points lead. Remo Stars lead second place team Unicem Rovers with 3 points and with a superior goal difference.
Remo Stars FC
Having just on loss in 11 games and facing Abia Comets at home and a trip to relegation threatened COD United and face second placed team Unicem Rovers on the last day all looks like a done deal but first the games must be won.
Unicem Rovers
Unicem Rovers stand a slim chance as they have to win all games against Akwa Starlet on the road, Abia Comets at home and win the all important game against Remo Stars on the last day and also beat Remo Stars FC goal difference.
Verdict – Remo Stars favorites to win the group.
Nigeria National League Division B2
League Table
Teams P GD Points
B. Insurance 11 6 18pts
Gateway Utd 11 4 18pts
Crown FC 11 4 18pts
Bayelsa Utd 11 3 17pt
ABS FC 11 1 15pts
J Atete FC 11 0 15pts
Cofine FC 11 -3 14pts
First Bank 11 -6 13pts
Last 3 Games
WEEK 12
ABS FC VS Bendel Insurance FC Ilorin Township Stadium
Cofine FC VS Gateway Utd FC Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Bayelsa Utd FC VS Crown FC Krisdera Stadium, Omoku
J.Atete FC VS Firstbank FC Otujeremi Stadium, Ughelli
WEEK 13
J.Atete FC VS ABS FC Otujeremi Stadium, Ughelli
Firstbank FC VS Bayelsa Utd FC Agege Stadium, Lagos
Crown FC VS Cofine FC Soun Stadium, Ogbomosho
Gateway Utd FC VS Bendel Insurance FC Gateway Int'l Stadium, Ilaro
WEEK 14
ABS FC VS Gateway Utd FC Ilorin Township Stadium
Bendel Insurance FC VS Crown FC Sam Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City
Cofine FC VS Firstbank FC Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Bayelsa Utd FC VS J.Atete FC Krisdera Stadium, Omoku
This group is the competitive group, four teams in the race to gain the promotion ticket all four stand a chance to get the needed result and it a tough and difficult call to make.
Verdict - This is between Bendel Insurance and Bayelsa United.
Playing in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest and most lucrative for players and football clubs in the Nigeria Football system and the battle to play in the NPFL takes place in the second tier league football, the Nigeria National League (NNL).
On the resumption of the NNL this weekend the 17th of September with 3 games to go, teams in the top half of the table will be determined to ensure they secure a spot in the NPFL while the bottom half teams will not want to relegate to the lower league.
At the start of the NNL 2015/16 Season the abridge league format was adopted to enable teams have limited number of games and also encourage a quick conclusion to the league season.
As the league draws to a conclusion the board of the Nigeria National League concludes plans to ensure the remaining games go smoothly as referees from the NPFL will be used to officiate the remaining 3 games and all games will be played simultaneously on the same day to ensure results are not delayed and most importantly to curb any sort of match fixing as the league deciding moments draws nearer.
We take a look at each group as group winning team’s gain promotion to the top elite league and the last two teams drop into the lower league.
Nigeria National League Division A1
League Table
Teams P GD Points
Katsina United 11 9 20pts
Mighty Jets 11 9 20pts
Jigawa G Stars 11 1 17pts
Kaduna United 11 -2 16pts
Kogi united 11 0 15pts
Sokoto United 11 -7 13pts
Shekarau Babes 11 -6 12pts
Yarmalight FC 11 -5 11pts
Last 3 Games
WEEK 12
Sokoto Utd FC VS Jigawa G' Stars Giginya Memorial Stadium, Sokoto
Katsina Utd VS Shekarau Babes FC Karkanda Stadium, Katsina
FC Yarmalight VS Mighty Jets FC Pantani Stadium, Gombe
Kaduna Utd VS Kogi Utd FC Township Stadium, Kaduna
WEEK 13
Kaduna Utd VS Sokoto Utd FC Township Stadium, Kaduna
Kogi Utd FC VS FC Yarmalight Confluence Stadium, Lokoja
Mighty Jets FC VS Katsina Utd Rwrang pam Stadium, Jos
Shekarau Babes FC VS Jigawa G' Stars Kano Pillars Stadium, Kano
WEEK 14
Sokoto Utd FC VS Shekarau Babes FC Giginya Memorial Stadium, Sokoto
Jigawa G' Stars VS Mighty Jets FC Hadeijia Township, Stadium
Katsina Utd VS Kogi Utd FC Karkanda Stadium, Katsina
FC Yarmalight VS Kaduna Utd Pantani Stadium, Gombe
Looking at the front runners critically Katsina United and Mighty Jets are on logger heads for the promotion ticket in this group, same points and same goal difference.
Katsina United
Some would say win your home game against Shekarau Babes and fight hard in your away game to Mighty Jets get a result, dent their hopes in the race and wrap things up against Kogi United on the last day.
Mighty Jets
Playing Jigawa G Stars and relegation bound Yarmalight in their games away from home. Winnable games one would say but the home tie against Katsina United looks like the most important fixture in this group and the league board needs to ensure it’s a violence free encounter.
Verdict – Hard to call Katsina United are the favorites.
Nigeria National League Division A1
League Table
Teams P GD Points
Dreams FC 11 3 21pts
Kwara Utd 11 11 20pts
Gombe Utd 11 5 19pts
Zamfara FC 11 0 16pts
Adamawa Utd 11 -3 15pts
Wikki Feeders 11 0 12pts
Supreme Court 11 -5 12pts
Taraba FC 11 -4 11pts
Last 3 Games
WEEK 12
FC Zamfara VS Supreme Court FC Township Stadium, Gusau
Adamawa Utd FC VS Dreams Int'l FC Fufore Township Stadium
Kwara Utd FC VS Gombe Utd FC Ilorin Township Stadium
FC Taraba VS Wikki Tourists Feeders FC Jolly Nyame Stadium, Jalingo
WEEK 13
FC Taraba VS FC Zamfara Jolly Nyame Stadium, Jalingo
Wikki Tourists Feeders FCVS Kwara Utd FC ATB Stadium, Bauchi
Gombe Utd FC VS Adamawa Utd FC Pantani Stadium, Gombe
Dreams Int'l FC VS Supreme Court FC Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi
WEEK 14
FC Zamfara VS Dreams Int'l FC Township Stadium, Gusau
Supreme Court FC VS Gombe Utd FC Area 3 Playground, Abuja
Adamawa Utd FC VS Wikki Tourists Feeders FC Fufore Township Stadium
Kwara Utd FC VS FC Taraba Ilorin Township Stadium
This group also sees both Dream FC and Kwara United having a go at the promotion race. Both teams have well experienced managers in Dominic Iwofa the owner of Dreams and John Obuh the manager of Kwara United.
Dreams Int FC
First up a trip to Adamawa, a home tie to Supreme Court and a trip down to Zamfara United on the last day. All game are tricky and winnable for Dreams FC, playing less relegation threatened teams makes it a winnable game but also tricky.
Kwara United FC
Kwara United face Gombe United then travel down to Wikki Tourist and play the last game of the season at home to Taraba FC.
Verdicts- It’s going to go down to the last league matches as Dream FC might pull a shocking result in any of their games on the road.
Nigeria National League Division B1
League Table
Teams P GD Points
Remo Stars FC 11 10 22pts
Unicem Rovers 11 0 19pts
Delta Force 11 3 18pts
Prime FC 11 0 16pts
Abia Comets 11 -2 14pts
GO Round 11 -2 13pts
Akwa Starlets 11 -3 12pts
COD United 11 -6 10pts
Last 3 Games
WEEK 12
Remo Stars FC VS Abia Comets FC Dipo Dina Stadium, ijebu ode
Akwa Starlets FC VS Unicem Rovers FC Uyo Township Stadium,Uyo
Go-round FC VS Delta Force FC Krisdera Stadium, Omoku
COD Utd FC VS Prime FC Onikan Staadium
WEEK 13
COD Utd FC VS Remo Stars FC Onikan Staadium
Prime FC VS Go-round FC Osogbo Township Stadium
Delta Force FC VS Akwa Starlets FC Jay Jay Okocha Stadium, Ogwashukwu
Unicem Rovers FC VS Abia Comets FC U.J Etsuene Stadium, Calabar
WEEK 14
Remo Stars FC VS Unicem Rovers FC Dipo Dina Stadium, ijebu ode
Abia Comets FC VS Delta Force FC Umuahia Township Stadium
Akwa Starlets FC VS Prime FC Uyo Township Stadium,Uyo
Go-round FC VS COD Utd FC Krisdera Stadium, Omoku
This group is the only group with a 3points lead. Remo Stars lead second place team Unicem Rovers with 3 points and with a superior goal difference.
Remo Stars FC
Having just on loss in 11 games and facing Abia Comets at home and a trip to relegation threatened COD United and face second placed team Unicem Rovers on the last day all looks like a done deal but first the games must be won.
Unicem Rovers
Unicem Rovers stand a slim chance as they have to win all games against Akwa Starlet on the road, Abia Comets at home and win the all important game against Remo Stars on the last day and also beat Remo Stars FC goal difference.
Verdict – Remo Stars favorites to win the group.
Nigeria National League Division B2
League Table
Teams P GD Points
B. Insurance 11 6 18pts
Gateway Utd 11 4 18pts
Crown FC 11 4 18pts
Bayelsa Utd 11 3 17pt
ABS FC 11 1 15pts
J Atete FC 11 0 15pts
Cofine FC 11 -3 14pts
First Bank 11 -6 13pts
Last 3 Games
WEEK 12
ABS FC VS Bendel Insurance FC Ilorin Township Stadium
Cofine FC VS Gateway Utd FC Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Bayelsa Utd FC VS Crown FC Krisdera Stadium, Omoku
J.Atete FC VS Firstbank FC Otujeremi Stadium, Ughelli
WEEK 13
J.Atete FC VS ABS FC Otujeremi Stadium, Ughelli
Firstbank FC VS Bayelsa Utd FC Agege Stadium, Lagos
Crown FC VS Cofine FC Soun Stadium, Ogbomosho
Gateway Utd FC VS Bendel Insurance FC Gateway Int'l Stadium, Ilaro
WEEK 14
ABS FC VS Gateway Utd FC Ilorin Township Stadium
Bendel Insurance FC VS Crown FC Sam Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City
Cofine FC VS Firstbank FC Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Bayelsa Utd FC VS J.Atete FC Krisdera Stadium, Omoku
This group is the competitive group, four teams in the race to gain the promotion ticket all four stand a chance to get the needed result and it a tough and difficult call to make.
Verdict - This is between Bendel Insurance and Bayelsa United.
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