Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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CGF codeNGR
CGANigeria Olympic Committee
Websitenigeriaolympic.org
Competitors92 (41 men and 51 women) in 7 sports
Nigeria at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Nigeria
CGF codeNGR
CGANigeria Olympic Committee
Websitenigeriaolympic.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors92 (41 men and 51 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearers Nnamdi Chinecherem
Folashade Oluwafemiayo
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
11
Silver
9
Bronze
14
Total
34
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Nigeria competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It was Nigeria's 15th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[2]

Nnamdi Chinecherem and Folashade Oluwafemiayo were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldAdijat OlarinoyeWeightliftingWomen's -55 kg30 July
 GoldRafiatu Folashade LawalWeightliftingWomen's -59 kg31 July
 GoldChioma OnyekwereAthleticsWomen's discus throw2 August
 GoldGoodness NwachukwuAthleticsWomen's discus throw F44/644 August
 GoldFolashade OluwafemiayoPara PowerliftingWomen's heavyweight4 August
 GoldOdunayo AdekuoroyeWrestlingWomen's -57 kg5 August
 GoldBlessing OborududuWrestlingWomen's -68 kg5 August
 GoldEucharia IyiaziAthleticsWomen's shot put (F57)6 August
 GoldMercy GenesisWrestlingWomen's -50 kg6 August
 GoldTobi AmusanAthleticsWomen's 100 m hurdles7 August
 GoldEse BrumeAthleticsWomen's long jump7 August
 SilverTaiwo LiadiWeightliftingWomen's -76 kg2 August
 SilverIkechukwu ObichukwuPara PowerliftingMen's heavyweight4 August
 SilverBose OmolayoPara PowerliftingWomen's heavyweight4 August
 SilverFavour OfiliAthleticsWomen's 200 m 6 August
 SilverNasiru SuleTable tennisMen's singles C3–56 August
 SilverIfechukwude IkpeoyiTable tennisWomen's singles C3–56 August
 SilverEbikewenimo WelsonWrestlingMen's -57 kg6 August
 SilverHannah RuebenWrestlingWomen's -76 kg6 August
 SilverElizabeth OshobaBoxingWomen's featherweight7 August
 BronzeEdidiong Joseph UmoafiaWeightliftingMen's -67 kg31 July
 BronzeIslamiyat YusufWeightliftingWomen's -64 kg1 August
 BronzeObiageri AmaechiAthleticsWomen's discus throw2 August
 BronzeMary OsijoWeightliftingWomen's -87 kg2 August
 BronzeNnamdi InnocentPara PowerliftingMen's lightweight4 August
 BronzeEsther KolawoleWrestlingWomen's -62 kg5 August
 BronzeUgochi AlamAthleticsWomen's shot put (F57)6 August
 BronzeIfeanyi OnyekwereBoxingMen's super heavyweight6 August
 BronzeCynthia OgunsemiloreBoxingWomen's lightweight6 August
 BronzeJacinta UmunnakweBoxingWomen's middleweight6 August
 BronzeIsau OgunkunleTable tennisMen's singles C3–56 August
 BronzeFaith ObazuayeTable tennisWomen's singles C6–106 August
 BronzeOgbonna JohnWrestlingMen's -74 kg6 August
 BronzeUdodi Onwuzurike
Favour Ashe
Alaba Akintola
Raymond Ekevwo
Seye Ogunlewe		AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relay7 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 172037
Boxing 459
Judo 224
Para powerlifting 448
Table tennis 8715
Weightlifting 279
Wrestling 4610
Total415192

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Favour Ashe 100 m 10.12 1 Q 10.24 3 did not advance
Raymond Ekevwo 10.14 1 Q 10.36 7 did not advance
Godson Oghenebrume 10.36 3 q 10.52 9 did not advance
Suwaibidu Galadima 100 m (T47) 11.45 3 Q N/a DSQ
Alaba Akintola 200 m 21.28 3 q 21.16 5 did not advance
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli 21.12 3 q 21.39 6 did not advance
Udodi Onwuzurike 21.18 2 Q 20.59 1 Q 20.76 6
Sikiru Adeyemi 400 m 46.63 4 q 47.40 6 did not advance
Dubem Amene 46.77 2 Q DNF did not advance
Samson Nathaniel 46.31 2 Q 47.00 6 did not advance
Ezekiel Nathaniel 400 m hurdles 50.38 2 Q N/a 51.38 6
Udodi Onwuzurike
Favour Ashe
Alaba Akintola
Raymond Ekevwo
Seye Ogunlewe		 4 × 100 m relay 38.85 1 Q N/a 38.81 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Johnson Nnamani
Samson Nathaniel
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli
Sikiru Adeyemi
Ezekiel Nathaniel		 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.36 4 q N/a 3:06.06 7
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Mike Edwards High jump 2.19 6
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Shot put 20.36 4
Kennedy Ezeji Discus throw F44/64 38.76 6
Chinecherem Nnamdi Javelin throw 76.46 9
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rosemary Chukwuma 100 m 11.02 1 Q 11.05 2 Q 11.17 4
Nzubechi Nwokocha 10.99 1 Q 11.06 2 Q 11.18 5
Joy Udo-Gabriel 11.43 3 Q 11.45 6 did not advance
Nzubechi Nwokocha 200 m 25.34 7 did not advance
Favour Ofili 22.71 1 Q 22.66 1 Q 22.51 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Patience George 400 m 52.63 4 q 52.90 5 did not advance
Patience Omovoh 54.40 5 did not advance
Ella Onojuvwevwo 54.02 5 did not advance
Tobi Amusan 100 m hurdles 12.40 1 Q N/a 12.30 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tobi Amusan
Favour Ofili
Rosemary Chukwuma
Nzubechi Nwokocha
Joy Udo-Gabriel		 4 × 100 m relay 42.57 1 Q N/a DQ DQ
Amarachukwu Obi
Ella Onojuvwevwo
Patience Omovoh
Patience George		 4 × 400 m relay N/a 3:33.13 6
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Temitope Adeshina High jump 1.81 1 q 1.81 10
Esther Isa 1.81 8 q 1.81 9
Ese Brume Long jump 6.81 3 Q 7.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ruth Usoro 6.59 7 q 6.56 6
Ruth Usoro Triple jump N/a 14.02 5
Orobosa Frank Shot put 16.27 10 q 16.70 9
Ugochi Alam Shot put (F57) N/a 9.30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Eucharia Iyiazi N/a 10.03 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Obiageri Amaechi Discus throw N/a 56.99 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chioma Onyekwere N/a 61.70 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Goodness Nwachukwu Discus throw F44/64 N/a 36.56 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Oyesade Olatoye Hammer throw 61.74 9 q 66.80 4

Boxing

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Abdul-Afeez Osoba Light middleweight  Hield (BAH)
W KO		  Croft (WAL)
L 0 - 5		 did not advance
Adeyinka Benson Middleweight Bye  Quartey (GHA)
W 3 - 2		  Hickey (SCO)
L RSC		 did not advance
Innocent Ehwarieme Light heavyweight Bye  Bowen (ENG)
L 0 - 5		 did not advance
Ifeanyi Onyekwere Super heavyweight N/a Bye  Feujio (CAN)
W 5 - 0		  Ahlawat (IND)
L 0 - 5		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Yetunde Egunjobi Light flyweight Bye  Stubley (ENG)
L 0 - 5		 did not advance
Elizabeth Oshoba Featherweight  Walsh (NZL)
W 5 - 0		  Guy (TTO)
W 3 - 2		  Rahimi (AUS)
W 4 - 1		  Walsh (NIR)
L 0 - 5		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cynthia Ogunsemilore Lightweight Bye  Kasemang (BOT)
W RSC		  Broadhurst (NIR)
L 0 - 5		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bolanle Shogbamu Light middleweight  Wilkinson (ENG)
L 1 - 4		 did not advance
Jacinta Umunnakwe Middleweight Bye  Ula (TGA)
W WO		  Gramane (MOZ)
L 0 - 5		 Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Judo

A squad of two judoka was entered as of 8 July 2022.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final/BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Patrick Edwin Men's -66 kg  Burns (NIR)
L 00 - 10		 did not advance 9
Fatai Muritala Men's -81 kg  Moorhead (ENG)
L 00 - 10		 did not advance 9
Cecilia James Women's -63 kg  Soko (ZAM)
W 10 - 00		  Haecker (AUS)
L 00 - 10		 Did not advance  H-Jones (WAL)
L 00 - 10		 Did not advance 7
Joy Asonye Women's -70 kg N/a  Coughlan (AUS)
L 00 - 10		 Did not advance  Takayawa (FIJ)
W 10 - 00		  P-Pollard (ENG)
L 00 - 10		 5

Para powerlifting

Athlete Event Result Rank
Thomas Kure Men's lightweight 132.5 4
Nnamdi Innocent 132.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Abdulazeez Ibrahim Men's heavyweight No mark
Ikechukwu Obichukwu 133.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Onyinyechi Mark Women's lightweight DSQ
Latifat Tijani DSQ
Folashade Oluwafemiayo Women's heavyweight 123.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bose Omolayo 115.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Table tennis

Nigeria qualified for both team events via the ITTF World Team Rankings (as of 2 January 2020). Eight players were selected on 8 July 2022.[5]

Singles
Athletes Event Group stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bode Abiodun Men's singles Bye  Dalgleish (SCO)
W 4 - 2		  Shetty (IND)
L 2 - 4		 did not advance
Quadri Aruna Bye Bye  Rumgay (SCO)
W 4 - 0		  Drinkhall (ENG)
L 1 - 4		 did not advance
Olajide Omotayo Bye  Leong (MAS)
W 4 - 3		  Kamal (IND)
L 2 - 4		 did not advance
Isau Ogunkunle Men's singles C3–5  Bullen (ENG)
W 3 - 0		  Alagar (IND)
W 3 - 1		  Wyndham (SLE)
W 3 - 0		 1 Q N/a  H-Spivey (ENG)
L 0 - 3		  Alagar (IND)
W 3 - 0		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nasiru Sule  Mudassar (CAN)
W 3 - 0		  H-Spivey (ENG)
W 3 - 2		  Chen (AUS)
W 3 - 0		 1 Q N/a  Alagar (IND)
W 3 - 1		  H-Spivey (ENG)
L 1 - 3		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tajudeen Agunbiade Men's singles C8–10  Kailis (CYP)
W 3 - 0		  Stacey (CYP)
L 1 - 3		  Chee (MAS)
W 3 - 1		 2 Q N/a  Ma (AUS)
L 0 - 3		  Wilson (ENG)
L 2 - 3		 4
Alabi Olufemi  Wilson (ENG)
L WO		  Syed (CAN)
L WO		  Ma (AUS)
L WO		 4 N/a did not advance
Fatima Bello Women's singles Bye  Hursey (WAL)
L 0 - 4		 did not advance
Offiong Edem Bye  Edghill (GUY)
W 4 - 2		  Lay (AUS)
L 1 - 4		 did not advance
Esther Oribamise  Abel (VAN)
W 4 - 0		  Mou (BAN)
W 4 - 0		 N/a 1 Q  Carey (WAL)
L 2 - 4		 did not advance
Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi Women's singles C3–5  Latu (FIJ)
W 3 - 0		  Patel (IND)
L 0 - 3		  di Toro (AUS)
W 3 - 1		 2 Q N/a  Patel (IND)
W 3 - 1		  Patel (IND)
L 0 - 3		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chinenye Obiora  Tscharke (AUS)
W 3 - 0		  Bailey (ENG)
L 2 - 3		  Patel (IND)
L 1 - 3		 3 N/a did not advance
Faith Obazuaye Women's singles C6–10  Ravi (IND)
W 3 - 0		  Yang (AUS)
L 1 - 3		  Wong (MAS)
W 3 - 0		 2 Q N/a  Lei (AUS)
L 0 - 3		  Pickard (ENG)
W 3 - 1		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Olajide Omotayo
Amadi Omeh		 Men's doubles Bye  Hamza /
Sabbir (BAN)
W 3 – 0		  Britton /
Franklin (GUY)
W 3 – 1		  Pitchford /
Drinkhall (ENG)
L 0 – 3		 did not advance
Quadri Aruna
Bode Abiodun		 Bye  Yiangou /
Elia (CYP)
W 3 – 0		  Koen /
Quek (SGP)
W 3 – 2		  Lum /
Liu (AUS)
L 2 – 3		 did not advance
Esther Oribamise
Ajoke Ojomu		 Women's doubles Bye  Feng /
Zeng (SGP)
L 0 – 3		 did not advance
Offiong Edem
Fatima Bello		 Bye  Greaves /
Thomas (GUY)
W 3 – 0		  Edwards /
Kalam (RSA)
W 3 – 0		  Jee /
Lay (AUS)
L 0 – 3		 did not advance
Olajide Omotayo
Ajoke Ojomu		 Mixed doubles Bye  Yogarajah /
Jalim (MRI)
W 3 – 0		  Gnanasekaran /
Batra (IND)
L 0 – 3		 did not advance
Bode Abiodun
Fatima Bello		 Bye  Commey /
Ankude (GHA)
W 3 – 0		  Luu /
Liu (AUS)
L 0 – 3		 did not advance
Offiong Edem
Quadri Aruna		 Bye  Abrefa /
Kwabi (GHA)
L WO		 did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Quadri Aruna
Olajide Omotayo
Bode Abiodun
Amadi Omeh		 Men's team  South Africa
W 3―0		  Ghana
W 3―0		  Cyprus
W 3―0		 1 Q  Malaysia
W 3―2		  India
L 0―3		  England
L 0―3		 4
Fatima Bello
Offiong Edem
Esther Oribamise
Ajoke Ojomu		 Women's team  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
W 3―0		  Singapore
L 0―3		  England
L 2―3		 3 did not advance

Weightlifting

As of 16 March 2022, nine weightlifters (two men, seven women) qualified for the competition.[6]

Stella Kingsley, Adijat Olarinoye, Rafiatu Folashade Lawal and Joy Ogbonne Eze qualified by winning gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[7] The other five qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Emmanuel Appah 61 kg 110 5 135 5 245 5
Edidiong Joseph Umoafia 67 kg 130 2 160 3 290 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Stella Kingsley 49 kg 75 3 95 5 170 4
Adijat Olarinoye 55 kg 92 GR 1 111 2 203 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rafiatu Folashade Lawal 59 kg 90 GR 1 116 GR 1 206 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Islamiyat Yusuf 64 kg 93 3 119 3 212 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Joy Ogbonne Eze 71 kg 100 2 — — — DNF
Taiwo Liadi 76 kg 96 2 120 2 216 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mary Osijo 87 kg 102 3 123 3 225 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

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