Nigeria at the 2023 African Games

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

Nigeria at the 2023 African Games
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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)
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Medal table

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Zimbabwe Emerging	3	3	0	0	0	6	1.600	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Namibia	3	1	2	0	0	2	0.195
3	Tanzania	3	1	2	0	0	2	−0.220
4	Nigeria	3	1	2	0	0	2	−1.158

Source: ESPNcricinfo

17 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Zimbabwe Emerging 197/6 (20 overs)	v	Namibia 162/8 (20 overs)
Brian Bennett 65 (39) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 2/27 (4 overs)		Malan Kruger 46 (23) Tashinga Musekiwa 3/29 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 35 runs Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Owen Muzondo (Zim)

• Zimbabwe Emerging won the toss and elected to bat.

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18 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Tanzania 86 (19.5 overs)	v	Zimbabwe Emerging 90/6 (16.3 overs)
Omary Kitunda 43 (40) Wallace Mubayiwa 3/12 (4 overs)		Clive Madande 42* (39) Ally Kimote 2/12 (3 overs)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 4 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Wallace Mubayiwa (Zim)

• Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

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20 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Nigeria 88 (17.4 overs)	v	Zimbabwe Emerging 91/0 (16 overs)
Vincent Adewoye 19* (15) Owen Muzondo 3/11 (4 overs)		Tadiwanashe Marumani 47* (44)

Zimbabwe Emerging won by 10 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Owen Muzondo (Zim)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

Women's

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

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	South Africa Emerging	3	2	1	0	0	4	1.887	Advanced to the knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	1	1	0	1	3	0.778
3	Tanzania	3	1	1	0	1	3	−1.130
4	Namibia	3	1	2	0	0	2	−1.421

Source: ESPNcricinfo

7 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Tanzania 58/3 (10 overs)	v	Nigeria
Hudaa Omary 18* (26) Usen Peace 1/3 (2 overs)

No result Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Sarah Dambanevana (Zim)

• Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
• No further play was possible due to rain.
• Usen Peace (Nga) made her T20I debut.

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8 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Nigeria 111/6 (20 overs)	v	Namibia 56 (18.4 overs)
Salome Sunday 40 (36) Kayleen Green 2/19 (4 overs)		Yasmeen Khan 17 (19) Usen Peace 3/5 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 55 runs Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Usen Peace (Nga)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Nigeria 74 (18.4 overs)	v	South Africa Emerging 78/6 (14.5 overs)
Favour Eseigbe 17 (28) Seshnie Naidu 4/13 (4 overs)		Faye Tunnicliffe 45 (34) Lillian Udeh 5/18 (4 overs)

South Africa Emerging won by 4 wickets Achimota Oval B, Accra Umpires: Isaac Oyieko (Ken) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Seshnie Naidu (SA)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

Semi-finals

11 March 2024 13:50 Scorecard

Nigeria 74/9 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 75/5 (16 overs)
Lucky Piety 13 (14) Kelis Ndhlovu 3/12 (4 overs)		Modester Mupachikwa 26 (43) Peculiar Agboya 2/12 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Kelis Ndhlovu (Zim)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.

Bronze medal match

13 March 2024 09:30 Scorecard

Uganda 76/8 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 78/7 (19.2 overs)
Immaculate Nakisuuyi 21 (43) Peculiar Agboya 3/11 (4 overs)		Salome Sunday 37 (50) Janet Mbabazi 2/8 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 3 wickets Achimota Oval A, Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Stacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Salome Sunday (Nga)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
• Concy Aweko (Uga) took her 100th wicket in T20Is.

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 Jospeh
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	9	6	+3	9	Final
2	Ghana (H)	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	3	Third place match
4	Kenya	3	0	0	3	4	8	−4	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts

17 March 2024 14:00 Ghana 1–0 Nigeria Damalie  58' Report Umpires: Deepak Joshi (IND) Haroon Rashid (PAK)

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18 March 2024 10:00 Egypt 5–4 Nigeria El-Ganaini  17', 36' Ragab  29' Sayed  32' Mamdouh  51' Report Samaila  21', 30' Victor  32', 49' Umpires: Deepak Joshi (IND) Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)

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20 March 2024 14:00 Nigeria 2–1 Kenya Samaila  15', 21' Report Masambu  7' Umpires: Nortey Ebenezer (GHA) Mohamed Hassan (EGY)

Third and fourth place

22 March 2024 14:00 Nigeria 2–1 Kenya Samaila  33' John  43' Report Kariuki  53' Umpires: Mohamed Hassan (EGY) Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana (H)	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Final
2	Nigeria	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	Kenya	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts

18 March 2024 14:00 Nigeria 0–1 Ghana Report Berko  19' Umpires: Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU) Haroon Rashid (PAK)

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20 March 2024 10:00 Nigeria 1–0 Kenya Njoku  60' Report Umpires: Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU) Evelyn Fiador (GHA)

Final

22 March 2024 13:30 Ghana 0–0 Nigeria Report Penalties Opoku Umaru Amoako Bamfo Owusuwaa Umaru Opoku Amoako 4–3 Johnson Jerry Christopher Saturday Billo Christopher Johnson Jerry Umpires: Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU) Haroon Rashid (PAK)