2021/2022 League Season: NWFL Releases Full Premiership Fixtures

As the commencement date for the 2021/2022 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) premiership season draws closer, the NWFL Board has released the comprehensive league fixtures of the matches that will be played in the new season that has been slated to kickoff on Saturday, December 8, 2021 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba and other two venues in Lagos and Akure.
This was disclosed by the NWFL Media, at the weekend in Abuja.
According to the press statement the competition which begins in nine (9) days  will witness Delta Queens host defending champions, Rivers Angels in Asaba, in one of the week one matches, while FC Robo welcomes Abia Angels at the Legacy Pitch, Lagos and Sunshine Queens will receive Bayelsa Queens at the Akure Township Stadium.
The characteristics of the NWFL Premiership season opener as designed by the NWFL Secretariat would see, the league defending Champions, Rivers Angels, the 2020/2021 winners and the second, and third placed clubs all play in the seasons’ winner.
A total of 42 matches will be played in the 14 Weeks Abridged League Season, with each of the clubs playing a total of eleven games. And kick off of all matches pegged at 4pm.
The mid-season break and Open Window for Transfer have been fixed to start from February 2, 2022 at the end of Week 7 and season resumes and close of Transfer Window on February 23, 2022 in Week 8.
The NWFL Abridged league season ends on April 6, 2022 to go into the Super Six where the top three clubs in each of the two groups will converge in a designated venue that would be opened to all the clubs to indicate interest to host, to decide the season’s champion and Nigeria’s representative to the WAFU B Qualifiers for the second edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League.

By: Nancy Briggs