| Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NGR |
| NOC | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
| Website | nigeriaolympic |
| inParis, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) | |
| Competitors | 88 (25 men and 63 women) in 12 sports |
| Flag bearers | Tobi Amusan &Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nigeria competed at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation made its debut inHelsinki 1952, Nigerian athletes have appeared in every edition of theSummer Olympic Games, except forMontreal 1976 as part of theCongolese-led boycott.
Nigeria, however, failed to earn a single Olympic medal for the first time since the2012 Summer Olympics as a result of poor athletic performance. Notable athletes includeSamuel Ogazi, who fell out of the Olympic podium by finishing seventh in themen's 400 m, with Nigeria'smen's 4 × 400 metres relay having been disqualified for lane infringement.Blessing Oborududu fell short of her Olympic medal inwomen's freestyle 68 kg in wrestling, losing to bronze medalistNonoka Ozaki of Japan.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 25 | 63 | 88 |
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]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Favour Ashe | Men's 100 m | 10.16 | 4q | — | 10.08 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Godson Oghenebrume | WD[2] | ||||||||
| Kayinsola Ajayi | 10.02 | 1Q | — | 10.13 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Udodi Onwuzurike | Men's 200 m | 20.55 | 5R | 20.51 | 1Q | 20.72 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Emmanuel Bamidele | Men's 400 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Samuel Ogazi | 44.50 | 2Q | Bye | 44.41 | 3 | 44.73 | 7 | ||
| Chidi Okezie | 45.52 | 4 | 45.92 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Edose Ibadin | Men's 800 m | 1.46:56 | 6R | 1:49.09 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Ezekiel Nathaniel | Men's 400 m hurdles | 48.38 | 2Q | 48.65 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Favour Ashe Kayinsola Ajayi Usheoritse Itsekiri Alaba Akintola | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 38.20 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Chidi Okezie Dubem Amene Ezekiel Nathaniel Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | DQ | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rosemary Chukwuma | Women's 100 m | 11.26 | 3Q | — | 11.39 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Favour Ofili | DNS[3] | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tima Godbless | 11.33 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Favour Ofili | Women's 200 m | 22.24 | 1Q | Bye | 22.05 | 2Q | 22.24 | 6 | |
| Tima Godbless | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
| Ella Onojuvwevwo | Women's 400 m | 51.65 | 6R | 50.59 | 1Q | 51.05 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Esther Joseph | DQ | Did not advance | |||||||
| Tobi Amusan | Women's 100 m hurdles | 12.49 | 1Q | Bye | 12.55 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Favour Ofili Tima Godbless Rosemary Chukwuma Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.70SB | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ella Onojuvwevwo Samuel Ogazi Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Patience Okon George | Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:19.99 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Men's shot put | 21.13 | 9q | 21.42 | 6 |
| Chinecherem Nnamdi | Men's javelin throw | 77.53 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Temitope Adeshina | Women's high jump | 1.88 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Ruth Usoro | Women's long jump | 6.68 | 5q | 6.58 | 10 |
| Ese Brume | 6.76 | 4Q | 6.70 | 5 | |
| Prestina Ochonogor | 6.65 | 7q | 6.24 | 12 | |
| Obiageri Amaechi | Women's discus throw | 45.45 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Ashley Anumba | 58.83 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Chioma Onyekwere | 60.78 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Oyesade Olatoye | Women's hammer throw | 66.41 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Nigeria entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on theBWF Race to Paris Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | Men's singles |  Li (CHN)L 0–2 |  Künzi (SUI)L 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Nigeria women's | Women's tournament |  AustraliaW 75–62 |  FranceL 54–75 |  CanadaW 79–70 | 3 |  United StatesL 74–88 | Did not advance | 8 | |
TheNigeria women's national basketball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top two eligible nations at the2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments inAntwerp, Belgium.[4]
A 16-player roster was announced on 7 July 2024.[5] The final squad was revealed on 23 July 2024.[6]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 187 | +35 | 5[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 212 | −1 | 5[a] | |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 207 | +1 | 5[a] | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 224 | −35 | 3 |
29 July 2024 11:00 |
| Nigeria | 75–62 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter:18–17,23–11, 10–19,24–15 | ||
| Pts:Kalu 19 Rebs:Kunaiyi-Akpannah,Musa 7 Asts:Amukamara 9 | Pts:Smith 15 Rebs:Talbot 10 Asts: Talbot 12 | |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy,Lille Attendance: 24,023 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Jenna Reneau (USA) |
1 August 2024 17:15 |
| France | 75–54 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter:24–20,14–11,16–8,21–15 | ||
| Pts:Johannès 15 Rebs:Badiane 6 Asts:Williams 7 | Pts:Kalu 18 Rebs:Musa 9 Asts:Amukamara 5 | |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy,Lille Attendance: 17,483 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
4 August 2024 13:30 |
| Canada | 70–79 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18,23–19, 5–23,24–19 | ||
| Pts:Colley 17 Rebs:Amihere 11 Asts:five players 2 | Pts:Kalu 21 Rebs:Kunaiyi-Akpannah 7 Asts:Amukamara 6 | |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy,Lille Attendance: 27,107 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Blanca Burns (USA), Ariadna Chueca (ESP) |
7 August 2024 21:30 |
| Nigeria | 74–88 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 16–26, 15–24,26–12 | ||
| Pts:Amukamara 19 Rebs:Kunaiyi-Akpannah 8 Asts:Kalu 7 | Pts:Wilson 20 Rebs: Wilson 11 Asts:Thomas 6 | |
Accor Arena,Paris Attendance: 12,437 Referees: Viola Györgyi (NOR), Juan Fernández (ARG), Yann Davidson (MAD) |
For the first time since2016, Nigeria entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament.Dolapo Omole (men's featherweight),Olaitan Olaore (men's heavyweight) andCynthia Ogunsemilore (women's lightweight) secured one spots in their respective division by advancing to the final match and win the2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament inDakar, Senegal.[8] However, Cynthia Ogunsemilore was ultimately disqualified for failing a drug test,[9][10] with Dolapo Omole having failed to participate for unknown reasons.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Men's 57 kg | Did not participate | ||||||
| Olaitan Olaore | Men's 92 kg |  Aibek Oralbay (KAZ)L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Women's 60 kg | Disqualified | ||||||
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 inAbuja,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 | 2:10.11 | 6 | 2:07.86 | 6 | bye | 2:15.20 | 5 | |
Qualification Legend:FA = Qualify to final (medal);FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Nigeria qualified one rider to compete in the women's road race by finishing in the top two at the 2023 African Championships inAccra,Ghana.[11][12]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ese Ukpeseraye | Women's road race | DNF | — |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition TimeSpeed (km/h) | Opposition TimeSpeed (km/h) | Opposition TimeSpeed (km/h) | Opposition TimeSpeed (km/h) | Opposition TimeSpeed (km/h) | Opposition TimeSpeed (km/h) | Rank | Rank | Opposition TimeSpeed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Ese Ukpeseraye | Women's sprint | 11.652 61.792 | 28 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Ese Ukpeseraye | Women's keirin | 6R | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| 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 |  BrazilL 0–1 |  SpainL 0–1 |  JapanL 1–3 | Did not advance | ||||
Nigeria women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round match in the2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament.[13]
Nigeria named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 3 July 2024.[14] On 10 July,Halimatu Ayinde withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced byIfeoma Onumonu.Regina Otu was added to the alternate list.[15]
Head coach:Randy Waldrum
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Tochukwu Oluehi | (1987-05-02)2 May 1987 (aged 37) |  Eastern Flames | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Michelle Alozie | (1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 27) | Houston Dash | ||
| 3 | 2DF | Osinachi Ohale | (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 32) |  Pachuca | ||
| 4 | 2DF | Nicole Payne | (2001-01-18)18 January 2001 (aged 23) | Portland Thorns | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Chidinma Okeke | (2000-08-11)11 August 2000 (aged 23) | Mynavi Sendai | ||
| 6 | 4FW | Esther Okoronkwo | (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 27) | Changchun | ||
| 7 | 3MF | Toni Payne | (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 29) | Sevilla | ||
| 8 | 4FW | Asisat Oshoala | (1994-10-09)9 October 1994 (aged 29) | Bay FC | ||
| 9 | 4FW | Chinonyerem Macleans | (1999-10-01)1 October 1999 (aged 24) |  Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 10 | 3MF | Christy Ucheibe | (2000-12-25)25 December 2000 (aged 23) |  Benfica | ||
| 11 | 3MF | Jennifer Echegini | (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 23) |  Juventus | ||
| 12 | 4FW | Uchenna Kanu | (1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (aged 27) | Racing Louisville | ||
| 13 | 3MF | Deborah Abiodun | (2003-11-02)2 November 2003 (aged 20) | Pittsburgh Panthers | ||
| 14 | 2DF | Oluwatosin Demehin | (2002-03-13)13 March 2002 (aged 22) | Reims | ||
| 15 | 4FW | Rasheedat Ajibade | (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 24) | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 16 | 1GK | Chiamaka Nnadozie | (2000-12-08)8 December 2000 (aged 23) | Paris FC | ||
| 17 | 4FW | Chinwendu Ihezuo | (1997-04-30)30 April 1997 (aged 27) | Pachuca | ||
| 18 | 4FW | Ifeoma Onumonu | (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 30) | Utah Royals |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Nigeria sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tobi Sijuade | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.34 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
| Adaku Nwandu | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.62 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
Nigeria entered four table tennis player into Paris 2024.Olajide Omotayo,Offiong Edem andFatimo 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 inKigali, Rwanda.Quadri Aruna also qualified as the highest rank African table tennis player.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Quadri Aruna | Men's singles | Bye |  E Ionescu (ROU)L 3–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Olajide Omotayo | Bye |  Alamiyan (IRI)L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Offiong Edem | Women's singles | Bye | Takahashi (BRA) L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Fatimo Bello | Bye | Yuan (FRA) L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Nigeria qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Tokyo 2020 OlympianElizabeth Anyanacho qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of her victory in the semifinal round in under 67 kg class, at the2024 African Qualification Tournament inDakar, Senegal.[19]
| 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 | Song Jie (CHN) L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||||
Nigeria entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition.Rafiatu Lawal (women's 59 kg) andJoy 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 | 100 | 7 | 130 | 4 | 230 | 5 |
| Joy Ogbonne Eze | Women's −71 kg | 101 | 9 | 131 | 7 | 232 | 7 |
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 the2023 World Championships inBelgrade, Serbia;[20] meanwhile the other five wrestlers qualified by winning the semifinal round at the2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament inAlexandria, Egypt.[21][22]
Key:
| 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 |  Ligeti (HUN)LPO | Did not advance | ||||
| Christianah Ogunsanya | Women's −53 kg |  Batkhuyag (MGL)LVT | Did not advance | ||||
| Odunayo Adekuoroye | Women's −57 kg |  Chaimaa (ALG)W 0–0VB | Hong (CHN) L 0–5VT | Did not advance | |||
| Esther Kolawole | Women's −62 kg |  Tynybekova (KGZ)LPO | Did not advance | ||||
| Blessing Oborududu | Women's −68 kg | Morais (CAN) W 8–2PO | Larroque (FRA) W 6–2PO | Zhumanazarova (KGZ) L 1–3PO | Bye | Ozaki (JPN) L 0–3PO | 5 |
| Hannah Rueben | Women's −76 kg | Enkh-Amar (MGL) L 2–5PP | Did not advance | ||||
