2019_Nigeria_Women_Premier_League
2019 Nigeria Women Premier League
2019 season of top-flight Nigerian women's football league
The 2019 Nigeria Women Premier League began July 24, 2019. The league was earlier scheduled to start in February, but due to logistic reasons and commencement of other competitions, it was postponed to March,[1] May[2] then later July.[3] Prior to the start of the league, a congress was held in Abuja on June 27, with representatives from Nigeria Football Federation.[4] Due to failure of some teams to pay their indemnities, the agreed date at the congress was shifted from July 17 to July 24.[5][6]
At the end of the 2018 Nigeria Women Premier League, Pelican Stars and Sure Babes were relegated to the lower division while Dream Stars Ladies and Invincible Angels gained promotion to the League.[7] Bayelsa Queens returns as defending champions, while Kaduna Queens bought the slot of Jokodolu Babes to compete in the elite division.
At the end of the regular season, Confluence Queens, Bayelsa Queens, Rivers Angels and Adamawa Queens topped their group, thereby qualifying for the super 4 competition to determine the overall winner of the league, while Osun Babes, Dream Stars Ladies, Kaduna Queens and Invincible Angels proceed to relegation playoffs.[8][9]