# Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Nigeria participated at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. It won 4 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze medals.

## Medals

| | | | | Total |
| Nigeria | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Adekunle Adesoji | Athletics | Men's 100 m EAD T12 | ??? |
| Gold | Njideka Iyiazi | Athletics | Women's Seated Shot Put EAD | ??? |
| Gold | Ruel Ishaku | Weightlifting | Open EAD Powerlifting | ??? |
| Gold | Monday Merotohun Segun Toriola | Table Tennis | Men's Doubles | 25 March |
| Silver | Olusoji Fasuba | Athletics | Men's 100 m | 20 March |
| Silver | Virginia Ohagwu | Athletics | Women's Seated Shot Put EAD | ??? |
| Silver | Otonye Iworima | Athletics | Women's Triple Jump | 21 March |
| Silver | Vivian Chukwuemeka | Athletics | Women's Shot Put | 22 March |

### Silver

Boxing
    Adura Olalehin, Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Table Tennis
    Faith Obiora, Women's Singles EAD

### Bronze

Athletics
    Etinosa Eriyo, Men's 100 m EAD T12
    Vitalis Lanshima, Men's 200 m EAD T46
    Christiana Ekpukhon, Folashade Abugan, Joy Eze, and Kudirat Akhigbe, Women's 4x400 m Relay
Boxing
    Nestor Bolum, Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
    Olufemi Ajayi, Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)
Table Tennis
    Kazeem Nasiru, Monday Merotohun, Segun Toriola, Seun Ajetun, and Tajudeen Jegede, Men's Team Competition
    Segun Toriola, Men's Singles

## Nigeria's Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
### Athletics
#### Men's Competition

* Adekunle Adesoji
* Jelili Akanni
* Deji Aliu
* Uzodinma Alozie
* Charles Arosanyin
* Uchenna Emedolu
* Etinosa Eriyo
* Peter Emelieze
* Soji Fasuba
* James Godday
* Anthony Imbimoh
* Vitalis Lanshima
* Bola Gee Lawal
* Godwin Mbakara
* Audu Musa
* Salim Nurudeen
* Lee Okoroafu
* Osazuwa Osamudiame
* Enefiok Udo-Obong
* Saul Weigopwa

#### Women's Competition

* Folashade Abugan
* Olufunke Adeoye
* Esther Aghatise
* Kudirat Akhigbe
* Vivian Chukwuemeka
* Joy Digha
* Jane Dike
* Nkiruka Domike
* Grace Ebor
* Christiana Ekpukhon
* Oluwabunmi Eluwole
* Joy Eze
* Otonye Iworima
* Njideka Iyiazi
* Mercy Nku
* Patricia Nnaji
* Funmilola Ogundana
* Chinonyelum Ohadugha
* Virginia Ohagwu
* Endurance Ojokolo
* Tina Okparaugo
* Chinedu Onikeku
* Omolola Sangodeyi

### Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
* Lukumon Akinolugbade
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
* Saheed Oladele Olawale
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
* Nestor Bolum
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
* Rasheed Lawal
Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)
* Chukwudi Nwaiwu
Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)
* Olufemi Ajayi
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
* Davidson King Emenogu
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
* Adura Olalehin
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
* Emmanuel Izonritei
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
* Olanrewaju Durodola

### Field Hockey
#### Women's team

* Ladi Rogers
* Helen Obialor
* Christy Bulus
* Queen Anuwa
* Ajuma Ejegwa
* Lucy Micheal Aleji
* Lorinda Sati Yohanna
* Justina Onyedum
* Christy Agbo
* Oluchi Obiefule
* Itohan Evbenafese
* Ijenwa Okah
* Lilian Obasi
* Susan Bulus
* Serah Izang
* Patricia Uzuebu
Head coach: Christian Kubeinje

### Basketball
#### Men's team

* 4-Chidozie Nwoye
* 5-Ogoh Odaudu
* 6-Dennis Ebikoro
* 7-Abubakar Usman
* 8-Stanley Gumut
* 9-Abdulrahman Mohammed (captain)
* 10-Baba Jubril
* 11-Priwitt Gagara
* 12-Edem Ekpenyong
* 13-Nnadubem Muoneke
* 14-Ejike Ugboaja
* 15-Olumide Oyedeji
Head coach: Sani Ahmed

#### Women's team

* 4-Amaka Adibeli
* 5-Tamunomiete Whyte
* 6-Mobolaji Akiode
* 7-Mercy Okorie (captain)
* 8-Funmi Ojelabi
* 10-Tayeloly Adeniyi
* 11-Adenike Dawodu
* 12-Parricia Chukwuma
* 13-Rashidat Sadiq
* 14-Chioma Udeaja
* 15-Ezinne James
Head coach Scott Nnaji