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== Sports == [[File:Main-bowl-national-stadium-surulere-lagos.jpg|thumb|left|[[National Stadium, Lagos|National Stadium]].]] [[Association football]] is Lagos's most popular sport. Prominent Lagos football clubs include [[Bridge Boys F.C.]], [[MFM F.C.]], and [[First Bank F.C.|First Bank]]: both play in [[Nigeria National League]], the second tier of Nigerian football.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Best Lagos |date=28 September 2023 |title=7 Best Football Clubs in Lagos, Nigeria |url=https://bestlagos.ng/best-football-clubs-lagos/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=BestLagos.ng |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[Nigeria national football team]], also known as the Super Eagles, used to play almost all of their home games in Lagos at the [[Lagos National Stadium|National Stadium]] in Surulere; much later, games were played at the then New [[Abuja National Stadium]] in Abuja for some time; however, games are now mostly played at the newer [[Godswill Akpabio International Stadium]] in Uyo, which is the default home of the Super Eagles. Lagos also hosted the 2nd All-African Games in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/nigeria.shtml |title=Nigeria |publisher=World Stadiums |access-date=2 June 2010 |archive-date=18 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418021639/http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/nigeria.shtml }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nig-intres.html |title=Nigeria International Matches 1955β2007 |first=Chuka |last=Onwumechili |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=3 July 2008 |access-date=2 June 2010 |archive-date=22 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822172745/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nig-intres.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onlinenigeria.com/sports|title=OnlineNigeria.com|website=Onlinenigeria.com|date=29 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131154021/https://onlinenigeria.com/sports|url-status=live}}</ref>
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