An NPFL Match Has Been Moved For An APC Rally

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Jos · Thursday 12 November 2026

The Nigeria Premier Football League has moved Plateau United's matchday 13 game against Kun Khalifat FC from Sunday 15 November to Tuesday 17 November, because the All Progressives Congress is holding a presidential campaign rally at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday. Every other matchday 13 fixture goes ahead as planned.

empty stadium seats sunny Photograph by Jason Leung via Unsplash.

A small change that says something

Moving one fixture by two days is not a scandal. It is still worth noticing that a national league schedule gave way to a party rally, two months before the 16 January presidential election. Stadiums are where campaigns go when they want a crowd, and football is the obvious casualty.

Plateau United v Kun Khalifat
Original date	Sunday 15 November
New date	Tuesday 17 November
Reason	APC presidential rally at the New Jos Stadium

Plateau United are winless in four; Kun Khalifat have won one of their last four.

The question for the next two months. Will the league treat every party the same way if the opposition asks for a stadium on a match day? A clear, public rule on campaign use of league venues would protect the NPFL from looking like it takes sides.

Football in Nigeria has always shared its stadiums with politics. The fixture list should not be the one that moves every time.

For the players it means a midweek game and a shorter rest before the next round. For the fans, a Tuesday kick-off is harder to attend than a Sunday one. Neither group was consulted.

Reporting: Complete Sports, LEADERSHIP and Daily Post.

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