Enyimba are champions of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL season.
The People’s Elephant won the league on Sunday after they played out a one-all draw with former champions, Rivers United in the final match of the 2023 NPFL Super 6 in Lagos.
Going into the crunchy tie, the 2019 champions needed a draw to claim their ninth league title and the recorded the draw after Rivers United forced them to a 1-1 scoreline.
Ekene Awazie scored the opening goal in the 40th minutes for the Aba side but Nyima Nwagua restored parity in the 47th minute for the Pride of Rivers.
Both teams could not find the winning goal in the remaining moments of the encounter but the full time score line gave the two-time Africa Champions their deserved title and ninth in history.
Enyimba won the title after they accrued nine points from five matches while Remo Stars came second with same number of points but lesser goal difference.
Enyimba and Remo Stars have qualified for the CAF Champions League while Rivers United will join the winner of the 2023 Federation Cup between Enugu Rangers and Bendel Insurance in the CAF Confederation Cup.
Rivers United were quarterfinalist in the 2023 edition of the CAF second tier league.
For emerging champions of the NPFL, Enyimba will receive a cash reward of ₦100, 000, 000 from the organisers of the league, the Interim Management Committee, IMC
