2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League
The 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League is the 53rd season of Nigeria's top-flight association football, the 34th since attaining professionalism and the first under the current name. The season commenced on 30 September 2023 after initial delays. Enyimba are the defending champions, after finishing top of the Championship round at the previous season; having won their 9th title the previous season, they can become the first Nigerian football club to win ten titles.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 September 2023 - 9 June 2024 |
| Matches played | 294 |
| Goals scored | 626 (2.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Chijioke Mbaoma (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Enyimba 5–0 Kano Pillars (3 April 2024) Niger Tornadoes 5–0 Gombe United (7 April 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Heartland 1–5 Plateau United (28 February 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Bayelsa United 5–3 Akwa United (30 September 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Enugu Rangers (5 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Enugu Rangers (10 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Heartland (11 matches) |
| Longest losing run | 4 teams (3 matches) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 17 April 2024. | |
This season sees the Interim Management Committee (IMC) entering into a partnership with technology firm GTI Investment, Propel Sports Africa and MTN to sponsor the league, with an exclusive broadcast right that shall cover eight live games every weekend and 300 throughout the season. Thus, this makes the NPFL the first African football league to deploy artificial intelligence at games.
This season also sees an increase of N50 million in prize money for the champions.