# 2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League

The 2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 51st season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league and the 32nd since attaining professionalism. The season started on 17 December 2021 and was concluded on 17 July 2022.
This season saw Shooting Stars returning to the top-flight after a four-year hiatus, likewise Niger Tornadoes who won the National League play-offs. They were also joined by Remo Stars and Gombe United after securing promotion from the second division. Akwa United were the defending champions.
On 25 June 2022, Rivers United won their first league title with 4 matches to spare.
Kano Pillars were relegated for the first time in 20 years. This occurred as a result of the team suffering a six point deduction from the league committee and the club's poor form during the season, they were joined by MFM, Heartland and Katsina United. Remo Stars secured a continental ticket for the first time in the club's history.

## Teams information
### Clubs

* Note: Several clubs played home matches at other stadiums due to their regular stadia not meeting the league requirements or being banished by the LMC.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach |
| Abia Warriors | Umuahia | Umuahia Township Stadium | 5,000 | Imama Amapakabo |
| Akwa United F.C. | Uyo | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium | 30,000 | Deji Ayeni |
| Dakkada | Uyo | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium | 30,000 | Danlami Kwasau |
| Enugu Rangers | Enugu | Ifeanyi Ubah FC Stadium Awka City Stadium | 18,000 | Abdul Maikaba |
| Enyimba | Aba | Enyimba International Stadium | 16,000 | Finidi George |
| Gombe United | Gombe | Pantami Stadium | 12,000 | Aliyu Zubairu |
| Heartland F.C. | Owerri | Dan Anyiam Stadium | 10,000 | Erasmus Onuh |
| Kano Pillars | Kano | Sani Abacha Stadium | 16,000 | Salisu Yusuf |
| Katsina United | Katsina | Muhammad Dikko Stadium | 35,000 | Azeez Mohammed |
| Kwara United | Ilorin | Kwara State Stadium | 18,000 | Abdullahi Biffo |
| Lobi Stars | Makurdi | Aper Aku Stadium | 20,000 | Mohammed Babaganaru |
| MFM F.C. | Lagos | Teslim Balogun Stadium | 24,325 | Festus Allen |
| Nasarawa United | Lafia | Lafia Township Stadium | 5,000 | Bala Nikyu |
| Niger Tornadoes | Minna | Minna Township Stadium | 5,000 | Abubakar Bala |
| Plateau United | Jos | New Jos Stadium | 60,000 | Fidelis Ilechukwu |
| Remo Stars | Ikenne | Dipo Dina Stadium Remo Stars Stadium | 20,000 | Gbenga Ogunbote |
| Rivers United | Port Harcourt | Yakubu Gowon Stadium | 16,000 | Stanley Eguma |
| Shooting Stars | Ibadan | Lekan Salami Stadium | 10,000 | Edith Agoye |
| Sunshine Stars | Akure | Dipo Dina Stadium Akure Stadium | 20,000 | Emmanuel Deutsch |
| Wikki Tourists F.C. | Bauchi | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium | 15,000 | Kabiru Dogo |

### Managerial changes

Not including interim management.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Heartland | Hassan Abdallah | Resignation | 2 February | Erasmus Onuh | 5 February |
| Akwa United | Kennedy Boboye | Resignation | 13 February | Deji Ayeni | 23 March |
| Lobi Stars | Eddy Dombraye | Sacked | 14 March | Mohammed Babaganaru | 24 March |
| Sunshine Stars | Deji Ayeni | Left for Akwa United | 23 March | Emmanuel Deutsch | 2 April |
| MFM | Gabriel Olalekan | Sacked | 11 May | Festus Allen | 11 May |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Rivers United | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Plateau United | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Remo Stars | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 62 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Kwara United | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 58 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 5 | Enugu Rangers | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 56 | |
| 6 | Nasarawa United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 53 | |
| 7 | Enyimba | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 52 | |
| 8 | Gombe United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 52 | |
| 9 | Akwa United | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 52 | |
| 10 | Wikki Tourists | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 52 | |
| 11 | Sunshine Stars | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 51 | |
| 12 | Niger Tornadoes | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 51 | |
| 13 | Abia Warriors | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 50 | |
| 14 | Dakkada | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 49 | |
| 15 | Lobi Stars | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 49 | |
| 16 | Shooting Stars | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 48 | |
| 17 | Katsina United | 38 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 48 | Relegation to the National League |
| 18 | Heartland | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 47 | Relegation to the National League |
| 19 | Kano Pillars | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 45 | Relegation to the National League |
| 20 | MFM | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 36 | Relegation to the National League |
* ↑ Kwara United qualified for the Confederation Cup as the 2022 Aiteo Cup could not be completed.
* ↑ Niger Tornadoes initially had 2 points deducted by the LMC but were restored by the NFF.
* ↑ Kano Pillars had 3 points deducted by the LMC and a further 3 points by the NFF.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABI | AKW | DAK | ENU | ENY | GOM | HEA | KAN | KAT | KWA | LOB | MFM | NAS | NIG | PLA | REM | RIV | 3SC | SUN | WIK |
| Abia Warriors | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Akwa United | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Dakkada | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Enugu Rangers | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Enyimba | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Gombe United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Heartland | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Kano Pillars | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Katsina United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Kwara United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Lobi Stars | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| MFM | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Nasarawa United | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Niger Tornadoes | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Plateau United | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Remo Stars | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Rivers United | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Shooting Stars | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Sunshine Stars | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 |
| Wikki Tourists | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |

## Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Abia Warriors | 15 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 13 |
| Akwa United | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Dakkada | 20 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
| Enugu Rangers | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Enyimba | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Gombe United | 12 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Heartland | 7 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Kano Pillars | 19 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Katsina United | 16 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Kwara United | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Lobi Stars | 9 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| MFM | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Nasarawa United | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Niger Tornadoes | 6 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Plateau United | 17 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Remo Stars | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Rivers United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting Stars | 11 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Sunshine Stars | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Wikki Tourists | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
* Leader
* Champions League
* Confederation Cup
* Relegation to Nigeria National League

## Results by matches played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Abia Warriors | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W |
| Akwa United | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Dakkada | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W |
| Enugu Rangers | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W |
| Enyimba | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Gombe United | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L |
| Heartland | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W |
| Kano Pillars | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W |
| Katsina United | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L |
| Kwara United | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L |
| Lobi Stars | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L |
| MFM | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Nasarawa United | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W |
| Niger Tornadoes | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L |
| Plateau United | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W |
| Remo Stars | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| Rivers United | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W |
| Shooting Stars | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | L |
| Sunshine Stars | L | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L |
| Wikki Tourists | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W |

## Statistics
### Scoring
#### Top scorers

    As of 17 July 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Chijioke Akuneto | Rivers United | 19 |
| 1 | Yusuf Abdulazeez | Gombe United | 16 |
| 1 | Victor Mbaoma | Enyimba | 16 |
| 4 | Odoh Valentine | Abia Warriors | 15 |
| 5 | Ishaq Rafiu | Rivers United | 14 |
| 6 | Andy Okpe | Remo Stars | 13 |
| 7 | Godwin Obaje | Abia Warriors | 12 |
| 8 | Zulkifilu Rabiu | Plateau United | 11 |
| 8 | Tochukwu Udeh | Nasarawa United | 11 |
| 10 | Samad Kadiri | Kwara United | 10 |
| 10 | Ossy Martins | Enugu Rangers | 10 |
| 10 | Leonard Ugochukwu | Sunshine Stars | 10 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
| Chijioke Akuneto | Rivers United | Akwa United | 4–1 (H) | 20 March 2022 |
| Victor Mbaoma | Enyimba | Kwara United | 3–0 (H) | 12 June 2022 |
| Andy Okpe | Remo Stars | Niger Tornadoes | 3–0 (H) | 17 July 2022 |

##### Notes

(H) – Home team