# Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Nigeria competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was Nigeria's 15th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Nnamdi Chinecherem and Folashade Oluwafemiayo were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Adijat Olarinoye | Weightlifting | Women's -55 kg | 30 July |
| Gold | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal | Weightlifting | Women's -59 kg | 31 July |
| Gold | Chioma Onyekwere | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 2 August |
| Gold | Goodness Nwachukwu | Athletics | Women's discus throw F44/64 | 4 August |
| Gold | Folashade Oluwafemiayo | Para Powerlifting | Women's heavyweight | 4 August |
| Gold | Odunayo Adekuoroye | Wrestling | Women's -57 kg | 5 August |
| Gold | Blessing Oborududu | Wrestling | Women's -68 kg | 5 August |
| Gold | Eucharia Iyiazi | Athletics | Women's shot put (F57) | 6 August |
| Gold | Mercy Genesis | Wrestling | Women's -50 kg | 6 August |
| Gold | Tobi Amusan | Athletics | Women's 100 m hurdles | 7 August |
| Gold | Ese Brume | Athletics | Women's long jump | 7 August |
| Silver | Taiwo Liadi | Weightlifting | Women's -76 kg | 2 August |
| Silver | Ikechukwu Obichukwu | Para Powerlifting | Men's heavyweight | 4 August |
| Silver | Bose Omolayo | Para Powerlifting | Women's heavyweight | 4 August |
| Silver | Favour Ofili | Athletics | Women's 200 m | 6 August |
| Silver | Nasiru Sule | Table tennis | Men's singles C3–5 | 6 August |
| Silver | Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi | Table tennis | Women's singles C3–5 | 6 August |
| Silver | Ebikewenimo Welson | Wrestling | Men's -57 kg | 6 August |
| Silver | Hannah Rueben | Wrestling | Women's -76 kg | 6 August |
| Silver | Elizabeth Oshoba | Boxing | Women's featherweight | 7 August |
| Bronze | Edidiong Joseph Umoafia | Weightlifting | Men's -67 kg | 31 July |
| Bronze | Islamiyat Yusuf | Weightlifting | Women's -64 kg | 1 August |
| Bronze | Obiageri Amaechi | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 2 August |
| Bronze | Mary Osijo | Weightlifting | Women's -87 kg | 2 August |
| Bronze | Nnamdi Innocent | Para Powerlifting | Men's lightweight | 4 August |
| Bronze | Esther Kolawole | Wrestling | Women's -62 kg | 5 August |
| Bronze | Ugochi Alam | Athletics | Women's shot put (F57) | 6 August |
| Bronze | Ifeanyi Onyekwere | Boxing | Men's super heavyweight | 6 August |
| Bronze | Cynthia Ogunsemilore | Boxing | Women's lightweight | 6 August |
| Bronze | Jacinta Umunnakwe | Boxing | Women's middleweight | 6 August |
| Bronze | Isau Ogunkunle | Table tennis | Men's singles C3–5 | 6 August |
| Bronze | Faith Obazuaye | Table tennis | Women's singles C6–10 | 6 August |
| Bronze | Ogbonna John | Wrestling | Men's -74 kg | 6 August |
| Bronze | Udodi Onwuzurike Favour Ashe Alaba Akintola Raymond Ekevwo Seye Ogunlewe | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 7 August |

## 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 |
| Boxing | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Judo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Para powerlifting | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Table tennis | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Wrestling | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Total | 41 | 51 | 92 |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Favour Ashe | 100 m | 10.12 | 1 Q | 10.24 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Raymond Ekevwo | 100 m | 10.14 | 1 Q | 10.36 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Godson Oghenebrume | 100 m | 10.36 | 3 q | 10.52 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Suwaibidu Galadima | 100 m (T47) | 11.45 | 3 Q | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Alaba Akintola | 200 m | 21.28 | 3 q | 21.16 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli | 200 m | 21.12 | 3 q | 21.39 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Udodi Onwuzurike | 200 m | 21.18 | 2 Q | 20.59 | 1 Q | 20.76 | 6 |
| Sikiru Adeyemi | 400 m | 46.63 | 4 q | 47.40 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dubem Amene | 400 m | 46.77 | 2 Q | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samson Nathaniel | 400 m | 46.31 | 2 Q | 47.00 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ezekiel Nathaniel | 400 m hurdles | 50.38 | 2 Q | — | — | 51.38 | 6 |
| Udodi Onwuzurike Favour Ashe Alaba Akintola Raymond Ekevwo Seye Ogunlewe | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.85 | 1 Q | — | — | 38.81 | |
| Johnson Nnamani Samson Nathaniel Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Sikiru Adeyemi Ezekiel Nathaniel | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.36 | 4 q | — | — | 3:06.06 | 7 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Mike Edwards | High jump | 2.19 | 6 |
| Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Shot put | 20.36 | 4 |
| Kennedy Ezeji | Discus throw F44/64 | 38.76 | 6 |
| Chinecherem Nnamdi | Javelin throw | 76.46 | 9 |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rosemary Chukwuma | 100 m | 11.02 | 1 Q | 11.05 | 2 Q | 11.17 | 4 |
| Nzubechi Nwokocha | 100 m | 10.99 | 1 Q | 11.06 | 2 Q | 11.18 | 5 |
| Joy Udo-Gabriel | 100 m | 11.43 | 3 Q | 11.45 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nzubechi Nwokocha | 200 m | 25.34 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Favour Ofili | 200 m | 22.71 | 1 Q | 22.66 | 1 Q | 22.51 | |
| Patience George | 400 m | 52.63 | 4 q | 52.90 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patience Omovoh | 400 m | 54.40 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ella Onojuvwevwo | 400 m | 54.02 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tobi Amusan | 100 m hurdles | 12.40 | 1 Q | — | — | 12.30 | |
| Tobi Amusan Favour Ofili Rosemary Chukwuma Nzubechi Nwokocha Joy Udo-Gabriel | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.57 | 1 Q | — | — | DQ | DQ |
| Amarachukwu Obi Ella Onojuvwevwo Patience Omovoh Patience George | 4 × 400 m relay | — | — | — | — | 3:33.13 | 6 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Temitope Adeshina | High jump | 1.81 | 1 q | 1.81 | 10 |
| Esther Isa | High jump | 1.81 | 8 q | 1.81 | 9 |
| Ese Brume | Long jump | 6.81 | 3 Q | 7.00 | |
| Ruth Usoro | Long jump | 6.59 | 7 q | 6.56 | 6 |
| Ruth Usoro | Triple jump | — | — | 14.02 | 5 |
| Orobosa Frank | Shot put | 16.27 | 10 q | 16.70 | 9 |
| Ugochi Alam | Shot put (F57) | — | — | 9.30 | |
| Eucharia Iyiazi | Shot put (F57) | — | — | 10.03 | |
| Obiageri Amaechi | Discus throw | — | — | 56.99 | |
| Chioma Onyekwere | Discus throw | — | — | 61.70 | |
| Goodness Nwachukwu | Discus throw F44/64 | — | — | 36.56 | |
| Oyesade Olatoye | Hammer throw | 61.74 | 9 q | 66.80 | 4 |

## Boxing
### Men

| 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 |
| Abdul-Afeez Osoba | Light middleweight | Hield (BAH) W KO | Croft (WAL) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adeyinka Benson | Middleweight | Bye | Quartey (GHA) W 3 - 2 | Hickey (SCO) L RSC | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Innocent Ehwarieme | Light heavyweight | Bye | Bowen (ENG) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ifeanyi Onyekwere | Super heavyweight | — | Bye | Feujio (CAN) W 5 - 0 | Ahlawat (IND) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Yetunde Egunjobi | Light flyweight | Bye | Stubley (ENG) L 0 - 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elizabeth Oshoba | Featherweight | Walsh (NZL) W 5 - 0 | Guy (TTO) W 3 - 2 | Rahimi (AUS) W 4 - 1 | Walsh (NIR) L 0 - 5 | |
| Cynthia Ogunsemilore | Lightweight | Bye | Kasemang (BOT) W RSC | Broadhurst (NIR) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | |
| Bolanle Shogbamu | Light middleweight | Wilkinson (ENG) L 1 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jacinta Umunnakwe | Middleweight | Bye | Ula (TGA) W WO | Gramane (MOZ) L 0 - 5 | Did not advance | |

## Judo

A squad of two judoka was entered as of 8 July 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | Final/BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Patrick Edwin | Men's -66 kg | Burns (NIR) L 00 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Fatai Muritala | Men's -81 kg | Moorhead (ENG) L 00 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Cecilia James | Women's -63 kg | Soko (ZAM) W 10 - 00 | Haecker (AUS) L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | H-Jones (WAL) L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Joy Asonye | Women's -70 kg | — | Coughlan (AUS) L 00 - 10 | Did not advance | Takayawa (FIJ) W 10 - 00 | P-Pollard (ENG) L 00 - 10 | 5 |

## Para powerlifting

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Thomas Kure | Men's lightweight | 132.5 | 4 |
| Nnamdi Innocent | Men's lightweight | 132.5 | |
| Abdulazeez Ibrahim | Men's heavyweight | No mark | No mark |
| Ikechukwu Obichukwu | Men's heavyweight | 133.6 | |
| Onyinyechi Mark | Women's lightweight | DSQ | DSQ |
| Latifat Tijani | Women's lightweight | DSQ | DSQ |
| Folashade Oluwafemiayo | Women's heavyweight | 123.4 | |
| Bose Omolayo | Women's heavyweight | 115.2 | |

## Table tennis

Nigeria qualified for both team events via the ITTF World Team Rankings (as of 2 January 2020). Eight players were selected on 8 July 2022.

### Singles

| Athletes | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bode Abiodun | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Dalgleish (SCO) W 4 - 2 | Shetty (IND) L 2 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Quadri Aruna | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Rumgay (SCO) W 4 - 0 | Drinkhall (ENG) L 1 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olajide Omotayo | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Leong (MAS) W 4 - 3 | Kamal (IND) L 2 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Isau Ogunkunle | Men's singles C3–5 | Bullen (ENG) W 3 - 0 | Alagar (IND) W 3 - 1 | Wyndham (SLE) W 3 - 0 | 1 Q | — | — | — | H-Spivey (ENG) L 0 - 3 | Alagar (IND) W 3 - 0 | |
| Nasiru Sule | Men's singles C3–5 | Mudassar (CAN) W 3 - 0 | H-Spivey (ENG) W 3 - 2 | Chen (AUS) W 3 - 0 | 1 Q | — | — | — | Alagar (IND) W 3 - 1 | H-Spivey (ENG) L 1 - 3 | |
| Tajudeen Agunbiade | Men's singles C8–10 | Kailis (CYP) W 3 - 0 | Stacey (CYP) L 1 - 3 | Chee (MAS) W 3 - 1 | 2 Q | — | — | — | Ma (AUS) L 0 - 3 | Wilson (ENG) L 2 - 3 | 4 |
| Alabi Olufemi | Men's singles C8–10 | Wilson (ENG) L WO | Syed (CAN) L WO | Ma (AUS) L WO | 4 | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fatima Bello | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Hursey (WAL) L 0 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Offiong Edem | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Edghill (GUY) W 4 - 2 | Lay (AUS) L 1 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Esther Oribamise | Women's singles | Abel (VAN) W 4 - 0 | Mou (BAN) W 4 - 0 | — | 1 Q | Carey (WAL) L 2 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi | Women's singles C3–5 | Latu (FIJ) W 3 - 0 | Patel (IND) L 0 - 3 | di Toro (AUS) W 3 - 1 | 2 Q | — | — | — | Patel (IND) W 3 - 1 | Patel (IND) L 0 - 3 | |
| Chinenye Obiora | Women's singles C3–5 | Tscharke (AUS) W 3 - 0 | Bailey (ENG) L 2 - 3 | Patel (IND) L 1 - 3 | 3 | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Faith Obazuaye | Women's singles C6–10 | Ravi (IND) W 3 - 0 | Yang (AUS) L 1 - 3 | Wong (MAS) W 3 - 0 | 2 Q | — | — | — | Lei (AUS) L 0 - 3 | Pickard (ENG) W 3 - 1 | |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Olajide Omotayo Amadi Omeh | Men's doubles | Bye | Hamza / Sabbir (BAN) W 3 – 0 | Britton / Franklin (GUY) W 3 – 1 | Pitchford / Drinkhall (ENG) L 0 – 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Quadri Aruna Bode Abiodun | Men's doubles | Bye | Yiangou / Elia (CYP) W 3 – 0 | Koen / Quek (SGP) W 3 – 2 | Lum / Liu (AUS) L 2 – 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Esther Oribamise Ajoke Ojomu | Women's doubles | Bye | Feng / Zeng (SGP) L 0 – 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Offiong Edem Fatima Bello | Women's doubles | Bye | Greaves / Thomas (GUY) W 3 – 0 | Edwards / Kalam (RSA) W 3 – 0 | Jee / Lay (AUS) L 0 – 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olajide Omotayo Ajoke Ojomu | Mixed doubles | Bye | Yogarajah / Jalim (MRI) W 3 – 0 | Gnanasekaran / Batra (IND) L 0 – 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bode Abiodun Fatima Bello | Mixed doubles | Bye | Commey / Ankude (GHA) W 3 – 0 | Luu / Liu (AUS) L 0 – 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Offiong Edem Quadri Aruna | Mixed doubles | Bye | Abrefa / Kwabi (GHA) L WO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Quadri Aruna Olajide Omotayo Bode Abiodun Amadi Omeh | Men's team | South Africa (RSA) W 3―0 | Ghana (GHA) W 3―0 | Cyprus (CYP) W 3―0 | 1 Q | Malaysia (MAS) W 3―2 | India (IND) L 0―3 | England (ENG) L 0―3 | 4 |
| Fatima Bello Offiong Edem Esther Oribamise Ajoke Ojomu | Women's team | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) W 3―0 | Singapore (SGP) L 0―3 | England (ENG) L 2―3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

As of 16 March 2022, nine weightlifters (two men, seven women) qualified for the competition.
Stella Kingsley, Adijat Olarinoye, Rafiatu Folashade Lawal and Joy Ogbonne Eze qualified by winning gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The other five qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Emmanuel Appah | 61 kg | 110 | 5 | 135 | 5 | 245 | 5 |
| Edidiong Joseph Umoafia | 67 kg | 130 | 2 | 160 | 3 | 290 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Stella Kingsley | 49 kg | 75 | 3 | 95 | 5 | 170 | 4 |
| Adijat Olarinoye | 55 kg | 92 GR | 1 | 111 | 2 | 203 GR | |
| Rafiatu Folashade Lawal | 59 kg | 90 GR | 1 | 116 GR | 1 | 206 GR | |
| Islamiyat Yusuf | 64 kg | 93 | 3 | 119 | 3 | 212 | |
| Joy Ogbonne Eze | 71 kg | 100 | 2 | — | — | — | DNF |
| Taiwo Liadi | 76 kg | 96 | 2 | 120 | 2 | 216 | |
| Mary Osijo | 87 kg | 102 | 3 | 123 | 3 | 225 | |

## Wrestling

Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### 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 | Tau (RSA) W 10 - 0 | Capellam (CAN) W 8 - 4 | — | Dahiya (IND) L 0 - 10 | |
| Amas Daniel | Men's -65 kg | Vella (MLT) W 10 - 0 | Ullah (PAK) L 0 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ogbonna John | Men's -74 kg | Malik (IND) L 3 - 13 | did not advance | did not advance | Hong (SGP) W 10 - 0 | Bowling (ENG) W 10 - 0 | |
| Ekerekeme Agiomor | Men's -86 kg | Moore (CAN) L 0 - 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Odunayo Adekuoroye | Women's -57 kg | Ayo (UGA) W 2 - 0 | Ayieta (KEN) W 10 - 0 | Taylor (CAN) W 10 - 0 | — | Malik (IND) W 7 - 3 | |
| Esther Kolawole | Women's -62 kg | — | Weraduwage (SRI) W 10 - 0 | Godinez (CAN) L 4 - 10 | — | Fountain (SCO) W 10 - 0 | |
| Blessing Oborududu | Women's -68 kg | Ngiri (CMR) W 10 - 0 | Kakran (IND) W 11 - 0 | Lemalie (TGA) W 10 - 0 | — | Morais (CAN) W 5 - 1 | |
| Hannah Rueben | Women's -76 kg | — | Koroma (SLE) W 10 - 0 | Nelthrope (ENG) W 6 - 1 | — | Di Stasio (CAN) L 2 - 4 | |

### Group Stage Format

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mercy Genesis | Women's -50 kg | Parks (CAN) W 9 - 0 | Pedige (SRI) W 12 - 1 | 1 Q | Letchidjio (SCO) W 10 - 0 | Parks (CAN) W 3 - 1 | |

### Nordic Format

| Athlete | Event | Nordic Round Robin | Nordic Round Robin | Nordic Round Robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mercy Adekuoroye | Women's -53 kg | Don (SRI) W 10 - 0 | Phogat (IND) L 0 - 6 | Stewart (CAN) L 5 - 6 | 3 |

### Notes

* ↑ Due to only 4 athletes competing, no bronze medal was awarded.