The Interim Management Committee of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Super Six playoff have completed draws and have revealed the fixtures for the competition.
The Super Six round of games is to run for five matchday with the kickoff timeline ranging from 2 pm, 4 pm, to 6 pm, on each day.
Nigeria Professional Football League Defending champions – Rivers United are to go against Akure-based Sunshine Stars, the undefeated Bendel Insurance battle Lobi Stars, while the game between Remo and Enyimba completes the program for Matchday One.
It would be recalled that the playoffs grouped all six teams into two, with the likes of Remo Stars, Bendel Insurance, and Enyimba in Group A, while Rivers United, Lobi Stars, and Sunshine Stars making up Group B.
The playoff will see all six teams play in a round-robin format of five games each, with the team with the most point becoming the ultimate champion for the 2023 Abridged NPFL campaign.
The standings of the playoffs also determine which teams will feature in CAF competitions for the 2023-24 season, with the top three gaining automatic qualification to the Champions League, while the fourth-best team and the winner of the Federation Cup will stroll into the Confederation Cup together.
Fixtures
Day 1.
Sunshine Stars vs Rivers Utd
Lobi Stars vs Insurance
Enyimba vs Remo Stars
Day 2
Lobi Stars vs Enyimba
Rivers United vs Remo Stars
Insurance vd Sunshine Stars
Day 3.
Insurance vs Enyimba
Remo Stars vs Sunshine Stars
Lobi Stars vs Rivers United
Day 4
Rivers United vs Insurance
Lobi Stars vs Remo Stars
Sunshine Stars vs Enyimba
Day 5
Sunshine Stars vs Lobi Stars
Remo Stars vs Insurance
Enyimba vs Rivers United
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