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SportPadi na where local sport dey get organised. Find events near you and join with one tap — or run everything: your group, your teams, your tournaments and leagues, with live scores, officiating, awards and payments for one place.

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Wetin bring you come SportPadi?

Pick one and we go carry you go there straight.

Every sport wey your crew dey play

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Games wey dey come near you

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Find events near you

Games near you go show here

Allow SportPadi see your location — or type town for up — and we go list the games wey dey come wey near you pass first.

Why SportPadi

No be only place to find game. Na place to run the whole season.

One app for the Tuesday kickabout and the twelve-team cup: players dey find and join, organisers dey set up and run am, and everybody dey see the same live record.

How to create team for SportPadi: name and handle, kit colours, adults or kids grade, home venue, and players wey you pick from the group, plus invite link for anybody else.

Teams

Build team for one minute. Keep am for many seasons.

Team for SportPadi pass just list of names: e get crest, kit, home venue, record, im own Talk, and na am you go enter for every friendly, cup and league.

  1. 1

    Create the team

    From your group, give am name and handle, pick kit colours, choose adults or kids with age limit, add crest and home venue.

  2. 2

    Add players

    Tick dem from your group member list, share invite link, or add person wey never dey SportPadi — dem go claim their place when dem join.

  3. 3

    Set am up and go

    Name captain and coaches, set formation, keep documents for file, and create team events. Then enter am for friendly, cup or league.

More about teams

Tournaments & leagues

Three ways to compete. One place to run dem.

Pick mode when you dey create the tournament. Fixtures, tables, rosters, live scores and awards go come with am — for web and for the app, for organisers, players and the parents wey dey touchline.

Tournament mode

1v1 Friendly

One match between two teams — your own against rival, or two teams wey you bring together.

  • Home or away, with ticket or free
  • Call players and set formation
  • Result and stats for both records
Saturday night friendly for SportPadi: date, venue, the host and guest teams, and buttons to call players and set formation.

Tournament mode

Multi-team

Plenty teams, match games between any of dem — with or without your own team.

  • Match games between any of the teams
  • Invite teams or open registration
  • Live scores for every pitch
Multi-team tournaments for SportPadi: live cup for semi-final stage and another one wey registration dey open.

Tournament mode

League

One season of fixtures — live table, registered rosters, player rankings and match MVPs.

  • Fixtures wey dem generate for the season
  • Table dey update for full time
  • Player rankings and match MVPs
Sunday League for SportPadi: week six of fourteen, the live table and the next fixture.

You never know the teams?

Call teams make dem come register.

On registration and share one link. Any team for SportPadi — or brand-new one — go enter by itself, pay entry fee and e don dey inside. You set the rules; the app go enforce dem.

  • Post wey ready to share for WhatsApp and socials
  • Entry fee for each team, full refund if you say no
  • Adults or kids, with age limit
  • Documents wey dem need — affiliation, insurance, rosters
  • Approve or reject with note; teams fit apply again
  • Places and closing date, we go enforce dem for you
Team registration page for SportPadi: call for teams with places wey remain, grade and entry fee, the documents wey dem need, and the team wey dey register.

Match day

Officiate like the pros, with the people wey you get.

Clock, stats sheet and live timeline for every match for your tournament. Goals, assists, saves, blocks, cards and penalties dey enter as dem dey happen — and the score, the table and the awards go update by demself.

As many officiants as the game need

Call timekeepers and scorers from the match page. Change dem for middle of game, or make person step down with one tap.

Keep time from your wrist

The SportPadi Watch app for Apple Watch and Wear OS dey run the clock: hold am to kick off, tap to pause, hold for full time.

Every decision, for every phone

Pause, goal, card — e go show for every player, parent and spectator the moment dem record am.

How officiating dey work
Officiating semi-final for SportPadi: match clock for 63:12, stat buttons wey dem group into attack, defence and discipline, and the key-moments timeline.

After the whistle

Full time no be only score.

Every player go get match report and rating. Every tournament go share im awards. Every team go keep im record — and true true, na better way to make people come back next weekend.

Tournament awards for SportPadi: MVP wey players vote, Golden Boot, Playmaker, Safe Hands and The Wall.

Awards wey players dey vote for

MVP from balanced shortlist, plus Golden Boot, Playmaker, Safe Hands and The Wall — we dey work dem out from wetin the officiants record.

SportPadi team card after final: scorers, and each player contributions and match rating.

Every contribution dey count

Saves, blocks and goal-line clearances dey rate high like goals. That quiet defender go finally show for the sheet.

Player record for SportPadi: squad place, record for the tournament, attack, discipline and starts.

Record wey dey follow every player

Squad place, win rate, goals and assists per game, discipline and starts — for each tournament and for the whole career.

Play. Make dem see you.

Your games na your CV. Anybody fit read am.

Every match wey you play for SportPadi dey add to public record: the goals, the saves, the ratings, the awards, the teams. E dey your profile like social media feed — so coach, club or scout wey come find you fit see exactly wetin you don do, no be wetin you talk say you do. Grassroots pitch or Sunday league, any age, any sport.

  • Na record, no be mouth

    Stats dey come from the officiants and the match itself — record wey get time for every game.

  • Profile, like for anywhere else

    Public by default for adults: follow, message, check leaderboards by sport and region.

  • Honours wey get meaning

    MVP wey players vote, Golden Boot, Safe Hands, The Wall — for each tournament and each season.

  • Private when e suppose be private

    Anybody fit make their profile private; under-18s go stay private until parent open am.

Public player profile for SportPadi as anybody go see am: striker, 38 games, 27 goals, 11 assists, 8.1 average rating, honours wey include MVP wey players vote and two Golden Boots, plus recent matches with ratings. The names na just example.

MVP · Riverside Cup

Players vote am · 14 votes

SportPadi group for level 8 with 30-week streak, missions wey don complete, and the tournaments tab wey dey show friendly, multi-team and league modes.

Between games

Group wey no dey stop, and teams wey dey keep score.

Your group na the home base: announcements, discussions and messages for one Talk tab, wallet for dues and fines, leaderboard, and group level wey dey climb as una dey play.

Missions & streaks

Set missions for your players — 10 games, 50 players, 8-week streak — and watch the group level up.

Talk, for one place

Urgent announcements, open discussions and direct messages — one tab, one badge, nothing go pass you.

Teams wey get home page

Kits, captain, coaches, documents wey dey file, formation, and every tournament wey the team don play.

Check out groups

For players

From your couch reach pitch for three steps.

Find game

Find game

Check events near you by sport and see who dey go.

Show face

RSVP, then check in for the venue with quick QR scan.

Play

The app go put you for balanced team by itself — just play.

For organisers · pickup games

No more picking sides. At all.

Before before, to run football game mean 10 minutes of wahala — una go dey argue who come first, teams no balance, and person go always feel left out. SportPadi don end that one. Players go scan QR code when dem reach, the platform go track check-ins live and share balanced teams by itself. You just kick off.

Create your event
01

Create your event

Set the date, location and player limit. Share your event link.

Players scan in
02

Players scan in

Your event go get im own QR code. Players go scan am when dem reach.

Teams go share
03

Teams go share

SportPadi go share players into balanced teams by itself based on who check in first. Fair every time.

You ready to play?

Find game near you and enter pitch this week.

Look around events

You dey run club, cup or league?

Host events, manage teams, run tournaments, officiate matches and collect payments.

Become organiser

Good to know

Questions wey organisers dey ask first.

SportPadi na only to find pickup games?

No. To find and join games near you na just one part. SportPadi still dey run the group wey dey behind dem — announcements, discussions, messages, wallet for dues and fines — plus teams with kits, captains and formations, tournaments and leagues with live scores and officiating, awards and ratings after every match, and payments for tickets and entry fees.

I fit run tournament or league for SportPadi?

Yes. Create tournament for one of three modes — 1v1 friendly, multi-team cup, or league season — and SportPadi go handle fixtures, the table, rosters, live scores and awards. You fit invite teams wey you know or open registration and share one link make teams enter by themselves. Everything dey work for web and for the iOS and Android apps.

How teams go take register for my tournament?

On registration, set the entry fee, whether na for adults or kids, any documents wey teams must get for file, and closing date, then share the link. Team go pay and enter sharp sharp, or wait for your approval if you dey review entries. If you reject team, dem go get full refund and the team fit apply again.

How officiating and live scoring dey work?

From the match page you fit call as many officiants as the game need: timekeepers wey dey run the clock, and scorers wey dey record goals, assists, saves, blocks, cards and penalties. Timekeepers fit run the clock from the SportPadi Watch app for Apple Watch or Wear OS. Every decision dey show live for every player, parent and spectator wey dey follow the match, and the score, table and awards dey update by themselves.

SportPadi dey work for kids’ teams?

Yes. Teams get grade — adults or kids — with age limit, tournaments fit dey only for one grade, and parents dey manage their children places, documents and payments with their own account.

Scouts and coaches fit find players for SportPadi?

Yes — the same way anybody fit look profile for social media. Every game, tournament and league wey player play dey build public record for im profile: appearances, goals, assists, saves, match ratings, awards and the teams wey e don play for, and na the people wey dey officiate the match dey record am, no be the player dey type am. Anybody, including scout, coach or club wey dey find players, fit check profiles and leaderboards, follow player and reach out. Players fit make their profile private anytime, and under-18 profiles go stay private until parent or guardian decide to make dem visible.

SportPadi na free to use?

Yes. To find games, join groups, check in and play na free. Some events dey sell tickets and some tournaments dey collect entry fee, wey the group wey dey run dem go set, and groups wey want advanced tools fit subscribe to paid plan — but player no go ever pay SportPadi just to play.

More dey the full FAQ, or see every tool for Features.

Now on Android

SportPadi in your pocket

Game day doesn't happen at a desk. Scan in at the pitch, get put on a balanced team in seconds, follow the score as it moves, and keep every ticket on your phone.

  • QR check-in at the venue — no clipboards, no roll call
  • Balanced teams built from whoever actually showed up
  • Live scores, stats and leaderboards as the game runs
  • Your tickets, fines and receipts in one place

Free to download. Playing on SportPadi is always free.

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Sunday 5-a-side · Surrey

Teams are ready

Balanced by position

GOAL — 2:1

14' · Marcus

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