Nigeria at the 2023 African Games

Nigeria at the 2023 African Games
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Nigeria
IOC code	NGR
NOC	Nigeria Olympic Committee
in Accra, Ghana 8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) – 23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)
Competitors	350 in 25 sports
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 47 Silver 34 Bronze 40 Total 121
African Games appearances (overview)
1965 1973 1978 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Nigeria competed at the 2023 African Games held from 8 to 23 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana. Nigeria competed in 25 sports.

Medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	Badminton	Men's singles	10 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Mercy Genesis	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 50 kg	10 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Christianah Ogunsanya	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 53 kg	10 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Odunayo Adekuoroye	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 57 kg	10 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Esther Kolawole	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 62 kg	10 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Blessing Oborududu	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 68 kg	10 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Hannah Rueben	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 76 kg	10 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Edidiong Umoafia	Weightlifting	Men's 67 kg total	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Edidiong Umoafia	Weightlifting	Men's 67 kg snatch	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Edidiong Umoafia	Weightlifting	Men's 67 kg clean & jerk	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Adijat Olarinoye	Weightlifting	Women's 55 kg total	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Adijat Olarinoye	Weightlifting	Women's 55 kg snatch	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Adijat Olarinoye	Weightlifting	Women's 55 kg clean & jerk	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Rafiatu Lawal	Weightlifting	Women's 59 kg total	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Rafiatu Lawal	Weightlifting	Women's 59 kg snatch	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Rafiatu Lawal	Weightlifting	Women's 59 kg clean & jerk	11 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ruth Ayodele	Weightlifting	Women's 64 kg total	12 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ruth Ayodele	Weightlifting	Women's 64 kg snatch	12 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ruth Ayodele	Weightlifting	Women's 64 kg clean & jerk	12 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Joy Ogbonne Eze	Weightlifting	Women's 71 kg total	12 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Joy Ogbonne Eze	Weightlifting	Women's 71 kg snatch	12 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Joy Ogbonne Eze	Weightlifting	Women's 71 kg clean & jerk	12 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Mary Osijo	Weightlifting	Women's 87 kg clean & jerk	14 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Mausi Zannu	Arm wrestling	Women's left arm 55 kg	15 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Matthew Ovayioza	Arm wrestling	Women's left arm 70 kg	15 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Matthew Ovayioza	Arm wrestling	Women's right arm 70 kg	16 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Oyewusi Gloria	Arm wrestling	Women's right arm +80 kg	16 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Chukwuebuka Enekwechi	Athletics	Men's shot put	19 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ruth Usoro	Athletics	Women's triple jump	19 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Patience Okon George Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Sikiru Adeyemi Omolara Ogunmankinju Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel	Athletics	Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay	19 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Elizabeth Anyanacho	Taekwondo	Women's –67 kg	19 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Chidi Okezie	Athletics	Men's 400 metres	20 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Israel Sunday Usheoritse Itsekiri Emmanuel Consider Alaba Akintola Edose Ibadin	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay	20 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Tobi Amusan	Athletics	Women's 100 metres hurdles	20 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Moforehan Abinusawa Tobi Amusan Justina Eyakpobeyan Olayinka Olajide Blessing Ogundiran Chisom Onyebuchi	Athletics	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay	20 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Obiageri Amaechi	Athletics	Women's discus throw	21 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ese Brume	Athletics	Women's long jump	21 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Nnamdi Chinecherem	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Patience Okon George Brittany Ogunmokun Omolara Ogunmankinju Esther Joseph	Athletics	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Dolapo Omole	Boxing	Men's –57 kg	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Olaitan Olaore	Boxing	Men's –92 kg	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ifeanyi Onyekwere	Boxing	Men's +92 kg	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Nene Ojo	Boxing	Women's –57 kg	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Cynthia Ogunsemilore	Boxing	Women's –60 kg	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Blessing Oraekwe	Boxing	Women's –70 kg	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Patricia Mbata	Boxing	Women's –75 kg	22 March
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Jacinta Umunnakwe	Boxing	Women's –81 kg	22 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Quadri Aruna	Table tennis	Men's singles	5 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Quadri Aruna Matthew Kuti Taiwo Mati Amadi Omeh Olajide Omotayo	Table tennis	Men's team	8 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Sukurat Aiyelabegan Fatimo Bello Offiong Edem Esther Oribamise Hope Udoaka	Table tennis	Women's team	8 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Godwin Olofua	Badminton	Men's singles	10 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	Badminton	Men's doubles	10 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Favour Agboro	Weightlifting	Men's 61 kg total	10 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Favour Agboro	Weightlifting	Men's 61 kg clean & jerk	10 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Enozunimi Simeon	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57 kg	11 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Stephen Izolo	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 65 kg	11 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Aston Mutuwa	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg	11 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Desmond Akano	Weightlifting	Men's 96 kg total	13 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Desmond Akano	Weightlifting	Men's 96 kg clean & jerk	13 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Abayomi Adeyemi	Weightlifting	Men's 102 kg clean & jerk	13 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Lucky Joseph	Weightlifting	Men's +109 kg total	14 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Lucky Joseph	Weightlifting	Men's +109 kg snatch	14 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Lucky Joseph	Weightlifting	Men's +109 kg clean & jerk	14 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Mary Osijo	Weightlifting	Women's 87 kg total	14 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Mary Osijo	Weightlifting	Women's 87 kg snatch	14 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Ese Ukpeseraye	Cycling	Women's individual time trial elite	15 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Blessing Ogungbure	Arm wrestling	Women's right arm 70 kg	16 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Winifred Eze Ndidi	Arm wrestling	Women's right arm 80 kg	16 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Usheoritse Itsekiri	Athletics	Men's 100 metres	19 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Esther Joseph	Athletics	Women's 400 metres	20 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Chioma Onyekwere	Athletics	Women's discus throw	21 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Kemi Francis-Petersen	Athletics	Women's heptathlon	21 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Nigeria	Football	Women's tournament	21 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Olayinka Olajide	Athletics	Women's 200 metres	22 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Oyesade Olatoye	Athletics	Women's shot put	22 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Cynthia Gbihi Isioma Onianwa Regina Donanu Ternadoo Agba	3x3 basketball	Women's U23	22 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Zainab Adeshina	Boxing	Women's –50 kg	22 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Shukura Kareem	Boxing	Women's –54 kg	22 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Nigeria	Field hockey	Women's tournament	22 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Josephine Esuku	Taekwondo	Women's under 40	22 March
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Aanu Ayegbusi Adesuwa Osabuohien Oyinlomo Quadre Divine Nweke Marylove Edwards Khadijat Eleojo Sarah Adegoke	Tennis	Women's team	23 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Offiong Edem	Table tennis	Women's singles	5 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Ese Ukpeseraye	Cycling	Women's road race	9 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Emmanuel Nworie	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg	9 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Victor Ikechukwu	Badminton	Men's singles	10 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	Badminton	Women's singles	10 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Sofiat Arinola Obanishola	Badminton	Women's doubles	10 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Matthew Kuti Taiwo Mati	Table tennis	Men's doubles	10 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Fatimo Bello Offiong Edem	Table tennis	Women's doubles	10 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Favour Agboro	Weightlifting	Men's 61 kg snatch	10 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	King Kalu	Weightlifting	Men's 55 kg total	10 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	King Kalu	Weightlifting	Men's 55 kg clean & jerk	10 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Peace Samson	Chess	Women's blitz individual	11 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Peace Samson Bomo Kigigha	Chess	Mixed blitz team	11 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Harrison Onovwiomogbohwo	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 86 kg	11 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Franca Audu	Judo	Women's −52 kg	12 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Colins Obi Ebingha Clinton Opute Abdul Jabar Adama Tobi Sijuade	Swimming	Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	12 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Nigeria	Cricket	Women's tournament	13 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Desmond Akano	Weightlifting	Men's 96 kg snatch	13 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Abayomi Adeyemi	Weightlifting	Men's 102 kg total	13 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Abayomi Adeyemi	Weightlifting	Men's 102 kg snatch	13 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Pamela Bawa Esther Mbah	Beach volleyball	Women's tournament	14 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Yinusa Idowu	Arm wrestling	Men's left arm 65 kg	15 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Samuel Nmeka	Arm wrestling	Men's left arm 85 kg	15 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Blessing Ogungbure	Arm wrestling	Women's left arm 70 kg	15 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Winifred Eze Ndidi	Arm wrestling	Women's left arm 80 kg	15 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Yinusa Idowu	Arm wrestling	Men's right arm 65 kg	16 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Samuel Nmeka	Arm wrestling	Men's right arm 85 kg	16 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Blessing Chika	Arm wrestling	Women's right arm 55 kg	16 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Chinazum Nwosu	Taekwondo	Women's –53 kg	17 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Olayinka Olajide	Athletics	Women's 100 metres	19 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Oyesade Olatoye	Athletics	Women's hammer throw	19 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Prestina Ochonogor	Athletics	Women's long jump	21 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Elizabeth Anyanacho Ifeoluwa Ajayi Peter Itiku Paul Kolade Chinazum Nwosu Chidimma Okoko	Taekwondo	Mixed team kyorugi	21 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Divine Nweke Oyinlomo Quadre	Tennis	Women's doubles	21 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Emmanuel Consider	Athletics	Men's 200 metres	22 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Sikiru Adeyemi Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel Chidi Okezie Dubem Nwachukwu	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	22 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Nigeria	Handball	Men's tournament	22 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Nigeria	Field hockey	Men's tournament	22 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Usman Harun	Taekwondo	Men's under 30	22 March
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Josephine Esuku	Taekwondo	Women's over 17	22 March

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games

Men's

Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Group play

{{#section:Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament|BStandings}} {{#section:Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament|B1}}

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{{#section:Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament|B5}}

Women's

Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

Group play

{{#section:Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|AStandings}} {{#section:Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|A2}}

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{{#section:Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|A6}}

Semi-finals

{{#section:Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|SF2}}

Bronze medal match

{{#section:Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|Bronze}}

Field Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full-time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage				Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank
Nigeria men's	Men's tournament	Ghana L 0–1	Egypt L 4–5	Kenya W 2–1	3	Kenya W 2–1	3
Nigeria women's	Women's tournament	Ghana L 1–0	bye	Kenya W 1–0	2	L 0–0 (4–3 s.o.)	2

Men's

Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Team roster

The squad was announced on 12 March 2024. Head coach: Baba Ndana

1. Haruna Yohanna (GK)
3. Christopher Joseph
4. Olawale Ajibua
5. Joseph Adamu
6. James Samaila
7. Kish Victor
8. Michael John (C)
9. Sunday Godwin
10. Muiz Bello
11. Kelvin Linus
12. Peter John
13. Dennis Solomon
14. Elkana Ibrahim
15. Olayinka Jayeoba
16. Endurance Nzete
17. Isaac Patrick
19. Benjamin Ibrahim
22. Mustapha Abdullahi (GK)

Group play

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament|AStandings}} {{#section:Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament|A1}}

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Third and fourth place

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament|Third}}

Women's

Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

Team roster

The squad was announced on 12 March 2024. Head coach: Baba Ndana

1. Martha Uko (GK)
2. Alfa John (C)
3. Hannah Hossanah
4. Iveren Ajekwe
5. Morufat Adeyemi
6. Joy Christopher
7. Faith Obukowho
8. Precious Irimiya
9. QueenEsther Njoku
10. Comfort Saturday
11. Esther Chukwu
12. Aghalelosa Jerry
13. Benedicta Johnson
14. Mary Danboyi
15. Damilola Ogunmakinju
16. Esther Billo
17. Osarugue Umweni
18. Aisha Adamu (GK)

Group play

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|AStandings}} {{#section:Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|A4}}

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{{#section:Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|A5}}

Final

{{#section:Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament|E2}}