Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Nigeria at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Nigeria.svg
IOC code NGR
NOC Nigeria Olympic Committee
Website www.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.

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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]

Medalists

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
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ogho-Oghene Egwero 100 m Bye10.376Did not advance
Seye Ogunlewe Bye10.264Did not advance
Tega Odele 200 m 21.258Did not advance
Ejowvokoghene Oduduru 20.342 Q20.597Did not advance
Orukpe Erayokan 400 m 47.427Did not advance
Antwon Hicks 110 m hurdles 13.704 Q14.267Did not advance
Miles Ukaoma 400 m hurdles 49.845Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Gloria Asumnu 100 m Bye11.555Did not advance
Jennifer Madu Bye11.615Did not advance
Blessing Okagbare 100 m Bye11.162 Q11.093Did not advance
200 m 22.711 Q22.695Did not advance
Margaret Bamgbose 400 m 51.433 q51.927Did not advance
Patience Okon George 51.832 Q52.528Did not advance
Omolara Omotosho 53.225Did not advance
Oluwatobiloba Amusan 100 m hurdles 12.995 q12.913Did not advance
Amaka Ogoegbunam 400 m hurdles 56.964Did not advance
Gloria Asumnu
Jennifer Madu
Blessing Okagbare
Agnes Osazuwa
Peace Uko
4 × 100 m relay 42.552 Q43.218
Field events
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Tosin Oke Triple jump 16.4723Did not advance
Olu Olamigoke 16.1032Did not advance
Stephen Mozia Shot put 18.9828Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ese Brume Long jump 6.673 Q6.815
Doreen Amata High jump 1.8927Did not advance
Nwanneka Okwelogu Shot put 16.6729Did not advance
Chinwe Okoro Discus throw 58.8514Did not advance
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Uhunoma Osazuwa Result13.751.7713.1524.675.7233.42DSQ491629
Points10149417379177655420

Basketball

Men's tournament

Nigeria men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the AfroBasket 2015 in Tunisia. [10]

Team roster

The following is the Nigeria roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [11] Captain Olumide Oyedeji quit the squad due to personal problems. [12]

Nigeria men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Ben Uzoh 28 – (1988-03-18)18 March 19881.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Unattached
PG 5 Michael Umeh 31 – (1984-09-18)18 September 19841.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Ironi Nahariya Flag of Israel.svg
F/C 6 Ike Diogu 32 – (1983-09-11)11 September 19832.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Guangdong Southern Tigers Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
G/F 7 Ebi Ere 35 – (1981-08-02)2 August 19811.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Capitanes de Arecibo Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
PG 8 Josh Akognon 30 – (1986-02-10)10 February 19861.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Dinamo Sassari Flag of Italy.svg
G/F 9 Chamberlain Oguchi 30 – (1986-04-28)28 April 19861.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Anwil Włocławek Flag of Poland.svg
G/F 10 Stan Okoye 25 – (1991-04-10)10 April 19911.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Pallacanestro Trapani Flag of Italy.svg
C 11 Andy Ogide 28 – (1987-10-01)1 October 19872.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Flag of Israel.svg
G 12 Michael Gbinije 24 – (1992-06-05)5 June 19922.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Syracuse Orange Flag of the United States.svg
C 13 Shane Lawal 29 – (1986-10-08)8 October 19862.06 m (6 ft 9 in) FC Barcelona Lassa Flag of Spain.svg
F/C 14 Alade Aminu 28 – (1987-09-14)14 September 19872.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Hapoel Eilat B.C. Flag of Israel.svg
F/C 15 Ekene Ibekwe 31 – (1985-07-19)19 July 19852.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CEZ Nymburk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 53240040778 [lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 532432357+758 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 532392428368 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 532441428+138 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)523411407+47
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 514392441496
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 In games among the four teams at 3–2, Croatia and Spain were 2–1 while Argentina and Lithuania were 1–2. Croatia beat Spain 72–70, and Lithuania beat Argentina 81–73.
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
22:30
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6694Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 16–28, 19–22, 16–22
Pts: Diogu 15
Rebs: Diogu 13
Asts: Gbinije, Umeh 3
Pts: Campazzo 19
Rebs: Scola 9
Asts: Campazzo, Ginóbili 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,425
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Damir Javor (SLO), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
19:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg8980Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 23–25, 29–13, 24–26
Pts: Mačiulis 21
Rebs: Sabonis 7
Asts: Kalnietis 12
Pts: Diogu 19
Rebs: Diogu 7
Asts: Ere 4
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,785
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Anne Panther (GER)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
19:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg8796Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 30–18, 25–22, 21–31
Pts: Oguchi 24
Rebs: Diogu 7
Asts: Uzoh 7
Pts: Gasol 16
Rebs: Reyes 9
Asts: Llull 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,999
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Duan Zhu (CHN)

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
22:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg7690Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter:28–21, 11–22, 17–27, 20–20
Pts: Bogdanović 28
Rebs: Simon 6
Asts: Ukić 4
Pts: Umeh 19
Rebs: Diogu 12
Asts: Ere 6
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,720
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS)

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:15
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6986Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter:16–15, 15–27, 21–17, 17–27
Pts: Akognon 16
Rebs: Aminu 7
Asts:four players 2
Pts: Nenê 19
Rebs: Nenê 7
Asts: Huertas 11
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 11,173
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

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]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Efe Ajagba Men's super heavyweight ByeFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Paul  (TTO)
WKO
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  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]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jonathan Akinyemi Men's K-1 107.4920104.5919104.5920Did 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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Daniel Akpeyi* (1986-08-03)3 August 1986 (aged 30)30 Flag of South Africa.svg Chippa United
22 DF Seth Sincere (1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 18)250 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rhapsody
32 DF Kingsley Madu (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 20)30 Flag of Slovakia.svg AS Trenčín
42 DF Shehu Abdullahi (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 23)90 Flag of Portugal.svg União da Madeira
52 DF Saturday Erimuya (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 18)61 Flag of Turkey.svg Kayseri Erciyesspor
62 DF William Troost-Ekong (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 22)60 Flag of Norway.svg Haugesund
74 FW Aminu Umar (1995-03-06)6 March 1995 (aged 21)92 Flag of Turkey.svg Osmanlıspor
83 MF Peter Etebo (1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 20)1911 Flag of Portugal.svg Feirense
94 FW Imoh Ezekiel (c) (1993-10-24)24 October 1993 (aged 22)60 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht
103 MF Mikel John Obi* (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 29)61 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
114 FW Junior Ajayi (1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 20)1910 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
123 MF Saliu Popoola (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21)80 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Seraing United
134 FW Umar Sadiq (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 19)64 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
143 MF Azubuike Okechukwu (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 19)241 Flag of Turkey.svg Yeni Malatyaspor
152 DF Ndifreke Udo (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 17)180 Flag of Nigeria.svg Abia Warriors
162 DF Stanley Amuzie (1996-02-28)28 February 1996 (aged 20)180 Flag of Portugal.svg Olhanense
173 MF Mohammed Usman (1994-03-02)2 March 1994 (aged 22)191 Flag of Portugal.svg União da Madeira
181 GK Emmanuel Daniel (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22)250 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers

* Over-aged player.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 32016606 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 312064+25
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31117704
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30122421
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  • Sadiq Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • Etebo Soccerball shade.svg10', 42', 52' (pen.), 66'
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 29,996 [19]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 23,892 [20]
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 36,702 [21]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Quarterfinal
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Semifinal
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 35,562 [23]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Bronze medal match
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg2–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
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.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Chierika Ukogu Women's single sculls 8:35.343 QFBye7:54.445 SC/D8:18.554 FD7:44.7620

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]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Samson Opuakpo Men's 50 m freestyle 24.8559Did not advance
Rechael Tonjor Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:21.4342Did 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]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Quadri Aruna Men's singles ByeFlag of Slovakia.svg  Wang Y  (SVK)
W 4–1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang C-y  (TPE)
W 4–0
Flag of Germany.svg  Boll  (GER)
W 4–2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma L  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Segun Toriola ByeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Prokopcov  (CZE)
W 4–2
Flag of Japan.svg  Niwa  (JPN)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Bode Abiodun
Quadri Aruna
Segun Toriola
Men's team Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Offiong Edem Women's singles Flag of Fiji.svg  Yee  (FIJ)
W 4–0
Flag of Belarus.svg  Pavlovich  (BLR)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Olufunke Oshonaike Flag of Lebanon.svg  Sahakian  (LIB)
W 4–3
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  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]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Mariam Usman Women's +75 kg 1151115082659

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:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Amas Daniel −65 kg ByeFlag of Georgia.svg  Iakobishvili  (GEO)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance17
Soso Tamarau −97 kg ByeFlag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ibragimov  (UZB)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance19
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mercy Genesis −48 kg ByeFlag of Poland.svg  Matkowska  (POL)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance14
Odunayo Adekuoroye −53 kg ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  S Mattsson  (SWE)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance17
Aminat Adeniyi −58 kg ByeFlag of Finland.svg  Olli  (FIN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance16
Blessing Oborududu −63 kg ByeFlag of Mongolia.svg  Soronzonbold  (MGL)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance14
Hannah Rueben −69 kg ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Yeats  (CAN)
L 1–4 SP
Did not advance14

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Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except 1932 and 1980, joining the United States-led boycott in the latter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Nigeria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation made its debut in 1952, Nigerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Egypt competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the worldwide Great Depression and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as part of the United States-led boycott.

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