Nasarawa United of Lafia will have their hands full on matchday one of the Nigeria National League, NNL, playoffs when they battle El Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri by eight o’clock in the morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu to get hostilities underway on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
In another northern affair, Sporting Supreme of Abuja will file out against Sokoto United by 11am.
Beyond Limits of Ikenne, Ogun State will face Madiba FC of Lagos in another big fixture by two o’clock in the afternoon, same day.
The draws, conducted virtually moments ago, also reveal another interesting matchup as Ikorodu City take their Lagos rivalry to a higher level, when they face Inter Lagos by five o’clock in the evening.
Interestingly, the match-day one encounters of the playoffs will be a reunion of group ties at the various conference levels from the regular season.
The four southern teams, Beyond Limits, Madiba FC, Ikorodu City and Inter Lagos will face one another in a round robin format with the top two teams sealing promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL.
The same scenario will play out for the northern teams: El Kanemi Warriors, Nasarawa United, Sporting Supreme and Sokoto United.
While the top finisher from the northern conference will fight for the NNL title with the top finisher from the southern conference, four NPFL tickets will be clinched at the end of the playoffs on June 14, 2024 in Enugu.
NNL Playoffs Fixtures
NNL Northern Conference fixtures
Day one- 8th June
El Kanemi vs Nasarawa United 8am
Sporting Supreme vs Sokoto United 11am
Day two- 9th June
Nasarawa United vs Sokoto United 2pm
El Kanemi vs Sporting Supreme 5pm
Day three- 11th June
Sporting Supreme vs Nasarawa United 10am
Sokoto United vs El Kanemi 10am
NNL Southern Conference fixtures
Day one- 8th June
Beyond Limits vs Madiba 2pm
Ikorodu City vs Inter Lagos 5pm
Day two- 9th June
Madiba vs Inter Lagos 8am
Beyond Limits vs Ikorodu City 11am
Day three – 11th June
Ikorodu City vs Madiba 4pm
Inter Lagos vs Beyond Limits 4pm
