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 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Badminton Men's singles Mercy Genesis Wrestling Women's freestyle 50 kg Christianah Ogunsanya Wrestling Women's freestyle 53 kg Odunayo Adekuoroye Wrestling Women's freestyle 57 kg Esther Kolawole Wrestling Women's freestyle 62 kg Blessing Oborududu Wrestling Women's freestyle 68 kg Hannah Rueben Wrestling Women's freestyle 76 kg Edidiong Umoafia Weightlifting Men's 67 kg total Edidiong Umoafia Weightlifting Men's 67 kg snatch Edidiong Umoafia Weightlifting Men's 67 kg clean & jerk Adijat Olarinoye Weightlifting Women's 55 kg total Adijat Olarinoye Weightlifting Women's 55 kg snatch Adijat Olarinoye Weightlifting Women's 55 kg clean & jerk Rafiatu Lawal Weightlifting Women's 59 kg total Rafiatu Lawal Weightlifting Women's 59 kg snatch Rafiatu Lawal Weightlifting Women's 59 kg clean & jerk Ruth Ayodele Weightlifting Women's 64 kg total Ruth Ayodele Weightlifting Women's 64 kg snatch Ruth Ayodele Weightlifting Women's 64 kg clean & jerk Joy Ogbonne Eze Weightlifting Women's 71 kg total Joy Ogbonne Eze Weightlifting Women's 71 kg snatch Joy Ogbonne Eze Weightlifting Women's 71 kg clean & jerk Mary Osijo Weightlifting Women's 87 kg clean & jerk Mausi Zannu Arm wrestling Women's left arm 55 kg Matthew Ovayioza Arm wrestling Women's left arm 70 kg Matthew Ovayioza Arm wrestling Women's right arm 70 kg Oyewusi Gloria Arm wrestling Women's right arm +80 kg Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Athletics Men's shot put Ruth Usoro Athletics Women's triple jump Patience Okon GeorgeIfeanyi Emmanuel OjeliSikiru AdeyemiOmolara OgunmankinjuSamson Oghenewegba Nathaniel Athletics Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay Elizabeth Anyanacho Taekwondo Women's –67 kg Chidi Okezie Athletics Men's 400 metres Israel SundayUsheoritse ItsekiriEmmanuel ConsiderAlaba AkintolaEdose Ibadin Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Tobi Amusan Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles Moforehan AbinusawaTobi AmusanJustina EyakpobeyanOlayinka OlajideBlessing OgundiranChisom Onyebuchi Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Obiageri Amaechi Athletics Women's discus throw Ese Brume Athletics Women's long jump Nnamdi Chinecherem Athletics Men's javelin throw Patience Okon GeorgeBrittany OgunmokunOmolara OgunmankinjuEsther Joseph Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Dolapo Omole Boxing Men's –57 kg Olaitan Olaore Boxing Men's –92 kg Ifeanyi Onyekwere Boxing Men's +92 kg Nene Ojo Boxing Women's –57 kg Cynthia Ogunsemilore Boxing Women's –60 kg Blessing Oraekwe Boxing Women's –70 kg Patricia Mbata Boxing Women's –75 kg Jacinta Umunnakwe Boxing Women's –81 kg Quadri Aruna Table tennis Men's singles Quadri ArunaMatthew KutiTaiwo MatiAmadi OmehOlajide Omotayo Table tennis Men's team Sukurat AiyelabeganFatimo BelloOffiong EdemEsther OribamiseHope Udoaka Table tennis Women's team Godwin Olofua Badminton Men's singles Godwin OlofuaAnuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Badminton Men's doubles Favour Agboro Weightlifting Men's 61 kg total Favour Agboro Weightlifting Men's 61 kg clean & jerk Enozunimi Simeon Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg Stephen Izolo Wrestling Men's freestyle 65 kg Aston Mutuwa Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg Desmond Akano Weightlifting Men's 96 kg total Desmond Akano Weightlifting Men's 96 kg clean & jerk Abayomi Adeyemi Weightlifting Men's 102 kg clean & jerk Lucky Joseph Weightlifting Men's +109 kg total Lucky Joseph Weightlifting Men's +109 kg snatch Lucky Joseph Weightlifting Men's +109 kg clean & jerk Mary Osijo Weightlifting Women's 87 kg total Mary Osijo Weightlifting Women's 87 kg snatch Ese Ukpeseraye Cycling Women's individual time trial elite Blessing Ogungbure Arm wrestling Women's right arm 70 kg Winifred Eze Ndidi Arm wrestling Women's right arm 80 kg Usheoritse Itsekiri Athletics Men's 100 metres Esther Joseph Athletics Women's 400 metres Chioma Onyekwere Athletics Women's discus throw Kemi Francis-Petersen Athletics Women's heptathlon Nigeria Football Women's tournament Olayinka Olajide Athletics Women's 200 metres Oyesade Olatoye Athletics Women's shot put Cynthia GbihiIsioma OnianwaRegina DonanuTernadoo Agba 3x3 basketball Women's U23 Zainab Adeshina Boxing Women's –50 kg Shukura Kareem Boxing Women's –54 kg Nigeria Field hockey Women's tournament Josephine Esuku Taekwondo Women's under 40 Aanu AyegbusiAdesuwa OsabuohienOyinlomo QuadreDivine NwekeMarylove EdwardsKhadijat EleojoSarah Adegoke Tennis Women's team Offiong Edem Table tennis Women's singles Ese Ukpeseraye Cycling Women's road race Emmanuel Nworie Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg Victor Ikechukwu Badminton Men's singles Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Badminton Women's singles Dorcas Ajoke AdesokanSofiat Arinola Obanishola Badminton Women's doubles Matthew KutiTaiwo Mati Table tennis Men's doubles Fatimo BelloOffiong Edem Table tennis Women's doubles Favour Agboro Weightlifting Men's 61 kg snatch King Kalu Weightlifting Men's 55 kg total King Kalu Weightlifting Men's 55 kg clean & jerk Peace Samson Chess Women's blitz individual Peace SamsonBomo Kigigha Chess Mixed blitz team Harrison Onovwiomogbohwo Wrestling Men's freestyle 86 kg Franca Audu Judo Women's −52 kg Colins Obi EbinghaClinton OputeAbdul Jabar AdamaTobi Sijuade Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Nigeria Cricket Women's tournament Desmond Akano Weightlifting Men's 96 kg snatch Abayomi Adeyemi Weightlifting Men's 102 kg total Abayomi Adeyemi Weightlifting Men's 102 kg snatch Pamela BawaEsther Mbah Beach volleyball Women's tournament Yinusa Idowu Arm wrestling Men's left arm 65 kg Samuel Nmeka Arm wrestling Men's left arm 85 kg Blessing Ogungbure Arm wrestling Women's left arm 70 kg Winifred Eze Ndidi Arm wrestling Women's left arm 80 kg Yinusa Idowu Arm wrestling Men's right arm 65 kg Samuel Nmeka Arm wrestling Men's right arm 85 kg Blessing Chika Arm wrestling Women's right arm 55 kg Chinazum Nwosu Taekwondo Women's –53 kg Olayinka Olajide Athletics Women's 100 metres Oyesade Olatoye Athletics Women's hammer throw Prestina Ochonogor Athletics Women's long jump Elizabeth AnyanachoIfeoluwa AjayiPeter ItikuPaul KoladeChinazum NwosuChidimma Okoko Taekwondo Mixed team kyorugi Divine NwekeOyinlomo Quadre Tennis Women's doubles Emmanuel Consider Athletics Men's 200 metres Ifeanyi Emmanuel OjeliSikiru AdeyemiSamson Oghenewegba NathanielChidi OkezieDubem Nwachukwu Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Nigeria Handball Men's tournament Nigeria Field hockey Men's tournament Usman Harun Taekwondo Men's under 30 Josephine Esuku Taekwondo Women's over 17
Cricket
Men's
Group play
Women's
Group play
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Field Hockey
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreRankNigeria men'sMen's tournamentL 0–1L 4–5W 2–13W 2–13Nigeria women'sWomen's tournamentL 1–0byeW 1–02L 0–0(4–3 s.o.)2
Men's
Team roster The squad was announced on 12 March 2024.
Head coach: Baba Ndana
Group play
Third and fourth place
Women's
Team roster The squad was announced on 12 March 2024.
Head coach: Baba Ndana
Group play
Final
References