NPFL season run-in: The final matches for relegation-threatened sides
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Dakkada are the first team to have been relegated from the NPFL this season

NPFL season run-in: The final matches for relegation-threatened sides

Jidechi Chidiezie 13:31 - 05.05.2023

Four teams are due to get relegation from the NPFL - two from each group.

As the 2023 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season approaches its end, teams at the bottom half of the table will hope that they can do enough in their last set of matches, to stay in the top flight.

According to the Interim Management Company (IMC), fixtures slated for week 17 of the 2023 regular season would go as planned although plans to offset outstanding matches for some teams in the league would affect the final day of the season.

Already relegated from the NPFL is Dakkada who no longer holds a mathematical chance of leaving the relegation zone in Group B.

Other sides who could be facing similar fates include Gombe United, Kwara United, Nasarawa United and El Kanemi, and in Group B, Rangers and Wikki Tourists.

Run-ins for Group A teams with a mathematical chance of relegating

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Gombe United, 7th - 19 pts

  •  Week 17: vs Enyimba (A) 
  • Week 18: vs Akwa United (H)

Kwara United, 8th - 14 pts

  • Week 17: vs Nasarawa United (H) 
  • Week 18: vs Remo Stars (A)

Nasarawa United, 9th - 13 pts

  •  Week 17: vs Kwara United (A) 
  • Week 18: vs Bendel Insurance (H)

El Kanemi Warriors, 10th - 9 pts

  • Week 17: vs Akwa United (A) 
  • Week 18: vs Plateau United (H)

Run-ins for Group B teams with a mathematical chance of relegating

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Rangers, 8th - 19 pts

  • Week 17: vs Doma United (A) 
  • Week 18: vs Rivers United (H)

Wikki Tourists, 10th - 12 pts

  • Week 17: vs Abia Warriors (H) 
  • Outstanding fixture: vs Rivers United (H) 
  • Week 18: vs Lobi Stars (A)
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