Nigeria Professional Football League
| Country | Nigeria |
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| Confederation | CAF |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Nigeria National League |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Nigerian FA Cup Nigerian Super Cup Super 4 (Nigeria) |
| International cup(s) |
Champions League Confederation Cup |
| Current champions | Enugu Rangers (2015-16) (7th title) |
| Most championships | Enyimba F.C. and Enugu Rangers (7) |
| TV partners | SuperSport |
| Website | npfl |
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The Nigeria Professional Football League formerly known as the '"Nigeria Premier League"' as of the 2015/2016 season is the highest level of Nigerian football. It is fed into by the Nigeria National League (NNL). It is organized by the League Management Company.
On May 2013, Nigerian telecommunications company Globacom signed a three-year contract with the league to become its title sponsor. Thus the league was officially known as the Glo Premier League at that time. In 2012 the NPL was ranked as the best in Africa and 24th best in the world by the IFFHS, the rating puts it a spot above the Scottish Premier League for the year. On the 27th of April 2016, The Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) organizers of the La Liga sealed a five-year memorandum of understanding deal with the NPFL on capacity building and idea exchange signed by the League Management Company chairman, Shehu Dikko and the La Liga President Javier Tebas. The NPFL and La Liga partnership has already started bearing fruit as during the January transfer window, Super Eagles fringe player Ezekiel Bassey was signed on loan from Enyimba to Barcelona B on a six-month deal with an option of 3-years come end of the season based on performance. The NPFL AllStars (made up of the league's best players) have also been playing Pre-Season as well as Winter break friendlies with top flight Spanish sides like Atletico Madrid, Malaga, Valencia, Villareal etc. In an effort to expose and test Local players against top players and sides.
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