Ikorodu City FC: The Oga Boys Football Club Guide, Squad, Fixtures and Rise to the NPFL

Ikorodu City are a football club from Ikorodu, a large town in Lagos State, Nigeria, founded in January 2022 and nicknamed the Oga Boys. They reached the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) in June 2024 through the Super 8 playoff, and they finished 4th in their first top flight season, 2024-25. For readers in Johannesburg who would call the game soccer, the short version is a young Lagos side that climbed out of the second tier in about two and a half years, then reached the 2026 President's Federation Cup final.

What follows covers who the club are, how that climb happened step by step, where they play, how to read the squad and fixtures modules, and their recorded achievements in 2024 and 2026. In my opinion, the rise reads like a danfo that left the park last and still reached Obalende first. The fixtures, results and table sit in the live modules above and update after every match, so the words here explain how to read them rather than repeat them.

Who Are Ikorodu City FC, the Oga Boys?

Ikorodu City FC are a Lagos club from the Ikorodu area, and they earned NPFL promotion in 2024, reaching the top division of Nigerian football. They are a club founded in January 2022, and their nickname, the Oga Boys, is the kind of name any Lagos reader hears as a claim to run the place. They were the 10th Lagos based club to reach the NPFL since professional football began in Nigeria in 1989/90, which tells you how crowded the home market is. So, the question I ask on every club, and the one Lagos viewing centres ask too, is simple: which of these players could be the next to pull on a Super Eagles shirt?

Where Do Ikorodu City Play, and Who Runs the Club?

Ikorodu City's listed home is Onikan Stadium in Lagos, a ground with a capacity of 10,000 that is also used by other Lagos clubs. Sharing a stadium is common in Nigerian football, and it means a home fixture can sit on Lagos Island rather than in Ikorodu itself, so check the venue line on each fixture before you plan a journey through the traffic. The head coach and the club officials appear beside the squad in the live module, because coaching appointments change and the module keeps those names current. That being said, the club's direction since 2022 has been steady: survive, climb, then compete with the established names of the league.

How Do You Follow Ikorodu City Fixtures, Results and the Table From Africa?

Open the Ikorodu City fixtures list for competition and venue details, with WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT displayed together for each kick off. NPFL matches are set in West Africa Time, which runs one hour ahead of GMT, so a 4pm WAT kick off is 3pm GMT, 5pm SAST in Johannesburg and 6pm EAT in Nairobi and Kampala. Results show completed scores, while the NPFL table (the log, if you follow South African football) ranks clubs by points. Use the results module to check completed scores.

How Is the Ikorodu City Squad Set Out?

The live squad list groups Ikorodu City FC players by position, goalkeepers first, then defenders, midfielders and forwards, with a shirt number and nationality beside each name. Squads in the NPFL change often between seasons, so the list is the place to check who is registered now, rather than any name written into the prose. If you are scouting from Nairobi or Accra, read the nationality and position columns for each player’s listed country and playing role. And, if you remember the promotion night, look out for whether Toheeb Ayejigbe, who scored both goals against Madiba FC on 12 June 2024, is still in the shirt.

What Did Ikorodu City Achieve in 2024 and 2026?

Ikorodu City achieved a 4th place finish in the 2024-25 NPFL, achieved in the club's very first top flight season. For a side founded in January 2022, that is a remarkable jump, and it could be argued that it was the moment the rest of the league stopped treating the Oga Boys as a promoted club and started treating them as a contender. A newly promoted side usually spends its first year learning the travel, the pitches and the pressure of away days in the north and east, and Ikorodu City finished in the top four while doing exactly that.

The cup story arrived in 2026, when Ikorodu City reached their first national cup final in the President's Federation Cup after wins over Enyimba and Nasarawa United. The final, played at Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on 11 July 2026, went to El-Kanemi Warriors 1-0, with Muktar Ismail scoring a 19th minute penalty. Beating Enyimba on the way is the detail I would underline, because the club from Aba carries more history in Nigerian football than almost anyone. El-Kanemi Warriors won the 2026 final by a single goal.

From Bolowotan to the NPFL: The Rise in Brief

The club's roots go back to Bolowotan Football Club, a community team founded in 2007, long before the Ikorodu City name existed. Ikorodu City itself was founded in January 2022, and the early seasons were hard won. In 2022 the club survived relegation on the final day, and in 2023 they had to go through a relegation playoff to stay up. Those two escapes matter to the story, in my opinion, because a club that learns to win games it cannot afford to lose is a club that is ready when promotion finally comes into view.

My defining match for this club came on 12 June 2024, the last Super 8 game, when Ikorodu City beat Madiba FC 2-0 and Toheeb Ayejigbe scored both goals. That win secured second place in the Southern Conference of the playoff stage and, with it, promotion to the NPFL. Ikorodu City became the 10th Lagos based club to reach the top flight since 1989/90, and they did it within about two and a half years of being founded. From a final day survival to the top division in two seasons is the kind of turnaround Lagos fans will still be retelling for years.

Why Do Ikorodu City Matter Beyond Lagos?

Ikorodu City are based in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria. Ikorodu is a large town in Lagos State, and Lagos clubs compete for attention with each other as well as with the Premier League on every viewing centre screen. That is a tough market to win, and the club's climb gives local fans a top flight side of their own to argue about. If you live in Ikorodu and have always taken the long road to watch football elsewhere, the Oga Boys are the club that brought the NPFL closer to home.

Ghanaian readers know the Nigeria and Ghana club rivalry best from CAF ties, where NPFL sides and Ghanaian clubs have met in the Confederation Cup and the Champions League. The records module tracks any subsequent participation in African club competition.

For readers in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa, there is no direct link to Ikorodu City, and I would rather say that plainly than invent one. The interest from those countries is more likely to come from squad watching, scouting or comparing league standards. The NPFL is Nigeria's top professional division, playing a home and away league season, and its strongest clubs go on to CAF competition, much as the leading sides in South Africa's Betway Premiership (the PSL to most fans) do. So, if you are measuring a player's level, compare him against the NPFL clubs who regularly reach the continental stage.

Which Promotion and Cup Milestones Did Ikorodu City Record in 2024 and 2026?

Ikorodu City secured NPFL promotion on 12 June 2024 by beating Madiba FC 2-0 in the Super 8 playoff, with Toheeb Ayejigbe scoring both goals. They reached the 2026 President's Federation Cup final, where El-Kanemi Warriors won 1-0 at Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on 11 July 2026. The records module tracks subsequent continental participation.

Which Ikorodu City Games Matter Most, and What Time Do They Kick Off?

The Lagos derbies matter most to local fans, because in a city with so many clubs, bragging rights in the office and on the danfo are earned against neighbours. Meetings with the established names of the league, Enyimba in particular after the 2026 Federation Cup tie, carry extra weight, and any rematch with El-Kanemi Warriors will be read through the lens of that final in Asaba. Federation Cup ties are always worth watching closely, since the cup is one of the routes to a first continental place.

NPFL kick offs are set in West Africa Time, and the fixtures module converts each one for you. As a guide, a 6pm WAT kick off becomes 5pm GMT, 7pm SAST and 8pm EAT, which is a comfortable evening slot for viewers in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala alike. Before each match day, open the fixtures list, choose your time zone, and check the venue line, because a shared stadium can move a home game across Lagos. Then check the results module after full time and see whether the scorer is a name to follow towards the Super Eagles.