| Ladi Babalola | |
| Fullname: | Oladipupo Babalola |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Position: | Centre back / Defensive midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Attack F.C. |
| Years1: | 1983 |
| Years2: | 1984–1994 |
| Years3: | 1994–1995 |
| Years4: | 1995–1996 |
| Years5: | 1998 |
| Years6: | 2000 |
| Years7: | 2010 |
| Clubs7: | JS Hercules |
| Nationalyears1: | 1985–1990 |
| Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Manageryears1: | 2010 |
| Manageryears2: | 2010 |
| Manageryears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Manageryears4: | 2012–2013 |
| Manageryears5: | 2014–2016 |
| Managerclubs1: | OPS (youth) |
| Managerclubs5: | Feni SC |
Oladipupo "Ladi" Babalola (born 4 August 1968) is a retired Nigerian international footballer. He has three caps for Nigerian U-20 national team from FIFA U-20 World Cup played in Chile.
Babalola started his coaching career at Tervarit youth teams and JS Hercules in Finland. During his first season with Js Hercules he led the team to gain a promotion to Kolmonen, Finnish third division and in his second season his team finished on 6th place and thus secured a place in the third division also for next season.
He also represented Mohammedan SC of Bangladesh in the Dhaka Premier Division League.[1]
Ladi holds a UEFA certified coaching license.
In 2012 Babalola was appointed as a head coach of Bangladesh-based professional team Brothers Union.[1]
In 2014–15, Babalola was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh-based professional team Feni Soccer Club and remained with them until 2015–16.