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We take a statistical look at @digit_sport NPFL Team of the Season for 2024/25. A thread... #NPFL25 #TOTS

Bendel Insurance have now failed to win their last NPFL match of the season in 5 consecutive seasons. 25/26: Insurance 1-1 Remo 24/25: Lobi Stars 2-1 Insurance 23/24: Insurance 0-2 Bayelsa Utd 22/23: Remo 1-0 Insurance 18/19: Rivers Utd 1-0 Insurance #BENREM #NPFL26 #FinalDay

⬆️ Kun Khalifat FC (111 days) and Kano Pillars (74 days) spent the longest days at the bottom of the 2025/26 NPFL table. Yet, they escaped the drop. Survived. #NPFL26 #FinalDay

⬇️ Remo Stars are the first defending champion to be relegated in the NPFL since Bayelsa United in 2010. Regression. #NPFL26 #FinalDay #BENREM

🏆 CHAMPIONS OF NIGERIAN FOOTBALL Rangers Int’l F.C. are back on top!! crowned 2025/26 #NPFL champions and writing another glorious chapter in their history with a record-extending 9th league title. 9 Titles. One Legacy. Champions Again!! #NPFL26

4️⃣ - Wikki Tourist, Bayelsa United, El-Kanemi Warriors and Remo Stars finished as the bottom four teams in the 2025/26 NPFL. Relegated. #NPFL26 #FinalDay

🚨 BREAKING: El-Kanemi Warriors Relegated It has been a bitter ending for El-Kanemi Warriors, as today’s defeat confirms their drop from the top flight. A painful end to the journey. The road back starts now. #NPFL26

9️⃣ - Rangers Int'l FC are Nigerian league champions for the 9th time - joint best with Enyimba FC. Congratulations. #NPFL26 #FinalDay

📜 THE FINAL LEAGUE TABLE STANDINGS After 38 matchdays, the curtain falls on another unforgettable NPFL season. 🏆 Rangers International are crowned 2025/26 NPFL Champions, lifting their historic 9th league title. 2️⃣ Rivers United finish as runners-up and secure a place in next season’s CAF Champions League. 3️⃣ Shooting Stars claim a continental ticket and return to African football for the first time in 26 years, qualifying for the CAF Confederation Cup. 🔻 Relegation heartbreak for Remo Stars, El-Kanemi Warriors, Bayelsa United, and Wikki Tourists, who drop to the NNL. Another NPFL season written into history. #NPFL26

Bendel Insurance have lost their last NPFL match of the season in 4 consecutive seasons. 24/25: Lobi Stars 2-1 Insurance 23/24: Insurance 0-2 Bayelsa Utd 22/23: Remo Stars 1-0 Insurance 18/19: Rivers Utd 1-0 Insurance #BENREM #NPFL26 #FinalDay

7️⃣ - Enyimba FC have won each of their last 7 NPFL home matches against El-Kanemi Warriors. They need a win today to escape the drop. #ENYELK #NPFL26 #FinalDay

Shooting Stars have won just one away NPFL match in 2026 (P8 W1 L7). They need a win at Niger Tornadoes to be on the continent for the first time since 1999. #TORSHO #NPFL26 #FinalDay

1️⃣ - Niger Tornadoes have won just one of their last 11 NPFL matches ( W1 D4 L6). They need a win against Shooting Stars to survive the drop. #TORSUN #NPFL26 #FinalDay

One final time this season. One final shot at glory. One final fight to escape the drop. Everything comes down to this. One matchday. One outcome. One moment that defines the season. #NPFL26

❓️❔️❓️ Who would win the 2025/26 NPFL? Who would finish 3rd? Who would join Wikki Tourists and Bayelsa United in the 2026/27 NNL? #NPFL26 #FinalDay

Rivers United’s journey through the league this season… One final push... Do the job. Win the game. Then wait and hope results elsewhere go your way. The title race goes down to the wire #NPFL26 #NPFL26

#NPFL26 Into the final matchday of the season, and the title race has come down to a straight shootout between Rangers International F.C. and Rivers United F.C.. ⚽🔥 Rangers hold the advantage heading into Matchday 38, meaning Rivers United can only lift the trophy if Rangers fail to win. At the other end of the table, the final 2 relegation spots are still mathematically wide open, setting the stage for a dramatic end to the campaign. One final day. One final fight. Who wins the title? Who survives the drop? 📷 @OptaNGR

2⃣ - Rangers Int'l FC and Rivers United will represent Nigeria in the 2026/27 CAF Champions League. They can't finish below 2nd spot on the NPFL Log. Qualified. #NPFL26

1⃣ - Rivers United recorded their first away win of the year in all competitions. It is their first since a 2-1 win at Plateau United in December 2025. Timely. #WIKRIV #NPFL26

18 - Plateau United have now lost 18 NPFL matches this season. Only Remo Stars (19) have lost more this season. Unstable. #NASPLA #NPFL26

2⃣ - Wikki Tourists and Bayelsa United are the first teams to be relegated from the 2025/26 NPFL. Which two teams will join them? Demoted. #WIKRIV #REMBAY #NPFL26