Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NGR
NOC	Nigeria Olympic Committee
Website	www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	75 in 11 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Nigeria is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation made its debut in Helsinki 1952, Nigerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	16	9	25
Badminton	1	0	1
Basketball	0	12	12
Boxing	2	1	3
Canoeing	0	2	2
Cycling	0	1	1
Football	0	18	18
Table tennis	2	2	4
Taekwondo	0	1	1
Weightlifting	0	2	2
Wrestling	1	5	6
Total	22	53	75

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Nigerian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ^[1]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Favour Ashe	Men's 100 m
Godson Oghenebrume
Udodi Onwuzurike	Men's 200 m
Emmanuel Bamidele	Men's 400 m
Samuel Ogazi
Edose Ibadin	Men's 800 m
Ezekiel Nathaniel	Men's 400 m hurdles
	Men's 4 × 100 metres relay			—
	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay			—

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Favour Ofili	Women's 200 m
Ella Onojuvwevwo	Women's 400 m
Tobi Amusan	Women's 100 m hurdles
	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay			—

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay			—

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi	Men's shot put
Ruth Usoro	Women's long jump
Ese Brume

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Nigeria entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	Men's singles

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

5×5 basketball

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nigeria women's	Women's tournament

Women's tournament

Main articles: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The Nigeria women's national basketball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top two eligible nations at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Antwerp, Belgium. ^[2]

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 12 players

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible quarterfinals, based on ranking
4	France (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 29 July 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts

29 July 2024 11:00 v

Boxscore

Nigeria

vs.

Australia

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

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1 August 2024 17:15 v

Boxscore

France

vs.

Nigeria

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

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4 August 2024 13:30 v

Boxscore

Canada

vs.

Nigeria

Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2016, Nigeria entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Dolapo Omole (men's featherweight), Olaitan Olaore (men's heavyweight) and Cynthia Ogunsemilore (women's lightweight) secured one spots in their respective division by advancing to the final match and win the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dolapo Omole	Men's featherweight	0
Olaitan Olaore	Men's heavyweight	0
Cynthia Ogunsemilore	Women's lightweight	0

Canoeing

Main articles: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

2 Nigerian female canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the gold medal result in the C-2 500 metres event at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja, Nigeria.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ayomide Bello Beauty Otudeo	Women's C-2 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Nigeria qualified one rider to compete in the women's road race by finishing in the top two at the 2023 African Championships in Accra, Ghana. ^{[4] [5]}

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Ese Ukpeseraye	Women's road race

Football

Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• A.E.T – After extra time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nigeria women's	Women's tournament	Brazil	Spain	Japan

Women's tournament

Main articles: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Nigeria women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round match in the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament. ^[6]

Team roster

• Women's team event – one team of 18 players

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)

19:00

Nigeria	Match 6	Brazil
	Report

Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux

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28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)

19:00

Spain	Match 11	Nigeria
	Report

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

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31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)

17:00

Japan	Match 18	Nigeria
	Report

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Nigeria entered four table tennis player into Paris 2024. Olajide Omotayo, Offiong Edem and Fatimo Bello qualified for the games following the triumph of winning one of six available quota places, in their respective event, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. Quadri Aruna also qualified as the highest rank African table tennis player.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Quadri Aruna	Men's singles
Olajide Omotayo
Offiong Edem	Women's singles
Fatimo Bello

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Nigeria qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Elizabeth Anyanacho qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of her victory in the semifinal round in under 67 kg class, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Elizabeth Anyanacho	Women's –67 kg

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Nigeria entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rafiatu Lawal (women's 59 kg) and Joy Ogbonne Eze (women's 71 kg) secured two of the top ten slots in their weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rafiatu Lawal	Women's −59 kg
Joy Ogbonne Eze	Women's −71 kg

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Nigeria qualified six wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Odunayo Adekuoroye qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; ^[8] meanwhile the other five wrestlers qualified by winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt. ^{[9] [10]}

Key:

• VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
• VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
• PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
• PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
• ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ashton Mutuwa	Men's −125 kg
Christianah Ogunsanya	Women's −53 kg
Odunayo Adekuoroye	Women's −57 kg
Esther Kolawole	Women's −62 kg
Blessing Oborududu	Women's −68 kg
Hannah Rueben	Women's −76 kg

See also

• Nigeria at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

References

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