. Sporting Lagos, Doma United, Gombe United, Heartland Relegated
Rangers were yesterday crowned NPFL champions in style after they beat host, Gombe United 2-1 to finish top of the standings on 70 points from 38 matches.
Rangers will represent Nigeria in the CAF Champions League.
Kazeem Ogunleye put Rangers ahead in Jos after just three minutes.
Godwin Obaje then scored his 12th goal of the season in the seventh minute for ‘The Flying Antelopes’ to stay ahead 2-0.
Anas Hassan then pulled a goal back for already relegated Gombe United on 25 minutes.
Rangers will fly out to Enugu this morning on a chartered flight before embarking on a trophy parade at Okpara Square later today.
This is their eighth NPFL title.
Meanwhile, Remo Stars and Enyimba will represent Nigeria on the continent after both teams won their final games of the season yesterday.
Remo Stars beat visiting Katsina United 2-1 to finish as runners-up on 65 points, five points adrift of champions Enugu Rangers.
They will play in the CAF Champions League along with Rangers.
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Last season champions Enyimba stopped Plateau United 2-0 at home to finish third on 63 points.
They will feature in the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup.
Sporting Lagos, Doma United, Gombe United and Heartland have thus been reletaged and will play in the Nigeria National League (NNL) next season.
Four teams have been promoted to the NPFL from the second-tier NNL, namely Beyond Limits, Nasarawa United, Ikorodu City and El Kanemi Warriors.
Enyimba striker, Chijioke Mbaoma has won the Eunisell Boot as the top scorer in the NPFL for the 2023/24 season.
He succeeds another Enyimba striker, Emeka Obioma, who was top scorer last season.
Mbaoma netted his 17th goal of the season in today’s final game against Plateau United in Aba.
He will get a special award as well as prize money for finishing as the Goal King of the league.
