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Sport NigeriaBriefSoccer Checked story Published 8 November 2026 · Updated 8 Nov, 05:55 UTC

NPFL postpones Sporting Lagos v Rivers United — no new date yet for the Matchday 12 fixture

The Nigeria Premier Football League has postponed Sporting Lagos's home Matchday 12 fixture against Rivers United, confirming on Saturday 7 November 2026 that the match will not be played as scheduled and that a new date will be announced. Sporting Lagos had announced on Thursday that the match was off because the Mobolaji Johnson Arena was unavailable. The league's own Matchday 12 schedule, published on Friday, still listed the game for Tuesday 10 November in Lagos before Saturday's confirmation. No reason was given in the league's confirmation as reported.

Onikan Stadium — the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos (file photo)
Photo: Comradeayobami via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · (File photo — not from this match)
Verified The NPFL confirmed on Saturday 7 November that the Matchday 12 fixture between Sporting Lagos and Rivers United is postponed, with a new date to be announced. The rest of the Matchday 12 schedule goes ahead as planned.

Key points

  • Sporting Lagos v Rivers United is postponed; the NPFL confirmed it on Saturday and a new date will be announced.
  • The club said on Thursday that the Mobolaji Johnson Arena was unavailable, without saying why.
  • The league's Friday schedule still had the match listed for Tuesday 10 November before the confirmation overtook it.
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The fixture was the Matchday 12 meeting at Lagos's Onikan stadium between Sporting Lagos and a Rivers United side chasing the top of the table — the postponement denies Rivers the chance to close the gap this weekend, and adds to the Port Harcourt club's list of outstanding fixtures. Full-time banter: the only unbeaten side this weekend is the fixture list — it keeps winning postponements.

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