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Tech Boys Sporting Lagos face a season-defining moment this midweek when they take on Smart City in a make or mar clash in the NNL.
Sporting Lagos go into the final game of the regular season in the Nigeria National League, NNL, with all to play for.
Sporting sit at the top of their group table but are yet to seal a place in the all-important Super 8 Playoffs.
Sporting Lagos vs Smart City: Match brief
12 months after the club was almost relegated from the NNL, Sporting has the chance to make history.
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What Sporting Lagos will 'gain' from sister club Aarhus Fermad
NNL side Sporting Lagos is set to join forces with Aarhus Fermad after billionaire owner Shola Akinlade became the majority stakeholder at the Danish club.
The Tech Boys, as I like to call them, will face Smart City in their final game of the first phase with a chance to make it into the playoffs.
A ticket to the Super 8 will see the Sporting Boys rake a giant step closer to the ultimate dream - securing a spot in the elite division - the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, next season.
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12:10 - 11.04.2023
Aarhus Fremad fans welcome, cheer new Nigerian owner Shola Akinlade
Akinlade in March, bought a 55% majority stake to take control of the second-division Danish club.
What’s at stake?
Sporting currently sit at the top of the table but they are not alone, with two other teams breathing heavily down on them.
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The Tech Boys are locked on 15 points with the duo of Ijebu United and Crown FC heading into the final game of the season and only one of them will qualify for the Super 8.
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19:57 - 28.04.2023
Sporting Lagos launch NNL second stanza, force Joy Cometh to draw at Onikan
Sporting Lagos currently leads Group B2 of the Southern Conference, prior to the completion of week 6 fixtures.
Sporting seems to have the easiest game on paper as they take on the bottom of the table side, Smart City.
The dreaded banana peel
While City are rooted at the foot of the table which could be seen as an easy ride for Sporting, this is the time that the Tech Boys must get Smart.
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Their opponents are not just coming to play for pride but also fighting for their NNL status as they need a win to avoid dropping to the NLO.
16:32 - 17.04.2023
'Happy Corner': The high-energy, youth-driven support behind Sporting Lagos' electric atmosphere
Exploring the magic behind Sporting Lagos’ sect of die-hard Nigerian football fans called the “Happy Corner”
Also, when these two met in the reverse fixture, it ended in a Sporting win and City will be looking for revenge and to be the ultimate party spoilers for the Tech side and their fans.
Players to watch out for
Now, for Sporting fans, two players have emerged this season as the club’s fan favourites.
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22:47 - 07.05.2023
NNL: Top 5 performers as Puskas-worthy goals lift Sporting Lagos past Ijebu
Sporting Lagos are looking good in the Nigeria National League, NNL, after a brilliant outing at home inspired by the duo of Orji and Kalu.
Chukwuemeka Kalu: The impressive forward, who plays like Nigeria Super Eagles legend Kanu Nwankwo, is one player who can fire Sporting to glory.
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Kalu has netted some Pukas-worthy goals this season and has the chance to further write his name in gold with another solid outing on Wednesday.
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21:20 - 08.05.2023
NNL: 'Sporting Lagos almost a perfect team' - Offor says as team continue promotion chase
After 7 matches, the Lagos club sit at the top of Group B2 of the Southern Conference with 12 points and look good for passage to the NNL Super 8 playoff.
He has scored three goals this season and what better time and game to get a fourth or fifth?
Chisom Orji: The Sporting wing-back has easily been top of the pack in terms of performances in the NNL this season.
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Orji’s impressive displays this season have caught the eyes on the left-hand side for the Tech Boys.
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11:41 - 15.05.2023
Sporting Lagos: Kalu opens Gateway to NNL playoffs with another winner for Tech Boys
Sporting Lagos are unbeaten in six matches with the superstar Kalu, who looks, plays, and wears number 25 like Super Eagles legend Nwankwo Kanu, the main driver in the NNL.
This is also underlined by his one goal, a contender for goal of the season, and two assists.
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