The Lagos State Sports Commission was created through an executive order (EO/AA01) on 17 June 2015 by
Akinwunmi Ambode,
Governor of
Lagos State. The commission emerged from the defunct Office of Sports within the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development (MYSSD) and the Lagos State Sports Council. The formal legal framework for the commission was established when the governor signed the enabling law on 1 February 2017. ==Sports facilities==