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Sporting Lagos FC is a professional football club from Lagos, Nigeria founded in 2022.[2][3][4] The club currently competes in the Nigeria National League. the second tier of Nigeria's football league system,[5] following relegation from the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier League.[6][7] Nicknamed "The Tech Boys", Sporting Lagos played their home games at Mobolaji Johnson Arena also known as Onika Stadium.[8]
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| Full name | Sporting Lagos Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "The Noisy Lagosians" "Blue and Yellow" | ||
| Founded | 2022 | ||
| Stadium | Mobolaji Johnson Arena | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | Shola Akinlade | ||
| Chairman | Godwin Enakhena | ||
| Manager | Abdullahi Biffo [1] | ||
| League | Nigeria Professional Football League | ||
| 2023–24 | Nigeria Premier Football League, 17th (Relegated) | ||
| Website | https://sportinglagos.com | ||
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The club was founded on February 3, 2022, in Lagos, Nigeria by Shola Akinlade,[9][10] Before this there were many clubs in the city, the most popular of which were Ikorodu United FC and Julius Berger FC.[11][12]
Sporting Lagos played their first match on February 13, 2022, a match against Go Round FC of Rivers State, which ended in a 1–1.[13] 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.[14] and was replaced by Ibrahim Biffo who was also a coach at Kwara United, Katsina United, and Niger Tornadoes.[15]
Sporting secured promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for the 2023/24 season.[16] after a 2-0 victory over Stormers SC in their second game of the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super Eight playoff.[17] 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.[18][19]
In 2023–24, Sporting Lagos were relegated back to the NNL after they lost on the final matchday and finished in 17th place.[8] In June 2024, with a low tally of 46 points.
| Period | Brand | Shirt Sponsor (chest) | Shirt Sponsor (sleeve) |
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| 2023– | Umbro | Klasha | ChopLife |
In 2023, the club revealed a new partnership with Klasha, a cross-border payments, and commerce platform in Africa, as its headline sponsor.[20] At the start of the 2023-24 season, it also unveiled a new club logo and brand launch.[21]
Its home colours have been neon blue and pantone blue. When the club was founded in 2022, blue shirts were used until the club adopted its new colour of neon blue and Pantone blue in 2023. The city's symbol was adopted as the club's badge (or crest), and was incorporated into the kit in 2023 during the start of the 2023-24 season.[citation needed]
The Sporting Lagos away jersey has been all yellow shirts and yellow shorts.[22]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach |  Abdullahi Biffo |
| Team Manager | Yemisi Cole |
| Dates | Name | Notes |
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| 2022 | Uche Okagbue |
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| 2022 | Sanjo Olutayo |
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| 2023 – 2024 | Paul Offor |
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| 2024 | Abdullahi Biffo |
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