NPFL : Plateau United, Remo Stars, Akwa United, Enyimba get tough 2022/2023 NPFL draw
Draws for the 2022/2023 abridged Nigeria Professional Football League – NPFL season was today conducted in Abuja.
In the draws, last seasons runners-up Plateau United, Remo Stars, Kwara United, Akwa United, Enyimba International FC and five others were grouped in a potential Group of death.
Nassarawa United, Shooting Stars, Bendel Insurance, Gombe United and El Kanemi Warriors complete Group A.
NPFL Champions Rivers United FC will on paper fancy their chances in a relatively easier Group B alongside Rangers International, Lobi Stars, Wikki Tourist.
Others are Sunshine Stars, Dakkada FC, Niger Tornadoes, Abia Warriors and new boys Bayelsa United and Doma United FC.
The league is expected to kick-off on January 8, 2023 and run till May 2023.
GROUP A
Kwara United
Nasarawa United
Plateau United
Gombe United
El-Kanemi Warriors
Enyimba Int’l FC
Akwa United
Bendel Insurance
Shooting Stars
Remo Stars
GROUP B
Niger Tornadoes
Doma United
Wikki Tourists
Lobi Stars
Rivers United
Abia Warriors
Dakkada FC
Rangers Int’l
Sunshine Stars
Bayelsa United