It was a thrilling and fun-filled Saturday, July 26, as football enthusiasts trooped to Atican Beach, Lekki, in large numbers to enjoy the beautiful game with LASUED at the Lagos Campus Beach Soccer 2025.
After hours of intense competition on the scorching sandy beach, accompanied by electrifying music from DJ Bright, the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) emerged as the gold medal winner, having secured the highest number of points across all their matches.
LASUED demonstrated remarkable resilience and tactical superiority, defeating Lagos City Polytechnic 1–0 in their opening game and holding University of Lagos (UNILAG) to a goalless draw in a tense final encounter.
UNILAG vs LASUED
UNILAG, known for its rich sporting legacy, fought valiantly throughout the tournament. However, back-to-back draws against LASUED and Lagos City Polytechnic dashed their gold medal hopes, earning the Akoka-based team a well-deserved silver medal.
Lagos City Polytechnic, displaying impressive skill and teamwork, finished third—marking their strongest showing in a campus-level sports competition to date.
The tournament was flagged off by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Sanwo-Olu on Grassroots Sports Development, Mr. Adebanji Atewogboye, who reaffirmed the government’s dedication to enhancing the quality and reach of future editions.
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“This event aligns perfectly with the Governor’s agenda of promoting grassroots sports development and using it as a vehicle for social impact. We are committed to supporting initiatives like this to positively transform the lives of youths in Lagos State,” said Mr. Atewogboye.
Bamidele Adeleye, Managing Director of BrandEscort Communications, expressed his excitement over the success of the inaugural edition, revealing that plans are already underway to expand the tournament in 2026 by inviting higher institutions from other states to participate.
Organized by the Lagos State Government in collaboration with BrandEscort Communications, the Lagos Campus Beach Soccer tournament brings together top tertiary institutions from across the state in a unique celebration of sporting talent and athleticism.
As the first of its kind in Nigeria, the tournament is designed to discover and spotlight promising young footballers from tertiary institutions within Lagos State and beyond.
Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, (formerly Lagos State College of Education) Oto/Ijanikin is the offshoot of the Lagos Teacher Training College, Ebute-Elefun in Lagos Island which was established by the Federal Ministry of Education and Commissioned by Hon. Aja Nwachukwu (MON) the then Minister of Education on May 9, 1958 as a Grade II Teacher Training Institution.
Consequently, the idea of establishing a centre where unqualified teachers’ professional skills could be upgraded was muted alongside the training of craftsmen who could help teach practical skills to pupils.
Hence, by 1958, a Grade III Teacher Training College in the name of Lagos Day Training College, with a population of about ninety students was established.
Within the first decade of its existence, it became a Government Teacher Training College and was charged with the responsibility of producing Grade II teachers.
The great need for teachers in Lagos State schools caused the then Military Government of the State in 1973 to elevate the College from Government Teachers’ College for training of middle level manpower teachers for the award of the N.C.E. (Primary) certificate.
The College was then affiliated to the then College of Education of the University of Lagos, which assisted in working out the curriculum, screening of teaching staff and advising of building of laboratories for the teaching of courses in the sciences.
The Institute of Education of the University of Lagos supervised the final year teaching practice, moderated the years’ examinations, and awarded certificates to the graduates.
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