2023–24 NWFL Premiership

2023–24 NWFL Premiership
Season	2023–24
Dates	14 November 2023 –
Matches played	120
Goals scored	254 (2.12 per match)
	← 2022–23 All statistics correct as of 20 May 2024.

The 2023–24 NWFL Premiership is the 34th season of the women's football top-level league in Nigeria. The season commenced on 14 November 2023.^[1]^[2]

This season sees the return of Super Falcons great Onome Ebi to the league as she joined Naija Ratels.^[3]

Teams edit

Team changes edit

Four teams got promoted as the teams were increased to 16 from 14.


Promoted from 2022–2023 NWFL Championship	Relegated from 2022–2023 NWFL Premiership
Ekiti Queens Remo Stars Ladies Dannaz Ladies Sunshine Queens	Osun Babes Ibom Angels

Stadiums and locations edit


Clubs	Stadium	City
Adamawa Queens	Pantami Stadium	Yola
Abia Angels	Umuahia Township Stadium Enyimba International Stadium	Umuahia
Bayelsa Queens	Yenagoa Township Stadium	Yenagoa
Confluence Queens	Edo University Stadium, Iyamho	Lokoja
Dannaz Ladies	Onikan Stadium	Lagos
Delta Queens	Stephen Keshi Stadium	Asaba
Edo Queens	Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium	Benin City
Ekiti Queens	Oluyemi Kayode Stadium	Ado-Ekiti
Heartland Queens	Dan Anyiam Stadium	Owerri
Naija Ratels	Aguiyi Ironsi Pitch	Abuja
Nasarawa Amazons F.C.	Lafia Township Stadium	Lafia
Osun Babes	Osogbo Stadium	Osogbo
Remo Stars Ladies	Remo Stadium	Ikenne
Rivers Angels	Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium	Port Harcourt
Robo	Onikan Stadium	Lagos
Royal Queens	Warri Township Stadium	Warri
Sunshine Queens	Akure Township Stadium	Akure

Regular season edit

Group A edit

Table edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nasarawa Amazons	14	8	3	3	21	7	+14	27	Play-offs
2	Confluence Queens	14	7	4	3	13	7	+6	25
3	Heartland Queens	14	7	3	4	20	11	+9	24
4	Dannaz Ladies	14	5	3	6	15	18	−3	18
5	Naija Ratels	14	5	2	7	15	19	−4	17
6	Adamawa Queens	14	5	2	7	13	17	−4	17
7	Abia Angels	14	4	2	8	11	20	−9	14
8	Royal Queens	14	3	5	6	7	16	−9	14	Relegated

Source: TheNWFL

Results edit

Home \ Away	ABA	ADA	CON	DAN	HEA	RAT	NAS	ROY
Abia Angels		3–2	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–0	0–1	0–0
Adamawa Queens	2–1		0–1	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	0–0
Confluence Queens	2–0	2–0		0–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	1–0
Dannaz Ladies	1–0	0–0	4–2		2–0	2–0	0–0	2–1
Heartland Queens	4–1	3–0	0–0	2–1		2–1	1–0	4–0
Naija Ratels	3–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	0–0		1–3	3–0
Nasarawa Amazons	0–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	1–0	5–0		4–0
Royal Queens	0–1	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	1–1	1–0

Source: TheNWFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B edit

Table edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rivers Angels	14	8	3	3	19	13	+6	27	Play-offs
2	Edo Queens	14	7	2	5	20	16	+4	23
3	Bayelsa Queens	14	6	4	4	17	10	+7	22
4	Robo Queens	14	6	4	4	16	17	−1	22
5	Remo Stars Ladies	14	5	3	6	17	17	0	18
6	Delta Queens	14	4	5	5	12	11	+1	17
7	Ekiti Queens	14	4	2	8	9	18	−9	14
8	Sunshine Queens	14	4	1	9	15	23	−8	13	Relegated

Source: TheNWFL

Results edit

Home \ Away	BAY	DEL	EDO	EKI	REM	RIV	ROB	SUN
Bayelsa Queens		1–0	3–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–0
Delta Queens	1–0		1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Edo Queens	0–0	1–0		3–1	1–0	4–1	4–1	4–2
Ekiti Queens	0–1	0–0	1–0		2–1	2–0	0–0	1–0
Remo Stars Ladies	1–1	1–0	2–0	4–1		1–1	1–0	2–1
Rivers Angels	1–0	1–0	3–1	2–0	2–0		1–1	3–0
Robo Queens	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	2–1	1–2		3–2
Sunshine Queens	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–0	2–1	0–1	3–0

Source: TheNWFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round edit

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 are played at Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bayelsa Queens	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Champions/CAF WCL
2	Rivers Angels	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
3	Edo Queens	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	3
4	Confluence Queens	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
5	Nasarawa Amazons	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
6	Heartland Queens	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2024. Source: TheNWFL

Home \ Away	BAY	CON	EDO	HEA	NAS
Bayelsa Queens					1–0
Confluence Queens				2–0
Edo Queens		5–1
Heartland Queens
Nasarawa Amazons				0–0
Rivers Angels	1–1		2–1

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2024. Source: TheNWFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers edit

As of 20 May 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ijamilusi Folashade	Robo Queens	8
2	Ojiyovwi Kesiena	Nasarawa Amazons	7
2	Goodness Osigwe	Edo Queens	7
3	Igboamalu Chinyere	Bayelsa Queens	6
	Isaac Delight	Dannaz Ladies
	Okah Adaobi	Remo Stars Ladies
6	Chinedu Chinaka	Heartland Queens	5
	Ezekiel Motunrayo	Rivers Angels
	Mamudu Mary	Confluence Queens
10	Adugbe Olamide	Rivers Angels	4
	Emem Essien	Edo Queens
	Agama Ziperekefeghe	Naija Ratels
	Bolaji Olamide	Sunshine Queens
	Moses Mary	Adamawa Queens
	Olabiyi Folajomi	Delta Queens
	Onyinyechi Kalu	Heartland Queens

References edit

^ "NWFL reschedules kick-off date to begin a day earlier". Platinum News Nigeria. 10 November 2023.
^ "Nigeria Women Football League Premiership sets the stage for thrilling season opening clash between Delta Queens and Ekiti Queens". TheNWFL.com. 14 November 2023.
^ "NWFL:Super Falcons captain Ebi joins Naija Ratels, becomes highest paid". Premium Times Nigeria. 15 October 2023.

[1] "NWFL reschedules kick-off date to begin a day earlier". Platinum News Nigeria. 10 November 2023.

[2] "Nigeria Women Football League Premiership sets the stage for thrilling season opening clash between Delta Queens and Ekiti Queens". TheNWFL.com. 14 November 2023.

[3] "NWFL:Super Falcons captain Ebi joins Naija Ratels, becomes highest paid". Premium Times Nigeria. 15 October 2023.

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