Rivers United to Begin NPFL Title Defense Against Lobi Stars

Defending champions Rivers United will face Lobi Stars in their opening fixture of the 2022/23 season on January 8 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.

The draw ceremony for the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League season took place in Abuja yesterday.

The 20 teams were divided into two groups of 10 teams each after the interim Management Committee IMC and the Nigeria Football Federation NFF decided to adopt an abridged format for the new season.

The top three teams in each group will meet in a league format to decide the overall winner, while the IMC has earmarked 100 million Naira as a cash prize for the overall winner.

All the 20 clubs will get 10 million Naira each before the season commences.