History
Sporting Lagos Football Club is a professional football club from Lagos, Nigeria founded in 2022. The club currently competes in the Nigeria Premier Football League, the first tier of Nigeria's football league system, following promotion from the 2025-2026 Nigeria National League. Sporting Lagos play their home games at Mobolaji Johnson Arena also known as Onikan Stadium.
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Early beginnings
The club was founded on February 3, 2022, in Lagos, Nigeria by Shola Akinlade, Before this there were many clubs in the city, the most popular of which were Ikorodu United FC and Julius Berger FC.
Sporting Lagos played their first match on February 13, 2022, against Go Round FC, which ended in a 1–1. The team finished second in their group in the (NNL) Super Eight playoff in its second season and joined the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) at the start of the 2023–24 season. In 2022 Paul Offor was appointed manager. He led Sporting Lagos to its first Cup title in 2023 and promotion to the NPFL before been sacked in April 2024. He was replaced by Ibrahim Biffo who was also a coach at Kwara United, Katsina United, and Niger Tornadoes.
From NNL to Nigeria Football League (NPFL) (2022 – present)
Sporting secured promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for the 2023/24 season. after a 2-0 victory over Stormers SC in their second game of the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super Eight playoff. before winning the Championship title of the maiden edition of the Naija Super 8 pre-season tournament following a 4–2 victory at local rivals Remo Stars F.C.
In 2023–24, Sporting Lagos were relegated back to the NNL after they lost on the final matchday and finished in 17th place with 46 points.
Sporting Lagos drew an average home attendance of 1,180 in the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League.
On 28 June 2025, it was reported that the club's head coach, Shola Adegun, had left his role at the club to join Plateau United F.C. On 10 July 2025, the club confirmed his departure on their website, adding that Jeffery Buter would handle interim training. The club appointed Jeffrey Butter as head coach ahead of the new season.
Following the appointment of Jeffrey Buter, the club finished top of Southern Conference B in the 2025–26 season to secure promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). They then topped the NNL Super Four playoffs on goal difference, winning the league and securing their first competitive title.
Sporting Lagos returned to the country's top-flight league, after two seasons in the second division.
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Squad
| # | Goalkeepers | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Lawani | ||
| 35 | Ebenezar Harcourt | ||
| Kator Akaahan |
| # | Defenders | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Uloko Solomon | ||
| 3 | Hillary Zion | ||
| 4 | Sodiq Ayoade | ||
| 5 | Abraham Idakwo | ||
| 12 | Abdulrahman Mohammed | ||
| 13 | O. Okoro | ||
| 19 | Isaac Okokon | ||
| 27 | Abdullahi Abdulraqeeb | ||
| Chidera Okafor |
| # | Midfielders | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Aondona Jacob Adeede | ||
| 10 | Victor Samuel | ||
| 16 | H. Haruna | ||
| 17 | Lukman Adigun | ||
| 18 | Tamuno Kalio | ||
| 22 | Stanley Chukwu | ||
| 26 | Salihu Batunba | ||
| 30 | Joseph Emmauel | ||
| 38 | Miebogo Azibato |
| # | Forwards | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | K. Unenge | ||
| 9 | Aliyu Baba | ||
| 14 | Joel Ajibola | ||
| 20 | Gafar Olaniya | ||
| 21 | Odusina Olasukanmi | ||
| 28 | D. Aboh | ||
| A. Ibrahim |
