# Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.
Nigeria Olympic Committee fielded a squad of 77 athletes, 51 men and 26 women, to compete in ten sports at the Games. 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.
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. 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.
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.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Nigeria Olympic football team Daniel AkpeyiMuenfuh SincereKingsley MaduShehu AbdullahiSaturday ErimuyaWilliam Troost-EkongAminu UmarOghenekaro EteboImoh EzekielJohn Obi MikelJunior AjayiPopoola SaliuUmar SadiqAzubuike OkechukwuNdifreke UdoStanley AmuzieUsman MohammedEmmanuel Daniel | Football | Men's tournament | August 20 |
Medals by sport/discipline :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| August 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## 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):
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.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.37 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Seye Ogunlewe | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.26 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tega Odele | 200 m | 21.25 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ejowvokoghene Oduduru | 200 m | 20.34 | 2 Q | — | — | 20.59 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Orukpe Erayokan | 400 m | 47.42 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antwon Hicks | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 | 4 Q | — | — | 14.26 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miles Ukaoma | 400 m hurdles | 49.84 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gloria Asumnu | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.55 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jennifer Madu | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.61 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Blessing Okagbare | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.16 | 2 Q | 11.09 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Blessing Okagbare | 200 m | 22.71 | 1 Q | — | — | 22.69 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Margaret Bamgbose | 400 m | 51.43 | 3 q | — | — | 51.92 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patience Okon George | 400 m | 51.83 | 2 Q | — | — | 52.52 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Omolara Omotosho | 400 m | 53.22 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oluwatobiloba Amusan | 100 m hurdles | 12.99 | 5 q | — | — | 12.91 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amaka Ogoegbunam | 400 m hurdles | 56.96 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gloria Asumnu Jennifer Madu Blessing Okagbare Agnes Osazuwa Peace Uko | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.55 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 43.21 | 8 |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Tosin Oke | Triple jump | 16.47 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olu Olamigoke | Triple jump | 16.10 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stephen Mozia | Shot put | 18.98 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ese Brume | Long jump | 6.67 | 3 Q | 6.81 | 5 |
| Doreen Amata | High jump | 1.89 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nwanneka Okwelogu | Shot put | 16.67 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chinwe Okoro | Discus throw | 58.85 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Women's heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Uhunoma Osazuwa | Result | 13.75 | 1.77 | 13.15 | 24.67 | 5.72 | 33.42 | DSQ | 4916 | 29 |
| Uhunoma Osazuwa | Points | 1014 | 941 | 737 | 917 | 765 | 542 | 0 | 4916 | 29 |

## Basketball
### Men's tournament

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

#### Team roster

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

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 400 | 407 | −7 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 432 | 357 | +75 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 428 | −36 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 441 | 428 | +13 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 411 | 407 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 441 | −49 | 6 | |
* 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
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 66–94 | 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
* Boxscore
| Lithuania | 89–80 | 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
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 87–96 | 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
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 76–90 | 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
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 69–86 | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Efe Ajagba | Men's super heavyweight | Bye | Paul (TTO) W KO | Dychko (KAZ) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jonathan Akinyemi | Men's K-1 | 107.49 | 20 | 104.59 | 19 | 104.59 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did 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.

#### Team roster

The following is the Nigerian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Samson Siasia
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Daniel Akpeyi* | (1986-08-03)3 August 1986 (aged 30) | 3 | 0 | Chippa United |
| 2 | 2DF | Seth Sincere | (1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 18) | 25 | 0 | Rhapsody |
| 3 | 2DF | Kingsley Madu | (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 20) | 3 | 0 | AS Trenčín |
| 4 | 2DF | Shehu Abdullahi | (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 23) | 9 | 0 | União da Madeira |
| 5 | 2DF | Saturday Erimuya | (1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 18) | 6 | 1 | Kayseri Erciyesspor |
| 6 | 2DF | William Troost-Ekong | (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Haugesund |
| 7 | 4FW | Aminu Umar | (1995-03-06)6 March 1995 (aged 21) | 9 | 2 | Osmanlıspor |
| 8 | 3MF | Peter Etebo | (1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 20) | 19 | 11 | Feirense |
| 9 | 4FW | Imoh Ezekiel (c) | (1993-10-24)24 October 1993 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Anderlecht |
| 10 | 3MF | Mikel John Obi* | (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 29) | 6 | 1 | Chelsea |
| 11 | 4FW | Junior Ajayi | (1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 20) | 19 | 10 | Al Ahly |
| 12 | 3MF | Saliu Popoola | (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21) | 8 | 0 | Seraing United |
| 13 | 4FW | Umar Sadiq | (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 19) | 6 | 4 | Roma |
| 14 | 3MF | Azubuike Okechukwu | (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 19) | 24 | 1 | Yeni Malatyaspor |
| 15 | 2DF | Ndifreke Udo | (1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 17) | 18 | 0 | Abia Warriors |
| 16 | 2DF | Stanley Amuzie | (1996-02-28)28 February 1996 (aged 20) | 18 | 0 | Olhanense |
| 17 | 3MF | Mohammed Usman | (1994-03-02)2 March 1994 (aged 22) | 19 | 1 | União da Madeira |
| 18 | 1GK | Emmanuel Daniel | (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22) | 25 | 0 | Enugu Rangers |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Bronze medal match
## 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.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Chierika Ukogu | Women's single sculls | 8:35.34 | 3 QF | Bye | Bye | 7:54.44 | 5 SC/D | 8:18.55 | 4 FD | 7:44.76 | 20 |
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.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Samson Opuakpo | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.85 | 59 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rechael Tonjor | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:21.43 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did 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. 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.
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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Quadri Aruna | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Wang Y (SVK) W 4–1 | Chuang C-y (TPE) W 4–0 | Boll (GER) W 4–2 | Ma L (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Segun Toriola | Men's singles | Bye | Prokopcov (CZE) W 4–2 | Niwa (JPN) L 2–40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bode Abiodun Quadri Aruna Segun Toriola | Men's team | — | — | — | — | China (CHN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Offiong Edem | Women's singles | Yee (FIJ) W 4–0 | Pavlovich (BLR) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olufunke Oshonaike | Women's singles | Sahakian (LIB) W 4–3 | Diaz (PUR) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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. The team must allocate this place by June 20, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Mariam Usman | Women's +75 kg | 115 | 11 | 150 | 8 | 265 | 9 |

## 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.
Key:
* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Decision by points – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Amas Daniel | −65 kg | Bye | Iakobishvili (GEO) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Soso Tamarau | −97 kg | Bye | Ibragimov (UZB) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mercy Genesis | −48 kg | Bye | Matkowska (POL) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Odunayo Adekuoroye | −53 kg | Bye | S Mattsson (SWE) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Aminat Adeniyi | −58 kg | Bye | Olli (FIN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Blessing Oborududu | −63 kg | Bye | Soronzonbold (MGL) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Hannah Rueben | −69 kg | Bye | Yeats (CAN) L 1–4 $^{SP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |