The 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season concluded approximately two weeks ago, with Rangers International emerging as champions, securing their first title since 2016 in a highly entertaining season.
Remo Stars secured the other Champions League spot and will represent Nigeria in the competition alongside the champions.
Enyimba, by finishing third, will compete in the CAF Confederations Cup, along with El-Kanemi, who recently won the President Federation Cup.
At the bottom of the league, Gombe United, Heartland, Doma United, and Sporting Lagos were relegated from the top flight.
Here some interesting statistics and facts from the just concluded season.
NPFL elite
- Winners – Rangers International
- CAF Champions League – Remo Stars
- CAF Confederations Cup – Enyimba
Gone with the wind
- Relegated teams – Gombe United, Heartland, Doma United, Sporting Lagos
Matter of fact
- Rangers, Remo Stars, Rivers United and Katsina United are the only teams to go unbeaten at home.
- Gombe United’s relegation is their fourth since the beginning of the millennium. Only Kwara United (6), Wikki Tourists (5) and Jigawa Golden Stars have been relegated more than them.
- Oge Emmanuel (Sunshine Stars) scored the first goal of the 2023/24 NPFL season while Kehinde Oshagbemi (Kwara United) scored the last goal of the season.
Stats by numbers
- 0- Enyimba were the only team not to concede from the penalty spot in the past season. Two penalties were awarded against them and both were missed.
- 56 – Highest goals scored by a team – Rangers International
- 30 – Least goals conceded by a team -Bendel Insurance
- 78 – Highest number of goals conceded by a team – Gombe United
- 15 – The highest number of draws by a team – Kwara United
- 18 – Least number of goals conceded by a goalkeeper – Amas Obasogie (Bendel Insurance)
- 17 – Top scorer – Chijioke Mbaoma (Enyimba)
- 21 – The highest number of wins by a team (Rangers)
- 23 – The highest number of loses by a team – Gombe United
- 43 – Age of the oldest player to score in the league – Rabiu Ali (Kano Pillars)
- 45 – The number of points difference between first place (Rangers) and last place (Gombe United)
- 4 – Goalkeepers with a least an assist in the past season: Japhet Opubo (Rangers), Kingdom Osayi (Doma United): 2 assists; Suraj Ayeleso (Plateau United), Amas Obasogie (Bendel Insurance): 1 assist
