# Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Nigeria competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.
Track and field athlete Blessing Okagbare was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Roland Ezuruike | Powerlifting | Men's lightweight | 10 April |
| Gold | Esther Oyema | Powerlifting | Women's lightweight | 10 April |
| Gold | Ndidi Nwosu | Powerlifting | Women's heavyweight | 10 April |
| Gold | Abdulazeez Ibrahim | Powerlifting | Men's heavyweight | 10 April |
| Gold | Oluwatobiloba Amusan | Athletics | Women's 100 m Hurdles | 13 April |
| Gold | Suwaibidu Galadima | Athletics | Men's 100 m T47 | 13 April |
| Gold | Odunayo Adekuoroye | Wrestling | Women's -57 kg | 13 April |
| Gold | Blessing Oborududu | Wrestling | Women's -68 kg | 13 April |
| Gold | Aminat Adeniyi | Wrestling | Women's -62 kg | 14 April |
| Silver | Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Athletics | Men's Shot Put | 9 April |
| Silver | Bode Abiodun Quadri Aruna Azeez Jamiu Olajide Omotayo Segun Toriola | Table tennis | Men's team | 9 April |
| Silver | Paul Kehinde | Powerlifting | Men's lightweight | 10 April |
| Silver | Lucy Ejike | Powerlifting | Women's lightweight | 10 April |
| Silver | Blessing Onyebuchi | Wrestling | Women's −76 kg | 12 April |
| Silver | Yinka Ajayi Patience Okon George Praise Idamadudu Glory Onome Nathaniel | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 m Relay | 14 April |
| Silver | Faith Obazuaye | Table tennis | Women's TT6-10 | 14 April |
| Silver | Melvin Bibo | Wrestling | Men's -86 kg | 14 April |
| Silver | Quadri Aruna | Table tennis | Men's singles | 15 April |
| Bronze | Bose Samuel | Wrestling | Women's −53 kg | 12 April |
| Bronze | Ebikewenimo Welson | Wrestling | Men's −57 kg | 12 April |
| Bronze | Amas Daniel | Wrestling | Men's -65 kg | 13 April |
| Bronze | Oluwatobiloba Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Joy Udo-Gabriel | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m Relay | 14 April |
| Bronze | Yetunde Odunuga | Boxing | Women's −60 kg | 14 April |
| Bronze | Millicent Agboegbulem | Boxing | Women's −75 kg | 14 April |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| 5 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 April | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 April | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 April | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 April | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 April | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 April | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Boxing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Total | 51 | 37 | 88 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke | 100 m | 10.19 | 1 Q | 10.24 | 1 Q | 10.35 | 7 |
| Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 100 m | 10.38 | 2 Q | 10.426 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Seye Ogunlewe | 100 m | 10.20 | 2 Q | 10.20 | 3 q | 10.19 | 4 |
| Suwaibidu Galadima | 100 m T47 | — | 11.04 | |
| Emmanuel Arowolo | 200 m | 20.99 | 3 q | 21.25 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Orukpe Eraiyokan | 400 m | 47.19 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samson Nathaniel | 400 m | 46.41 | 2 Q | 46.61 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chidi Okezie | 400 m | 45.84 SB | 4 Q | 47.33 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oyeniyi Abejoye | 110 m hurdles | 14.10 | 7 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mohamed Rilwan Alowonle | 400 m hurdles | 49.49 | 4 q | — | 49.80 | 5 |
| Henry Okorie | 400 m hurdles | 52.14 | 7 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emmanuel Arowolo Ogho-Oghene Egwero Usheoritse Itsekiri Seye Ogunlewe Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke* | 4 × 100 m | 38.52 | 3 Q | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Orukpe Eraiyokan Salihu Isah Samson Nathaniel Chidi Okezie | 4 × 400 m | DSQ | DSQ | — | did not advance | did not advance |
* Competed in the heats only.

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Shot put | 20.66 | 2 Q | 21.14 | |
| Eke Kalu | Shot put | 17.62 | 12 q | 17.86 | 12 |
| Stephen Mozia | Discus throw | 59.95 | 6 q | 59.58 | 7 |
| Samuel Kure | Javelin throw | 73.49 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Isoken Igbinosun | 100 m | 11.69 | 3 Q | 11.85 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jennifer Madu | 100 m | 11.62 | 3 Q | 11.59 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joy Udo-Gabriel | 100 m | 11.42 | 2 Q | 11.53 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Isoken Igbinosun | 200 m | 23.54 | 4 Q | 24.03 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Praise Idamadudu | 200 m | 23.55 | 4 Q | 23.69 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Folasade Abugan | 400 m | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yinka Ajayi | 400 m | 51.71 | 1 Q | 51.81 | 2 Q | 52.26 | 8 |
| Patience Okon George | 400 m | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oluwatobiloba Amusan | 100 m hurdles | 12.73 | 1 Q | — | 12.68 | |
| Grace Ayemoba | 100 m hurdles | 13.59 | 5 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Glory Onome Nathaniel | 400 m hurdles | 56.01 | 3 Q | — | 56.39 | 6 |
| Rita Ossai | 400 m hurdles | DNF | DNF | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oluwatobiloba Amusan Rosemary Chukwuma Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor Joy Udo-Gabriel | 4 × 100 m | — | 42.75 | |
| Yinka Ajayi Patience Okon George Praise Idamadudu Glory Onome Nathaniel | 4 × 400 m | — | 3:25.29 | |
| Fadekemi Florence Olude | 20 km walk | — | 1:49:31 | 10 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Precious Okoronkwor | Long jump | 6.12 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Blessing Ibrahim | Triple jump | — | 13.48 | 5 |
| Doreen Amata | High jump | — | 1.80 | 10 |
| Kelechi Nwanaga | Javelin throw | — | 53.17 | 6 |
| Goodness Chinasa Duru | Javelin throw F46 | — | 22.11 | 4 |
| Queen Obisesan | Hammer throw | — | 63.84 | 5 |

## Basketball

Nigeria has qualified a men's basketball teams of 12 athletes. The team qualified after being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth (besides the host nation, Australia).

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

* God'sgift Achiuwa
* Azuoma Dike
* Ike Diogu
* Eli Dung
* Uchenna Iroegbu
* Yakubu Istifanus
* Uchechi Ofoegbu
* Olalekan Olatunji
* Prince Orizu
* Musa Usman
* Abdul Yahaya
* Abdulwahab Yakubu

#### Pool A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 183 | +88 | 6 | Semifinals |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 204 | +61 | 5 | Semifinals |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 244 | −47 | 4 | Qualifying finals |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 289 | −102 | 3 | Qualifying finals |
* 6 April 2018 20:00 vte
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 65–110 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 20–26, 8–31, 22–29 |||
| Pts: Dike 15 Rebs: Achiuwa 8 Asts: Ofoegbu, Achiuwa 2 | | Pts: Abercrombie 21 Rebs: Pledger 10 Asts: Ili, Kenny 6 |
* Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns Referees: Liszka (POL), Kom Njilo (CMR), Unsworth (GBR)
* 7 April 2018 14:00 vte
* Boxscore
| Canada | 82–67 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 20–21, 14–15, 25–15 |||
| Pts: Diressa, Alleyn 24 Rebs: Tutu 6 Asts: Nissen 4 | | Pts: Diogu 29 Rebs: Diogu 15 Asts: Iroegbu, Diogu 3 |
* Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns Referees: Boyer (AUS), Kom Njilo (CMR), Unsworth (GBR)
* 9 April 2018 21:00 vte
* Boxscore
| Australia | 97–55 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-17, 25-10, 28-14, 21-14 |||
| Pts: Brandt 16 Rebs: Cadee 9 Asts: Sobey 5 | | Pts: Diogu 19 Rebs: Achiuwa 8 Asts: Ofoegbu 3 |
* Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns Referees: Liszka (POL), Kom Njilo (CMR), Dodds (GBR)

#### Qualifying finals

* 10 April 2018 17:30 vte
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 61–66 | Scotland |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 12–17, 18–6, 15–20 |||
| Pts: Diogu 24 Rebs: Diogu 15 Asts: Iroegbu, Ofoegbu 4 | | Pts: Murray 17 Rebs: Murray, Achara 8 Asts: Malcolm 4 |
* Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns Referees: Arnauld Kom Njilo (CMR), Artur Decastro (MOZ)

## Boxing

Nigeria participated with a team of 8 athletes (4 men and 4 women)

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sikiru Ojo | −56 kg | — | Samuel Addo (GHA) L 1-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adeola Soyoye | −60 kg | Thadius Katua (PNG) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Osita Umeh | −69 kg | Manoj Kumar (IND) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lukmon Lawal | −81 kg | — | Regarn Simbwa (UGA) L 1-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ayisat Oriyomi | −51 kg | — | Carly McNaul (NIR) L ABD | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yetunde Odunuga | −60 kg | BYE | Caroline Veyre (CAN) W RSC | Paige Murney (ENG) L 1-4 | Did not advance | |
| Itunu Oriola | −69 kg | BYE | Kaye Scott (AUS) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Millicent Agboegbulem | −75 kg | Salote Huni (TGA) W 5-0 | Elizabeth Andiego (KEN) W 5-0 | Caitlin Parker (AUS) L 0-5 | Did not advance | |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Nigeria participated with 1 athlete (1 man).

#### Individual Qualification

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Tayo Fakiyesi | Qualification | 7.650 | — | — | 12.475 | — | — | — | — |

### Rhythmic

Nigeria participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).

#### Individual Qualification

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Jade Faulkner | Qualification | 9.800 | 8.500 | 9.500 | 6.000 | 33.800 | 24 |

## Table tennis

Nigeria participated with 7 athletes (6 men and 1 woman).

### Singles

| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bode Abiodun | Men's singles | Benjamin (SLE) W 4 - 0 | Takooa (KIR) W 4 - 0 | 1 Q | Cathcart (NIR) W 4 - 1 | Pitchford (ENG) L 1 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Quadri Aruna | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Chan Yook Fo (MRI) W 4 - 0 | Pang (SGP) W 4 - 1 | Desai (IND) W 4 - 0 | Kamal (IND) W 4 - 0 | Gao (SGP) L 2 - 4 | |
| Segun Toriola | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Wilson (TTO) W 4 - 1 | Gnanasekaran (IND) L RET | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bode Abiodun Olajide Omotayo | Men's doubles | Bye | Khawaja / Rameez (PAK) W 3 - 0 | Drinkhall / Pitchford (ENG) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Quadri Aruna Segun Toriola | Men's doubles | Bye | Tomlinson / Watson (JAM) W 3 - 0 | Choong / Leong (MAS) W 3 - 1 | Pang / Poh (SGP) L 1 - 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bode Abiodun Quadri Aruna Azeez Jamiu Olajide Omotayo Segun Toriola | Men's team | Belize (BIZ) W 3 - 0 | Malaysia (MAS) W 3 - 1 | 1 Q | Bye | Australia (AUS) W 3 - 1 | England (ENG) W 3 - 2 | India (IND) L 0 - 3 | |

### Para-sport

| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Temitope Ogunsanya | Men's TT6–10 | Cogill (RSA) L 0 - 3 | Mizrachi (AUS) L 0 - 3 | Wilson (ENG) L 0 - 3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Faith Obazuaye | Women's TT6–10 | McDonnell (AUS) W 3 - 0 | Sutar (IND) W 3 - 0 | Chan (CAN) W 3 - 0 | 1 Q | Pickard (ENG) W 3 - 0 | Tapper (AUS) L 1 - 3 | |

## Weightlifting

Nigeria participated with 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Favour Agboro | Men's −62 kg | 112 | 9 | 156 | 3 | 268 | 5 |
| Michael Anyalewechi | Men's −85 kg | 147 | 3 | 177 | 5 | 324 | 5 |
| Monica Uweh | Women's −48 kg | 66 | 5 | 88 | 4 | 154 | 5 |
| Fatima Yakubu | Women's −53 kg | did not finish | did not finish | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start |

### Powerlifting

Nigeria participated with 6 athletes (3 men and 3 women).
| Athlete | Event | Result |
| Roland Ezuruike | Men's lightweight | 224.3 |
| Paul Kehinde | Men's lightweight | 219.9 |
| Abdulazeez Ibrahim | Men's heavyweight | 191.9 |
| Lucy Ejike | Women's lightweight | 134.1 |
| Esther Oyema | Women's lightweight | 141.6 |
| Ndidi Nwosu | Women's heavyweight | 110.4 |

## Wrestling

Nigeria participated with 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women).

### Repechage Format

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ebikewenimo Welson | Men's -57 kg | Bye | Etko (SCO) W 4 - 0 | Takahashi (CAN) L 0 - 5 | Bye | Combrinck (RSA) W 3 - 1 | |
| Amas Daniel | Men's -65 kg | van Rensburg (RSA) W 3 - 0 | Punia (IND) L 0 - 4 | Did not advance | Richards (NZL) W 4 - 0 | de Marinis (CAN) W 3 - 1 | |
| Ebimienfaghe Assizecourt | Men's -74 kg | Bye | Ali Amzad (BAN) W 4 - 0 | Botha (RSA) L 0 - 5 | Bye | Dodge (WAL) L 0 - 5 | 5 |
| Melvin Bibo | Men's -86 kg | Bye | Conteh (SLE) W 5 - 0 | Eslami (ENG) W 4 - 0 | — | Inam (PAK) L 0 - 3 | |
| Soso Tamarau | Men's -97 kg | Bye | Nyamsi Tchouga (CMR) W 4 - 1 | Khatri (IND) L 1 - 3 | Bye | Kaouslidis (CYP) L 1 - 3 | 5 |
| Blessing Onyebuchi | Women's -76 kg | — | Pariadhaven (MRI) W 4 - 0 | Kiran (IND) W 4 - 0 | — | Wiebe (CAN) L 0 - 5 | |

### Group Stage Format

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Odunayo Adekuoroye | Women's -57 kg | McDaid (NIR) W 4 - 0 | Essombe Tiako (CMR) W 4 - 1 | Genave (MRI) W 4 - 0 | 1 Q | Schaefer (CAN) W 4 - 0 | Dhanda (IND) W 3 - 1 | |
| Blessing Oborududu | Women's -68 kg | Nthiga (KEN) W 5 - 0 | Sultana (BAN) W 5 - 0 | — | 1 Q | Kakran (IND) W 4 - 1 | Lappage (CAN) W 3 - 1 | |

### Nordic Format

| Athlete | Event | Nordic Round Robin | Nordic Round Robin | Nordic Round Robin | Nordic Round Robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sinivie Boltic | Men's -125 kg | Raza (PAK) L 0 - 5 | Jarvis (CAN) L INJ | Kouamen Mbianga (CMR) NP | Malik (IND) L INJ | 4 |
| Mercy Genesis | Women's -50 kg | Phogat (IND) L 1 - 3 | MacDonald (CAN) L 0 - 4 | Kaur (AUS) W 4 - 0 | — | 3 |
| Bose Samuel | Women's −53 kg | Kumari (IND) L 1 - 3 | Holland (AUS) W 4 - 0 | Weicker (CAN) L 0 - 4 | Dilhani (SRI) W 5 - 0 | |
| Aminat Adeniyi | Women's -62 kg | Etane Ngolle (CMR) W 4 - 0 | Malik (IND) W 3 - 1 | Ford (NZL) W 4 - 0 | Fazzari (CAN) W 5 - 0 | |