Sporting Lagos F.C.

Sporting Lagos FC is a professional football club in Lagos founded in 2022.[1] They currently play in the top tier of the Nigeria football league system: the Nigeria Premier League after gaining promotion from the Nigeria National league.[2][3][4]

Sporting Lagos FC
Full nameSporting Lagos Football Club
Nickname(s)The Noisy Lagosians
Founded2022 (2022)
Stadium Mobolaji Johnson Arena
Capacity10,000
OwnerShola Akinlade
ChairmanGodwin Enakhena
ManagerPaul Offor
LeagueNigeria Premier Football League
WebsiteClub website

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (prematch)
2023– Umbro Klasha Cassava

In the year 2023, the club revealed a new partnership with Klasha, a cross-border payments, and commerce platform in Africa, as its headline sponsor. To commence at the start of the 2023-24 season, it also coincided with the revelation of a new club logo and brand launch.[5]

Squad

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Nigeria NGA Agbor Ekoi
27 GK Nigeria NGA Christian Nwoke
30 GK Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Nasamu
5 DF Nigeria NGA Aliu Salawudeen
29 DF Nigeria NGA Abiodun Balogun
33 DF Nigeria NGA Segun Daniel
24 DF Nigeria NGA Chiemeka Nwokeji
14 DF Nigeria NGA Ugochukwu Okafor
15 DF Nigeria NGA Patrick Egeonu
3 DF Nigeria NGA Oluwayemi Afere
19 DF Nigeria NGA Raji Usman
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Nigeria NGA Vincent Akpikpi
8 MF Nigeria NGA Temidayo Okanlawon
18 MF Nigeria NGA Henry Ndedi
20 MF Nigeria NGA Rivio Ayemwenre
6 MF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Odafi
40 MF Nigeria NGA Akeem Akanni
10 FW Nigeria NGA Oluwaseun Taro
28 FW Nigeria NGA Saturday Okon
16 FW Nigeria NGA Wisdom Samuel
7 FW Nigeria NGA Clement Naantaum
9 FW Nigeria NGA Bartholomew Daniel
13 FW Nigeria NGA Akpesiri Naibe
FW Nigeria NGA Junior Lokosa

Club Staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Nigeria Paul Offor
Team Manager Nigeria Yemisi Cole

Managerial history

Dates Name Notes
2022 Nigeria Uche Okagbue
2022 Nigeria Sanjo Olutayo
2023 – Nigeria Paul Offor

References

  1. Aisha Salaudeen (20 April 2022). "From fintech to football: With Sporting Lagos, Paystack's Shola Akinlade hopes to change the game in Nigeria". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  2. "Paystack's Shola Akinlade launches Sporting Lagos FC". TheCable. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. Abayomi, Tosin (2022-02-04). "African fintech mogul Shola Akinlade launches Sporting Lagos Football Club". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. "'Watch out! Sporting Lagos FC is here to change the narrative'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  5. Agu, Ekene (1 March 2023). "SPORTING LAGOS FC ANNOUNCES KLASHA AS HEADLINE PARTNER". SportingLagos.Com. Lagos. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.