The first 11 of the Nigerian national team in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic football event had 9 Stationery Stores players, including Sam Opone and Peter Fregene.

[1] The team also provided a steady supply of goalkeepers to the Nigerian national team—The Super Eagles, notable ones being the celebrated Peter Rufai and Ike Shorounmu.

However, in March 1998, the NFA was compelled to cancel all outstanding Pro League Second Division games involving Stationery Stores following an injunctive order issued by a Lagos High Court restraining Stationery Stores from playing any Pro League games pending the resolution of a lawsuit filed before the court to determine the ownership and control of the club.

This action constituted the culmination of a long-festering ownership dispute involving two of the Adebajo siblings (each of whom was a director of the Nigeria Office Stationery Supply Stores Limited).

Its net effect was that throughout the 1998 football season, its players were compelled to campaign without the benefit of formal contracts, sign-on fees, bonuses or club-supplied playing equipment.

Consistent with its business plan, it engaged in a series of local and international friendlies, including winning the Commemorative Tournament to celebrate the founding and 50th anniversary of Lagos State in June 2017.