How far?
Street Five: monkey post street football, free in your browser
Five-a-side Lagos street football on your phone or laptop. No download, no sign-up. Open the link and play.
- Free
- Android, iPhone & computer
- Plays offline once installed
The street game
What is monkey post?
Monkey post is what Nigerians call street football. It's five-a-side, played anywhere there's space: a closed street, a school field after hours, a patch of sand under a bridge. The goals are small, often two stones, two slippers or a pair of sticks, so you can't just blast it from anywhere. You have to work the ball in.
There's no referee. The rules are agreed on the spot, the side that loses waits for next, and everybody remembers the boy who could dribble past the whole street. Many of Nigeria's biggest players started out exactly like that.
That's the football Street Five is built on.
The game
How Street Five plays it
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Real five-a-side
Four outfield players and a keeper a side, on a small pitch where quick passing wins. Two three-minute halves, so a full match fits into a danfo ride. Online, a draw goes to penalties. Or take a shootout on its own: five kicks each, then sudden death.
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Lagos all around you
Danfos, okadas and kekes parked by the pitch, fans on plastic chairs, Pidgin on the walls, and the crowd and street shouting when you score.
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Shots that feel right
Hold shoot and let go in the green for a strike that rises into the top corner. Bend it to the far post, chip the keeper, or finish first time off a pass.
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Play people online
Jump into the free room against real players, or send a friend a four-letter code. The server runs every match, so nobody can cheat the result.
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Phone, laptop or controller
Touch controls made for thumbs, the keyboard, or a PlayStation or Xbox controller. Install it from the browser and it plays offline too.
Pick your side
Five Lagos teams, five styles
- Lekki Sunshine Boys Possession: short passes, always an option
- Ajegunle AJ City Stars Flair: takes players on, overlaps, one-twos
- Obalende Lagoon Boys Counter: sits deep, then breaks fast
- Yaba Yaba Sparks High press: hunts in pairs, high line
- Isale Eko Eko Royals Direct: long balls up top, shoots on sight
In the game
Screenshots
How to play
Controls
Phone
- Left side
- Drag to move. Keep pushing one way to sprint.
- ✕ Pass
- Tap, or hold for more pace. Without the ball: hold to press, double-tap to switch player.
- □ Shoot
- Hold, let go in the green for the top corner. Tap to chip. Without the ball: tackle.
- ○ Long ball
- Hold to send it further. Without the ball: slide tackle.
- △ Through ball
- Plays it into space for a runner. Watch the offside line.
Hold your phone sideways. The game plays in landscape.
Keyboard
- WASD / arrows
- Move. Keep going one way to sprint.
- J
- Pass (hold for pace) · press · J J to switch
- K
- Shoot (hold) · tap to chip · tackle
- L
- Long ball (hold) · slide tackle
- O
- Through ball (hold)
- Esc / P
- Pause
Controller
- A / ✕
- Pass · press · double-tap to switch
- X / □
- Shoot · tackle
- B / ○
- Long ball · slide
- Y / △
- Through ball
- Start
- Pause
Press any button while your pass is on its way and the receiver plays it first time.
Questions
FAQ
Is Street Five free?
Yes. Matches against the CPU, penalty shootouts, the free online room and playing a friend all cost nothing.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Street Five runs in your browser. If you want it on your home screen like an app, tap Install on Android, or Share then Add to Home Screen on iPhone. Installed, it opens instantly and plays offline.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes, on Android and iPhone. Hold the phone sideways: the game plays in landscape. It also runs on laptops and desktops, with the keyboard or a PlayStation or Xbox controller.
Can I play my friends?
Yes. Go to Online, then Play a Friend. Get a four-letter code and send it to them, or type in the code they sent you. You can also play whoever is waiting in the free room.
Is this the Monkey Post game?
No. Street Five is a separate game, made independently. Both are inspired by the same thing: monkey post, the five-a-side street football Nigerians grew up playing.