Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- The road to the 2025/26 Nigeria Women's Football League (NWFL) Premiership is officially mapped out following Wednesday's draw for the 2025 NWFL Championship.

With the competition billed for 11-21 September in Abia State, Umuahia and Abiriba will play host to 17 ambitious clubs, all chasing the coveted promotion tickets to the top flight of women's football in Nigeria.

The draw, conducted at the NWFL Secretariat in Abuja and streamed live for transparency, grouped the teams into four pools across two host cities.

According to the format, only the winners of each group will secure automatic promotion to the Premiership.

The capital city of Umuahia will host two groups, setting the stage for fierce rivalries and tact...