The 2025/2026 Nigeria National League, NNL, season will kick off on November 8, 2025 with a star match between Lobi Stars and City FC of Abuja while the season is expected to end in April 2026.
Meanwhile, the club owners in the Nigeria National League, NNL, have unanimously abolished Super 8 playoffs.
They reached the consensus agreement during its Annual General Meeting ahead of the new campaign in Kaduna.
The club owners unanimously agreed that four teams from each conferences will automatically secure the promotion ticket to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL.
Also, the last three clubs in Conferences A & B will be relegated while the last two teams in conferences C&D will be relegated.
Match Day 1 Fixtures:
Conference A
Abia Comets – Smart City
Beyond Limits FA – Godswill Akpabio FC
Crown FC – Heartland FC
Edel FC – Sunshine Stars
E-World United – Inter Lagos FC.
Conference B
Akwa United – Solution FC
Abakaliki FC – Rovers FC
Ekiti United – Stormers FC
Dakkada FC – First Bank of Lagos
Sporting Lagos -Osun United.
Conference C
ABS – Sokoto United
Basira FC – Might Jets
Doma United – Kada Warriors
Lobi Stars – City FC Abuja.
Conference D.
Bichi First FC – Yobe Desert Stars
Jigawa GS – Kebbi United
Ranchers Bees FC – Gombe United
Adamawa United – Sporting Supreme FC, Abuja .
