The 2021–22 NWFL Premiership was the 32nd season of the NWFL Premiership, Nigeria's top-flight women's association football league and the second season since its rebranding. The season commenced on 8 December 2021 and ended May 2022.
This season saw a return to the abridged format whereby the fourteen clubs are divided into two groups of seven teams each whereafter a "Super Six" tournament will decide the league champions. Defending champions Rivers Angels finished third at the Championship play-offs.
Bayelsa Queens won their 5th NWFL Premiership title after emerging champions of the Super Six tournament.
Clubs Naija Ratels and Adamawa Queens were promoted to the top-flight after winning the NWFL Championship play-offs; the latter having failed to compete the previous season due to late licensing and registration. They replaced DreamStar Ladies and Ibom Angels who were relegated after finishing bottom of the group at the previous season's relegation playoffs.
Team Stadium City Adamawa Queens Pantami Stadium Yola Abia Angels Umuahia Township Stadium Umuahia Bayelsa Queens Nembe City Stadium Yenagoa Confluence Queens Confluence StadiumIlorin Township Stadium Lokoja Delta Queens Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba Edo Queens University of Benin Sports ComplexSamuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City Naija Ratels Area 10 Sports Complex Makurdi Nasarawa Amazons F.C. Lafia Township Stadium Lafia Osun Babes Lanre Leke Stadium Osogbo Pelican Stars U. J. Esuene Stadium Calabar Rivers Angels UNIPORT Sports Complex Port Harcourt Robo Legacy Pitch Lagos Royal Queens Warri Township Stadium Warri Sunshine Queens Akure Township Stadium Akure
Regular season Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Play-offs The top six teams at the end of the regular season engaged each other in a round-robin playoff also known as the Super Six between 16 and 22 May in order to decide the league champion and representative at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. All matches are played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and UNIBEN Sports Complex in Benin City.
Statistical leaders Top scorers As of 23 April 2021 RankPlayerClubGoals1 Gift MondayRobo102 Reuben CharityBayelsa Queens83 Elizabeth ZirikeEdo Queens6 Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Joy Jerry Bayelsa Queens F.C.6
Hat-tricks +PlayerForAgainstScoreDate Mercy OmokwuConfluence QueensPelican Stars4–08 December 2021 Motunrayo EzekielNaija Ratels23 February 2022 Gift MondayBayelsa QueensNaija Ratels4–017 May 2022
Season's awards Award Winner ClubPlayer of the Season Gift MondayLeague TopscorerGoalkeeper of the Season Bawou Gabrielle
References
External links
NWFL Premiership 2021/22 at RSSF