The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships. The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwindling fortunes since the late 2000s. It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL). It is organised by the League Management Company (LMC).
Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua, or simply Coton Sport, is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Garoua. They play their home games at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua, commonly known as the Roumde Adjia Stadium. The club is chaired by Sadou Fernand. The first team plays in MTN Elite One and competes in 2012 in the CAF Champions League. The club has the largest budget of a Cameroonian club.
Akwa United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Uyo. They play in the first division of Nigerian football, the Nigeria Professional Football League. Godswill Akpabio International Stadium is the club's home stadium. In the 2020-21 season, they won their first Nigerian top-flight title.
Bassey Abobo Akpanlisten is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for NPFL club, Kano Pillars.
Edgar Nicaise Constant Salli, commonly known as Edgar Salli, is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Olympiakos Nicosia and the Cameroon national team. He has previously played for Monaco and Coton Sport.
Charles Eloundou is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Cameroon national team.
Maxime Loïc Feudjou Nguegang is a Cameroonian international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Union Douala.
Mfon Udohlisten is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Russel KC and the Nigeria national team. He has been described as a complete forward who possesses pace, good positioning, natural finishing as well as the ability to provide assists. He is a "fox in the box" type of player, difficult to stop once in the penalty area. He currently holds the record for highest number of goals scored in the Nigerian Premier Football League in a single season. He is also the first player to score over 35 goals in two consecutive seasons in Nigeria. Between 2012 and 2014, he scored 39 goals in the regular league and 3 in national cup competitions, for a total of 41 goals in two seasons. He was the highest goal scorer in the 2016 CAF champions league with nine goals and was all scored in the group stage of the competition.
The 2015 Nigeria Professional Football League is the 44th season of the Nigeria Premier League, the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 25th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League".
Moumi Nicolas Brice Ngamaleu is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Cameroon national team.
The 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 46th season of the top Nigerian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1972, and the 27th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League". Plateau United won the league on the Saturday, 9 September 2017 with a 2-0 victory over Enugu Rangers.
Didier Gomes Da Rosa is a French football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain FC. He is famous for making an impressive impact in all the clubs he has managed in his early years in the African continent winning the league titles with Rayon Sports F.C. (2013), Coton Sport FC de Garoua and also the Cameroonian Cup at the Garoua-based club.
Joseph Osadiaye is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Nigeria Professional Football League outfit, Lobi Stars. He usually plays as a left or right sided winger and he is known for his pace, dribbling skills and accurate left foot shots. Although, predominantly a left-footed player, he is also adept at using his right foot.
Bertrand Owundi Eko'o is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Ubong Fridaylisten is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Nigerian Professional Football League club Akwa United and the Nigeria B. He primarily plays as a winger.
Denis Nyalisten is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for NPFL club, Akwa United.
Rafael Everton Lira is a Brazilian professional football coach and manager. He was the former Head Coach of the Nigerian Professional Football League club Akwa United F.C. He was appointed coach of Akwa United F.C. on 5 November 2018. He has resigned from the Head Coach of Nigeria National League club, Vandrezzer FC.
The 2019–20 Elite One was the 60th season of the Elite One, the top-tier football league in Cameroon. This was the first season in the Elite One to use an October–May schedule since the 2011–12 season, it was changed so as to conform with the new CAF calendar.
Olisa Harold Ndah is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates and the Nigeria national team.
