The Nigeria Skilled Soccer League (NPFL) has imposed a ₦7 million high-quality on defending champions Remo Stars for a number of breaches of league laws following crowd disturbances throughout their Matchday 20 fixture towards Ikorodu Metropolis on January 14, 2026.
In a press release issued by the league, Remo Stars have been discovered responsible of violating a number of provisions of the NPFL Framework and Guidelines, significantly regarding matchday safety, crowd management, and supporter conduct at their Ikenne residence floor.
Based on the NPFL, the membership failed to supply ample and efficient safety, which resulted in a brawl between supporters of each groups, resulting in accidents amongst away followers and injury to automobiles, together with the Ikorodu Metropolis workforce bus.
The league additional said that Remo Stars didn’t guarantee the correct conduct of their supporters, who allegedly harassed and intimidated match officers through the encounter. Objects have been additionally thrown onto the pitch by residence supporters, inflicting a number of stoppages through the match.
In a extra extreme cost, the NPFL famous that Remo Stars followers displayed conduct able to bringing the sport into disrepute by bringing harmful objects and weapons into the stadium.
A breakdown of the sanctions reveals that the membership was fined ₦2 million for failure to supply ample safety, ₦1 million for throwing objects onto the sphere of play, ₦1 million for improper conduct of supporters, and one other ₦1 million for misconduct able to bringing the league into disrepute. An extra ₦2 million was imposed as compensatory price for damages to the away workforce’s property and accidents sustained by their supporters.
Past the monetary penalties, the NPFL ordered Remo Stars to relocate their remaining residence matches within the 2025/2026 season to the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, citing security issues on the membership’s Ikenne venue.
The league additionally confirmed that Remo Stars have 48 hours from the date of notification to formally enchantment the sanctions, in step with NPFL disciplinary procedures.
The choice underscores the NPFL’s renewed stance on zero tolerance for crowd violence and poor matchday administration, because the league intensifies efforts to enhance security, officiating requirements, and the general picture of Nigerian soccer.
