NWFL Announces New Kickoff Date, Venue For 2025 Nationwide

The Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) has officially announced the caller kickoff date, venue, and fixtures for the 2025 NWFL Nationwide.

The title is present scheduled to instrumentality spot from 10th to 17th October 2025 astatine the Bwari Township Stadium successful Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.

In a connection released connected Wednesday, 1st October 2025, NWFL Chief Operating Officer Modupe Shabi confirmed that the contention volition diagnostic 10 teams divided into 2 groups of five. She described the tourney arsenic a captious level for emerging clubs seeking to beforehand done the league structure.

“The Nationwide contention remains a important level for clubs crossed the state to showcase their imaginable and advancement done the league system. We are committed to ensuring it is competitive, transparent, and successful,” Shabi stated.

The docket volition statesman with the accomplishment of teams and a pre-match method gathering connected 10th October, followed by the commencement of matches connected 11th October. Fixtures volition proceed connected 13th, 14th, 16th, and 17th October, with 12th and 15th October designated arsenic remainder days.

Emphasising the tournament’s value for the improvement of women’s shot successful Nigeria, Shabi added, “At the extremity of the tournament, the 2 champion teams from each radical volition beryllium promoted to the NWFL Championship, which is simply a immense information for each the participating clubs.”

She concluded, “We privation each the clubs the precise champion of luck and look guardant to an breathtaking week of women’s shot successful the Federal Capital Territory.”

The groups see Osklean FC (Rivers State), Rangers Women FC (Enugu State), Plateau Queens FC (Plateau State), DreamStars Ladies FC (Lagos State), and C2E Sports Academy (Abia State) successful Group A.

Group B consists of Sporting Angels FC (Rivers State), Alexander Queens FC (Enugu State), Rosaria Victrix FC (Imo State), NAF Queens FC (Abuja), and Solo Wonders FC (Akwa Ibom State).