Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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IOC codeNGR
NOCNigeria Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
Competitors77 in 10 sports
Nigeria at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNGR
NOCNigeria Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors77 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Olufunke Oshonaike[1]
Medals
Ranked 78th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Nigeria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. Since the nation made its debut in 1952, Nigerian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

Nigeria Olympic Committee fielded a squad of 77 athletes, 51 men and 26 women, to compete in ten sports at the Games.[2] It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 2000, increasing by a third of its full roster size at London 2012. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Nigeria marked its Olympic debut in rowing, as well as its return to swimming and men's football after an eight-year hiatus. Apart from the men's football squad, Nigeria also returned to the Olympic scene in men's basketball for the second consecutive time.[3]

Topping the list of most experienced athletes on the Nigerian roster were table tennis players Segun Toriola, who set a record as Africa's first ever athlete to feature in seven Olympics, and Olufunke Oshonaike, who became the first female from her country to compete at her sixth consecutive Games.[4] Other notable Nigerian competitors also included sprinter and 2008 bronze medalist Blessing Okagbare, British-born slalom kayaker Jonathan Akinyemi, basketball players Chamberlain Oguchi and Alade Aminu, and weightlifting veteran Mariam Usman (women's +75 kg). Football midfielder John Obi Mikel was named the captain of the Nigerian squad, while Oshonaike acted as both his assistant and the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2][1]

Nigeria left Rio de Janeiro with only a bronze medal won by the men's football squad (captained by Mikel), scoring a 3–2 triumph over the Hondurans.[5][6]

Athletics (track and field)

Nigerian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7][8]

Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, 2016, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) had selected a list of 27 athletes for the Games, featuring long jumper, sprinter, and Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Blessing Okagbare.[9]

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
Ogho-Oghene Egwero 100 m Bye 10.37 6 Did not advance
Seye Ogunlewe Bye 10.26 4 Did not advance
Tega Odele 200 m 21.25 8 N/a Did not advance
Ejowvokoghene Oduduru 20.34 2 Q N/a 20.59 7 Did not advance
Orukpe Erayokan 400 m 47.42 7 N/a Did not advance
Antwon Hicks 110 m hurdles 13.70 4 Q N/a 14.26 7 Did not advance
Miles Ukaoma 400 m hurdles 49.84 5 N/a Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gloria Asumnu 100 m Bye 11.55 5 Did not advance
Jennifer Madu Bye 11.61 5 Did not advance
Blessing Okagbare 100 m Bye 11.16 2 Q 11.09 3 Did not advance
200 m 22.71 1 Q N/a 22.69 5 Did not advance
Margaret Bamgbose 400 m 51.43 3 q N/a 51.92 7 Did not advance
Patience Okon George 51.83 2 Q N/a 52.52 8 Did not advance
Omolara Omotosho 53.22 5 N/a Did not advance
Oluwatobiloba Amusan 100 m hurdles 12.99 5 q N/a 12.91 3 Did not advance
Amaka Ogoegbunam 400 m hurdles 56.96 4 N/a Did not advance
Gloria Asumnu
Jennifer Madu
Blessing Okagbare
Agnes Osazuwa
Peace Uko		 4 × 100 m relay 42.55 2 Q N/a 43.21 8
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Tosin Oke Triple jump 16.47 23 Did not advance
Olu Olamigoke 16.10 32 Did not advance
Stephen Mozia Shot put 18.98 28 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ese Brume Long jump 6.67 3 Q 6.81 5
Doreen Amata High jump 1.89 27 Did not advance
Nwanneka Okwelogu Shot put 16.67 29 Did not advance
Chinwe Okoro Discus throw 58.85 14 Did not advance
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Uhunoma Osazuwa Result 13.75 1.77 13.15 24.67 5.72 33.42 DSQ 4916 29
Points 1014 941 737 917 765 542 0

Basketball

Boxing

Nigeria has entered one boxer to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Efe Ajagba had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[13]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Efe Ajagba Men's super heavyweight Bye  Paul (TTO)
W KO		  Dychko (KAZ)
L 0–3		 Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Nigeria has qualified one canoeist in the men's K-1 class by obtaining a top finish at the 2015 African Canoe Slalom Championships in Sagana, Kenya.[14][15]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jonathan Akinyemi Men's K-1 107.49 20 104.59 19 104.59 20 Did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Nigeria men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.[16][17]

Team roster

The following is the Nigerian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[18]

Head coach: Samson Siasia

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Daniel Akpeyi* (1986-08-03)3 August 1986 (aged 30) 3 0 South African Football Association Chippa United
2 2DF Seth Sincere (1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 18) 25 0 Nigeria Football Federation Rhapsody
3 2DF Kingsley Madu (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 20) 3 0 Slovak Football Association AS Trenčín
4 2DF Shehu Abdullahi (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 23) 9 0 Portuguese Football Federation União da Madeira
5 2DF Saturday Erimuya (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 18) 6 1 Turkish Football Federation Kayseri Erciyesspor
6 2DF William Troost-Ekong (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 22) 6 0 Norwegian Football Federation Haugesund
7 4FW Aminu Umar (1995-03-06)6 March 1995 (aged 21) 9 2 Turkish Football Federation Osmanlıspor
8 3MF Peter Etebo (1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 20) 19 11 Portuguese Football Federation Feirense
9 4FW Imoh Ezekiel (c) (1993-10-24)24 October 1993 (aged 22) 6 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Anderlecht
10 3MF Mikel John Obi* (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 29) 6 1 The Football Association Chelsea
11 4FW Junior Ajayi (1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 20) 19 10 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
12 3MF Saliu Popoola (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21) 8 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Seraing United
13 4FW Umar Sadiq (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 19) 6 4 Italian Football Federation Roma
14 3MF Azubuike Okechukwu (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 19) 24 1 Turkish Football Federation Yeni Malatyaspor
15 2DF Ndifreke Udo (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 17) 18 0 Nigeria Football Federation Abia Warriors
16 2DF Stanley Amuzie (1996-02-28)28 February 1996 (aged 20) 18 0 Portuguese Football Federation Olhanense
17 3MF Mohammed Usman (1994-03-02)2 March 1994 (aged 22) 19 1 Portuguese Football Federation União da Madeira
18 1GK Emmanuel Daniel (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22) 25 0 Nigeria Football Federation Enugu Rangers

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 Quarter-finals
2  Colombia 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Nigeria 5–4 Japan
  • Sadiq 6'
  • Etebo 10', 42', 52' (pen.), 66'
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 29,996[19]
Sweden 0–1 Nigeria
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 23,892[20]
Colombia 2–0 Nigeria
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 36,702[21]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Quarterfinal
Nigeria 2–0 Denmark
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 30,307[22]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Semifinal
Nigeria 0–2 Germany
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 35,562[23]
Bronze medal match
Honduras 2–3 Nigeria
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 9,091[24]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Rowing

Nigeria has qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chierika Ukogu Women's single sculls 8:35.34 3 QF Bye 7:54.44 5 SC/D 8:18.55 4 FD 7:44.76 20

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Nigeria has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying its return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.[25][26][27]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Samson Opuakpo Men's 50 m freestyle 24.85 59 Did not advance
Rechael Tonjor Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:21.43 42 Did not advance

Table tennis

Nigeria has entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Olympic veterans Quadri Aruna and Olufunke Oshonaike secured places each in the men's and women's singles by virtue of a top four finish at the 2015 All-Africa Games.[28] Meanwhile, Segun Toriola and Offiong Edem took the remaining spots on the Nigerian team by virtue of their top 2 finish respectively at the African Qualification Tournament in Khartoum, Sudan. For Toriola, he has become the fourth table tennis player and the first ever African athlete to appear in seven editions of the Summer Olympic Games.[29][30]

Abiodun Bode was awarded the third spot to build the men's team for the Games as the top African nation in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[31]

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 Bye  Wang Y (SVK)
W 4–1		  Chuang C-y (TPE)
W 4–0		  Boll (GER)
W 4–2		  Ma L (CHN)
L 0–4		 Did not advance
Segun Toriola Bye  Prokopcov (CZE)
W 4–2		  Niwa (JPN)
L 2–4		 Did not advance
Bode Abiodun
Quadri Aruna
Segun Toriola		 Men's team N/a  China
L 0–3		 Did not advance
Offiong Edem Women's singles  Yee (FIJ)
W 4–0		  Pavlovich (BLR)
L 1–4		 Did not advance
Olufunke Oshonaike  Sahakian (LIB)
W 4–3		  Diaz (PUR)
L 2–4		 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Nigeria has qualified one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top four national finish at the 2016 African Championships.[32] The team must allocate this place by June 20, 2016.[33]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Mariam Usman Women's +75 kg 115 11 150 8 265 9

Wrestling

Nigeria has qualified a total of seven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spot in the women's freestyle 53 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of Olympic berths were awarded to Nigerian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.[34][35]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST – Decision by points – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Amas Daniel −65 kg Bye  Iakobishvili (GEO)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 17
Soso Tamarau −97 kg Bye  Ibragimov (UZB)
L 0–4 ST		 Did not advance 19
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mercy Genesis −48 kg Bye  Matkowska (POL)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 14
Odunayo Adekuoroye −53 kg Bye  S Mattsson (SWE)
L 0–5 VT		 Did not advance 17
Aminat Adeniyi −58 kg Bye  Olli (FIN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 16
Blessing Oborududu −63 kg Bye  Soronzonbold (MGL)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 14
Hannah Rueben −69 kg Bye  Yeats (CAN)
L 1–4 SP		 Did not advance 14

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