# Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Nigeria competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Nigeria national football team Olubayo AdefemiDele AdeleyeOluwafemi AjiloreEfe AmbroseVictor AnichebeOnyekachi ApamEmmanuel EkpoIkechukwu EzenwaPromise IsaacMonday JamesSani KaitaChinedu ObasiVictor Nsofor ObinnaPeter OdemwingieChibuzor OkonkwoSolomon OkoronkwoOladapo OlufemiAmbruse Vanzekin | Football | Men's tournament |
| Silver | Franca Idoko Gloria Kemasuode Halimat Ismaila Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa (heats only) | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay |
| Silver | Blessing Okagbare | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Bronze | Chika Chukwumerije | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg |
| Bronze | Mariam Usman | Weightlifting | Women's +75kg |

## Athletics

Fourteen men and eighteen women qualified to represent Nigeria in athletics.

### 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Uchenna Emedolu | 100 m | 10.46 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olusoji Fasuba | 100 m | 10.29 | 2 Q | 10.21 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Godday | 400 m | 45.49 | 2 Q | — | — | 45.24 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Obinna Joseph Metu | 100 m | 10.34 | 2 Q | 10.27 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Obinna Joseph Metu | 200 m | 20.62 | 1 Q | 20.65 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Selim Nurudeen | 110 m hurdles | 13.58 | 3 Q | 13.66 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Saul Weigopwa | 400 m | 45.19 | 2 Q | — | — | 45.02 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oluwunmi Aje Uchenna Emedolu Olusoji Fasuba Obinna Joseph Metu Onyeabor Ngwogu Chinedu Oriala | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Folashade Abugan | 400 m | 51.45 | 3 Q | — | — | 51.30 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Toyin Augustus | 100 m hurdles | 13.34 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joy Amechi Eze | 400 m | 51.97 | 4 q | — | — | 51.87 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franca Idoko | 100 m | 11.61 | 4 q | 11.66 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Halimat Ismaila | 100 m | 11.72 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gloria Kemasuode | 200 m | 23.72 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | 400 m | 51.39 | 3 Q | — | — | 52.45 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oludamola Osayomi | 100 m | 11.13 | 1 Q | 11.28 | 2 Q | 11.44 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oludamola Osayomi | 200 m | 23.31 | 3 Q | 23.27 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Franca Idoko Halimat Ismaila Gloria Kemasuode Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa* | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.43 | 4 q | — | — | — | — | 43.04 | |
| Endurance Abinuwa Folashade Abugan Joy Amechi Eze Oluoma Nwoke Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Gladys Stephen | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.10 | 4 q | — | — | — | — | 3:23.74 | 7 |
* Competed in the heats only

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Doreen Amata | High jump | 1.89 | =16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vivian Chukwuemeka | Shot put | 17.15 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chinonye Ohadugha | Triple jump | 13.29 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Blessing Okagbare | Long jump | 6.59 | 12 q | 6.91 | |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Grace Daniel | Women's singles | Ludíková (CZE) L 13–21, 8–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Nigeria qualified four boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. All four qualified at the second African continental qualifying tournament.
| 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 |
| Rasheed Lawal | Lightweight | Bye | Javakhyan (ARM) L 0–12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dauda Izobo | Light heavyweight | B Samir (GHA) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olanrewaju Durodola | Heavyweight | — | Acosta (CUB) L 0–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Onorede Ohwarieme | Super heavyweight | — | Jakšto (LTU) L 1–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

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

The following is the Nigeria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Samson Siasia
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ambruse Vanzekin | (1986-07-14)14 July 1986 (aged 22) | 30 | 0 | Akwa United |
| 2 | 2DF | Chibuzor Okonkwo | (1988-12-16)16 December 1988 (aged 19) | 8 | 0 | Bayelsa United |
| 4 | 2DF | Onyekachi Apam | (1986-12-30)30 December 1986 (aged 21) | 30 | 1 | Nice |
| 5 | 2DF | Dele Adeleye | (1988-12-25)25 December 1988 (aged 19) | 27 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 6 | 3MF | Monday James | (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 (aged 21) | 19 | 0 | Bayelsa United |
| 7 | 4FW | Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi | (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 22) | 25 | 6 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 8 | 3MF | Sani Kaita | (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 (aged 22) | 25 | 1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 9 | 4FW | Victor Nsofor Obinna | (1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 21) | 29 | 11 | Chievo |
| 10 | 3MF | Promise Isaac (c) | (1987-12-02)2 December 1987 (aged 20) | 27 | 9 | Trabzonspor |
| 11 | 4FW | Solomon Okoronkwo | (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Hertha BSC |
| 12 | 3MF | Oluwafemi Ajilore | (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Groningen |
| 13 | 2DF | Olubayo Adefemi | (1985-08-13)13 August 1985 (aged 22) | 27 | 5 | Hapoel Bnei Lod |
| 14 | 4FW | Peter Odemwingie* | (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 27) | 25 | 6 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 15 | 2DF | Efe Ambrose | (1988-10-18)18 October 1988 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Kaduna United |
| 16 | 4FW | Victor Anichebe | (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 20) | 5 | 2 | Everton |
| 17 | 3MF | Emmanuel Ekpo | (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 20) | 6 | 3 | Columbus Crew |
| 18 | 1GK | Ikechukwu Ezenwa | (1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 19) | 26 | 0 | Ocean Boys |
| 19 | 3MF | Oladapo Olufemi | (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 20) | 12 | 0 | Boavista |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Gold medal game

Source for cards:
Team details :
Nigeria
GK1Ambruse Vanzekin
DF5Dele Adeleye
DF4Onyekachi Apam  68'
DF2Chibuzor Okonkwo
DF13Olubayo Adefemi
MF8Sani Kaita
MF12Ajilore Oluwafemi
MF11Solomon Okoronkwo 64'
FW9Victor Obinna  51'
FW14Peter Odemwingie
FW10Isaac Promise (c) 70'
Substitutes:
FW16Victor Anichebe 64'
MF17Emmanuel Ekpo 70'
Manager:
Samson Siasia
Argentina
GK18Sergio Romero
DF4Pablo Zabaleta
DF2Ezequiel Garay
DF12Nicolás Pareja
DF3Luciano Monzón  81'
MF11Ángel Di María 88'
MF14Javier Mascherano
MF5Fernando Gago
MF10Juan Román Riquelme (c)  82'
FW15Lionel Messi 90'
FW16Sergio Agüero 79'
Substitutes:
MF7José Sosa 79'
MF8Ever Banega 88'
FW9Ezequiel Lavezzi 90'
Manager:
Sergio Batista :

#### Final rank

Silver

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

Head coach: Joseph Ladipo
Nigeria named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Precious Dede | (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 28) | Delta Queens |
| 2 | 2DF | Efioanwan Ekpo | (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 24) | Pelican Stars |
| 3 | 2DF | Ayisat Yusuf | (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 23) | KMF Kuopio |
| 4 | 3MF | Perpetua Nkwocha | (1976-01-03)3 January 1976 (aged 32) | Sunnanå SK |
| 5 | 4FW | Onome Ebi | (1983-05-08)8 May 1983 (aged 25) | Bayelsa Queens |
| 6 | 3MF | Florence Ajayi | (1977-04-28)28 April 1977 (aged 31) | Tianjin TEDA |
| 7 | 3MF | Stella Mbachu | (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 30) | Tianjin TEDA |
| 8 | 4FW | Ifeanyi Chiejine | (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 (aged 25) | Bayelsa Queens |
| 9 | 3MF | Sarah Michael | (1990-07-22)22 July 1990 (aged 18) | Delta Queens |
| 10 | 2DF | Rita Chikwelu | (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 20) | United Pietarsaari |
| 11 | 2DF | Lilian Cole | (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 23) | Delta Queens |
| 12 | 4FW | Cynthia Uwak | (1986-07-15)15 July 1986 (aged 22) | Falköpings KIK |
| 13 | 4FW | Christie George (captain) | (1984-05-10)10 May 1984 (aged 24) | Pelican Stars |
| 14 | 3MF | Faith Ikidi | (1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 21) | Linköpings FC |
| 15 | 3MF | Tawa Ishola | (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 19) | Bayelsa Queens |
| 16 | 2DF | Ulunma Jerome | (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 20) | Rivers Angels |
| 17 | 3MF | Edith Eduviere | (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 22) | FCT Queens |
| 18 | 1GK | Tochukwu Oluehi | (1987-05-02)2 May 1987 (aged 21) | Bayelsa Queens |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

## Judo

Vivian Yusuf represented Nigeria in Judo.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Vivian Yusuf | Women's −78 kg | Bye | Wollert (GER) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Yellow Yeiyah | 50 m freestyle | 24.00 | 55 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ngozi Monu | 50 m freestyle | 27.39 | 52 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis
### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | 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 |
| Monday Merotohun | Men's singles | Zeng (TUR) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Segun Toriola | Men's singles | Zhuang (USA) W 4–3 | Monteiro (POR) W 4–3 | Saive (BEL) W 4–2 | Oh S-E (KOR) L 3–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bose Kaffo | Women's singles | Sang Xu (AUS) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cecilia Offiong | Women's singles | Miao (AUS) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Monday Merotohun Kazeem Nosiru Segun Toriola | Men's team | Group D Japan (JPN) L 0 – 3 Hong Kong (HKG) L 0 – 3 Russia (RUS) W 3 – 2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bose Kaffo Cecilia Offiong Olufunke Oshonaike | Women's team | Group B Singapore (SIN) L 0 – 3 United States (USA) L 0 – 3 Netherlands (NED) L 0 – 3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Muhammad Isah Adam and Chika Chukwumerije represented Nigeria in Taekwondo.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Isah Adam Muhammad | Men's −68 kg | Islas (MEX) W 2–2 SUP | López (PER) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chika Chukwumerije | Men's +80 kg | Nguyen V H (VIE) W 3–1 | Keita (MLI) W 1–0 | Nikolaidis (GRE) L 2–3 | Bye | Irgashev (UZB) W 4–3 | Did not advance | |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Felix Ekpo | Men's −77 kg | 143 | 18 | 182 | 14 | 325 | 15 |
| Benedict Uloko | Men's −85 kg | 148 | 16 | 191 | 13 | 339 | 13 |
| Mariam Usman | Women's +75 kg | 115 | =6 | 150 | =2 | 265 | |

## Wrestling
### Key

* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical 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 |
| Wilson Siewari | −120 kg | Bye | Musuľbes (SVK) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | 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 | Rank |
| Amarachi Obiajunwa | −72 kg | Bernard (USA) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |