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FULL LIST: Amusan, Aruna… 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games

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FULL LIST: Amusan, Aruna... 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games

The ministry of youth and sports development has released the full list of all 94 athletes representing Nigeria at the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

The list was put out via a statement by the ministry on Thursday.

Nigeria will be participating in nine sports namely athletics, boxing, judo, para-athletics, para-table tennis, para-powerlifting, table tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling.

Athletics has the largest contingent with 33 athletes, followed by wrestling, which has 10.

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Tobi Amusan, the world record holder in 100-meter hurdles, will be defending the title she won four years ago at the Gold Coast in Australia.

She will be hoping to replicate the feat achieved at the just concluded 2020 World Athletics Championships.

Ese Brume, coming off her silver medal performance in the women’s long jump at the world championships, will be aiming to finish a step further at Birmingham and earn her second Commonwealth Games gold medal.

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In wrestling, Blessing Oborodudu and Odunayo Adekuoroye are billed to defend their gold medal victories in the 68kg and 57kg respectively.

Aruna Quadri will also be aiming to better the silver medal he won four years ago in Australia and marshall the men’s table tennis team.

Oborodudu and Nnamdi Innocent, a powerlifter, have been named as the captains of the Nigerian contingent.

The games are scheduled to hold between July 28 and August 8.

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FULL LIST

Adeyemi Sikiru Athletics
Alaba Olukunle Akintola Athletics
Amarachukwu Obi Athletics
Amene Dubem Athletics
Amusan Oluwatobiloba Athletics
Ella Onojuevwo Athletics
Enekwechi Chukwuebuka Athletics
Ese Brume Athletics
Ezekiel Nathaniel Athletics
Favour Ofili Athletics
Favour Oghene-Tejiri Ashe Athletics
Godson Oke Oghenebrume Athletics
Isa Esther Athletics
Joy Udo Gabriel Athletics
Mike Edwards Athletics
Nnamani Jonson Athletics
Nnamdi Chinecerem Athletics
Nwokocha Grace Athletics
Obiageri Amechi Athletics
Ojeli Emmanuel Athletics
Olatoye Oyesade Athletics
Omovoh Knowkedge Athletics
Onyekwere Chioma Athletics
Orobosa Anabel Frank Athletics
Patience Okon George Athletics
Raymond Ekevwo Athletics
Rosemay Chukwuma Athletics
Ruth Usoro Athletics
Samson Nathaniel Athletics
Seye Ogunlwewe Athletics
Temitope Adeshina Athletics
Tima Godbless Athletics
Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike Athletics
ADEYINKA Benson Boxing
EGUNJOBI Yetunde Boxing
EHWARIEME Innocent Boxing
OGUNSEMILORE Cynthia Boxing
OSHOBA Elizabeth Boxing
OSOBA Abdul-Afeez Osoba Boxing
OYEKWERE Ifeanyi Boxing
SHOGBAMU Bolanle Boxing
UMUNNAKWE Jacinta Boxing
ASONYE Joy Oluchi Judo
EDWIN Patrick Judo
JAMES Cecilia Chinyeye Judo
MURITALA Fatai Judo
ALAM Ugochi Para-Athletics
EZEJI Kennedy Para-Athletics
GALADIMA Suwaibidu Para-Athletics
IYIAZI Njideka Para-Athletics
NWACHUKWU Goodness Para-Athletics
IBRAHIM Abdulazeez Para-Powerlifting
IKECHUKWU Obichukwu Para-Powerlifting
MARK Onyinyechi Para-Powerlifting
NNAMDI Innocent Para-Powerlifting
OLUWAFEMIAYO Folashade Para-Powerlifting
OMOLAYO Bose Para-Powerlifting
THOMAS Kure Para-Powerlifting
TIJANI Latifat Para-Powerlifting
AGUNBIADE Tajudeen Para-Table Tennis
IKPEOYI Ifechukwude Para-Table Tennis
OBAZUAYE Faith Para-Table Tennis
OBIORA Chinenye Faith Para-Table Tennis
OGUNKUNLE Isau Para-Table Tennis
OLUFEMI Alabi Olabiyi Para-Table Tennis
SULE Nasiru Para-Table Tennis
AMADI Omeh Table Tennis
ARUNA Quadri Table Tennis
BELLO Fatima Atinuke Table Tennis
BODE Abiodun Table Tennis
OFFIONG Edem Table Tennis
OJOMO Ajoke Table Tennis
OLAJIDE Adeyemi Omotayo Table Tennis
ORIBAMISE Esther Table Tennis
OSHONAIKE Funke Table Tennis
EMMANUEL Appah Weightlifting
EZE Joy Ogbonne Weightlifting
ISLAMIYAT Adebukola Weightlifting
OLARINOYE Adijat Weightlifting
OSIJO Mary Taiwo Weightlifting
RABIATU Folashade Weightlifting
STELLA Peters Kingsley Weightlifting
TAIWO Ladi Weightlifting
UMOAFIA Joseph Weightlifting
ADEKUOROYE Mercy Wrestling
ADEKUOROYE Odunayo Wrestling
AMAS Daniel Wrestling
EBIKEWENIMO Welson Wrestling
EKEREKEME Agiomor Wrestling
GENESIS Mercy Wrestling
KOLAWOLE Esther Wrestling
OBORODUDU Blessing Wrestling
OGBONNA Emmanuel John Wrestling
REUBEN Hannah Wrestling

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