Head of Service Games 2025: Dramatic Penalties and Surprise Exits in Lagos Football Showpiece
The Lagos State Head of Service Games football competition is heating up as the men’s category advances to the round of 32 and the women’s tournament enters the quarterfinal stage with thrilling contests, penalty drama and commanding victories.
The 2025 Lagos State Head of Service (HOS) Games football tournament has delivered drama, goals and surprises as the men’s competition progressed from the round of 64 to the round of 32, while the women’s tournament advanced to the quarterfinal stage.
From penalty shootouts that stretched beyond imagination to heavy defeats and shocking eliminations, the tournament is fast becoming one of the most talked-about sporting events within Lagos’ civil service.
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One of the most dramatic encounters came between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment. After playing out a 1-1 draw in regulation time, both sides engaged in a marathon penalty shootout that produced a total of 25 kicks before Health triumphed 13-12.
Defending champions Health Service Commission (HSC) also survived a scare, relying on penalties to edge LASRRA 5-3 after a goalless match. Judiciary recorded one of the most emphatic scorelines of the tournament so far with a 10-0 demolition of Tertiary Education, while perennial women’s champions Public Service Office (PSO) displayed their dominance by thrashing the Office of the Surveyor General 6-0.
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Other matches saw LASTMA progress after Waterfront failed to show up, Transportation edge MYSD 1-0, Wealth Creation claim a 2-0 victory over LASEMA, and SUBEB women hammer the Domestic Violence team 8-0.
As the men’s category moves to the round of 32 and the women’s tournament heads into the quarterfinals, anticipation continues to grow with places in the soon-to-be-launched HOS Premier League on the line. Winners from this round and four best losers will qualify for the elite league, further raising the stakes for every fixture.
Full Results
Male Round of 64
- Education District IV 1-1 Home Affairs (Penalties: EDU IV 4-3)
- LAWMA 1-0 LSDPC
- LASEMA 0-2 Wealth Creation
- Education District I 5-0 PHCB
- Ministry of Transportation 1-0 MYSD
- LAGFERRY 4-0 LASPARK
- LIRS 1-0 Auditor General for Local Government
- LASCOPA 0-2 Kosofe LGA
- Sports Commission 3-0 Apapa LGA
- SUBEB 2-0 OSAG
- Ministry of Science and Technology 0-1 Safety Commission
- Judiciary 2-0 Education (Female)
- Sports Commission vs Health (Female) – awarded to Sports Commission
- Chief of Staff 3-0 Audit Service Commission
- Health Service Commission 0-0 LASRRA (Penalties: HSC 5-3)
- Budget 0-1 LBSL
- Judiciary 10-0 Tertiary Education
- Works 2-0 MEMR
- LASUTH 0-0 Onigbongbo LCDA (Penalties: LASUTH 3-2)
- Justice 0-0 Agege LG (Penalties: Agege 7-6)
- Basic Education 0-2 Egbe Idimu LCDA
- Tourism 0-3 LASAA
- Electrification Agency 0-3 Surveyor General Office
- Lands 1-1 Fire Service (Penalties: Fire 5-4)
- TESCOM 4-0 NTDA
- Commerce 1-0 Odi-Olowo
- Oshodi Isolo 0-3 Iba LCDA
- Internal Audit 0-2 Health District II
- STO 1-1 Information and Strategy (Penalties: STO 5-4)
- LNSA 3-1 PMO
- Ifako Ijaiye 0-2 LASUED
- Health 1-1 Environment (Penalties: Health 13-12)
- LASTMA 3-0 Waterfront (awarded)
- Budget 1-0 Lands (Female)
- Agriculture 0-6 PSO
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Female Round of 16
- SUBEB 8-0 Domestic Violence
- HSC 2-2 LSGC (Penalties: HSC 3-1)
- Fire Service 1-2 LASUTH
- PSO 6-0 Surveyor General
- Judiciary 2-0 Education
- Sports Commission vs Health – awarded to Sports Commission
- Lagos State House of Assembly 1-0 Education District I
- Budget 1-0 Lands
