Nigeria at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games

Last updated
Nigeria at the
2025 Islamic Solidarity Games
Flag of Nigeria.svg
IOC code NGR
NOC Nigeria Olympic Committee
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Competitors67 in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
14
Islamic Solidarity Games appearances (overview)

Nigeria is scheduled to compete at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games to be held from 7 to 21 November 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1] [2]

Contents

Medalists

Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Boxing 0101
Weightlifting 64313
Total65314
MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rafiatu Lawal Weightlifting Women's 58 kg snatch9 November
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rafiatu Lawal Weightlifting Women's 58 kg Clean & jerk9 November
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Rafiatu Lawal Weightlifting Women's 58 kg Total9 November
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Edidiong Umoafia Weightlifting Men's 71 kg snatch9 November
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Islamiyat Yusuf Weightlifting Women's 69 kg snatch10 November
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sarah Matthew Weightlifting Women's 77 kg snatch10 November
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Edidiong Umoafia Weightlifting Men's 71 kg Total9 November
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Zainab Adeshina Boxing Women's 51 kg10 November
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ruth Ayodele Weightlifting Women's 63 kg Clean & jerk10 November
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sarah Matthew Weightlifting Women's 77 kg Clean & jerk10 November
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Sarah Matthew Weightlifting Women's 77 kg Total10 November
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Edidiong Umoafia Weightlifting Men's 71 kg Clean & jerk9 November
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ruth Ayodele Weightlifting Women's 63 kg snatch10 November
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ruth Ayodele Weightlifting Women's 63 kg Total10 November

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 131225
Boxing 235
Judo 213
Karate 314
Swimming 224
Table tennis 224
Taekwondo 123
Weightlifting 4610
Para weightlifting123
Wrestling 156
Total303767

Athletics

Boxing

AthleteCategoryQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Rank
Ridwan Opeyemi Raheem Men's 65 kgFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Madaminov  (UZB)
Zainab Adeshina Women's 51 kgFlag of Iran.svg  Rasouli  (IRI)
W RSC R1
Flag of Algeria.svg  Mansouri  (ALG)

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteCategorySnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Edidiong Umoafia 71 kg151Gold medal icon.svg175Bronze medal icon.svg326Silver medal icon.svg
Desmond Akano 94 kg1501019063409
Women
AthleteCategorySnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Rafiatu Lawal 58 kg98Gold medal icon.svg122Gold medal icon.svg220Gold medal icon.svg
Ruth Ayodele 63 kg95Bronze medal icon.svg117Silver medal icon.svg212Bronze medal icon.svg
Islamiyat Yusuf 69 kg110Gold medal icon.svg130DNF
Sarah Matthew 77 kg116Gold medal icon.svg129Silver medal icon.svg245Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

AthleteCategoryRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Rank
Stephen Izolo Men's freestyle 65 kg
Mercy Genesis Women's freestyle 50 kg
Christianah Ogunsanya Women's freestyle 53 kg
Esther Kolawole Women's freestyle 62 kg
Hannah Rueben Women's freestyle 68 kg
Damola Ojo Women's freestyle 76 kg

References

  1. "Riyadh 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games". olimpiyat.org.tr. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. "Nigeria". 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.