NPFL: Basic teams information for 2021/2022 season

After a little lengthy wait, the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season got underway on Friday with twenty (20) teams slugging it out for the next thirty eight match weeks.

After over four months of break following the conclusion of the last season on August 5, Nigeria’s apex league is set to go once again with the League Management Company (LMC) hoping to leverage on the promises of the last season.

Here though, www.aclsports.com compiles for you the twenty teams and simple but crucial information regarding the head coach and home grounds of the participating teams for the new season.

A number of changes have been made, a few clubs will play outside of their traditional home grounds and with the scarcity of information, our Chief Football Writer Fisayo Dairo brings you the information you cannot find anywhere else.

Club Name – Team Head Coach – Homeground

Abia Warriors FC – Imama Amapakabo – Okigwe Township Stadium, Okigwe

Akwa United FC – Kennedy Boboye – Nest of Champions, Uyo

Dakkada FC – Umar Danlami Kwasau – Nest of Champions, Uyo

Enyimba Int’l FC – Finidi George – Enyimba Stadium, Aba

Gombe United – Aliyu Zubair – Pantami Stadium, Gombe

Heartland FC – Hassan Abd’Allah – Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri

Kano Pillars FC – Salisu Yusuf – Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna

Katsina United FC – Azeez Mohammed – Muhammad Dikko Stadium, Katsina

Kwara United FC – Abdullahi Usman-Biffo – Ilorin Township Stadium, Ilorin

Lobi Stars FC – Eddy Dombraye – Aper Aku Stadium, Makurdi

MFM FC – Shola Balogun – MJA Onikan/Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos

Nasarawa United FC – Bala Nikyu – Lafia Township Stadium, Lafia

Niger Tornadoes – Abubakar Bala – Ilorin Township Stadium, Ilorin

Plateau United FC – Fidelis Ilechukwu – Jos Stadium Zaria Road, Jos

Rangers Int’l FC – Abdu Maikaba – FC Ifeanyiubah Stadium, Nnewi

Remo Stars – Gbenga Ogunbote – Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne

Rivers United FC – Stanley Eguma – Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt

Shooting Stars – Edith Agoye – Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan

Sunshine Stars FC – Deji Ayeni – Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu Ode

Wikki Tourist FC – Kabiru Dogo – Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi

NOTE: Home venues can change during the course of the season but these are the stadiums approved for each team by the LMC provisionally until at least Match Day Five.