African Games: 358 athletes to represent Nigeria in 25 sports – NOC

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has announced that Nigeria will be represented by no fewer than 358 athletes in 25 sports at the 13th African Games.

Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of NOC, said in a statement on Monday that Nigerian athletes were accredited at the Delegation Registration Meeting conducted on March 4.

The Nigerian national team is the second most successful team at the games, with a total of 470 gold medals, only behind Egypt with 639 gold.

According to the breakdown, Team Taekwondo, Wrestling, and Karate have the highest number of individual sports athletes, each having 14 athletes, while Arm Wrestling has 15 athletes.

Weightlifting and Badminton both have a 12-member team, while Boxing has 11 pugilists, Judo has 10, and Scrabble has eight members.

They are as follows:

Arm Wrestling – 15 athletes

Athletics – 50

Badminton – 12

Basketball 3 x 3 – 4 female

Beach Volleyball – 4

Boxing – 11

Chess – 4

Cricket – 15

Cycling – 12

Hockey – 32

Football – 40

Handball – 14

Judo – 10

Karate – 14

Mixed Marrial Arts – 4

Rugby – 16

Scrabble – 8

Swimming – 4

Table Tennis – 10

Taekwondo – 14

Tennis – 8

Triathlon – 4

Volleyball – 24

Weightlifting – 12

Wrestling – 14