The 2023–24
NWFL Premiership
The NWFL Premiership (formerly Nigeria Women Premier League) is the top-level league for women's association football in Nigeria. It is the women's equivalent of the men's league, the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The Nigeria Wome ...
was the 34th season of the women's football top-level league in Nigeria. The season commenced on 14 November 2023 and completed with the
Super Six on 26 May 2024.
Edo Queens
Edo Queens is a Nigerian women football club based in Edo State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in W ...
won their first title after finishing top of the Super Six table.
This season saw the return of
Super Falcons
The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's association football, women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. The team is by far Africa's most s ...
great
Onome Ebi
Onome Ebi (born 8 May 1983) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish Liga F club FC Levante Las Planas and the Nigeria women's national team. In 2019 she became the first African footballer to play in 5 FIFA ...
to the league as she joined
Naija Ratels Naija Ratels Football Club is a Nigerian women's football club based in Abuja and a member of the NWFL Premiership since 2021 after gaining promotion from the NWFL Championship.
History
The club was founded in 2019 by Paul Edeh, a barrister who ...
briefly.
Teams
Team changes
Four teams got promoted as the teams were increased to 16 from 14.
Stadiums and locations
Regular season
Group A
Table
Results
Group B
Table
Results
Championship round
A championship round involving the top three teams from the two groups was held to determine the league champion. It commenced on 18 May. All matches were played at
Samson Siasia Stadium in
Yenagoa
Yenagoa is a Local Government Area and capital city of Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria. It is located at the southern part of the country at coordinates .
The LGA has an area of 706 km² and a population of 352,285 at the 2006 census.
Th ...
and
Nembe Stadium in
Nembe
Nembe is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nembe in the east of the area at The people of Brass, Nembe and Southern Ijaw Councils of Bayelsa State have bemoaned their neglect by oil companies ...
.
Top scorers
Season's awards
References
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NWFL Premiership seasons
2023–24 domestic women's association football leagues
2023–24 in Nigerian football