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Nigeria At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Nigeria competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018. Track and field athlete Blessing Okagbare was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. Medalists , style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;", , width="22%" align="left" valign="top" , Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events * Competed in the heats only. ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events Basketball Nigeria has qualified a men's basketball teams of 12 athletes. The team qualified after being ranked in the top three in the Commonwealth (besides the host nation, Australia). Men's tournament ;Roster * God'sgift Achiuwa * Azuoma Dike *Ike Diogu * Eli Dung * Uchenna Iroegbu * Yakubu Istifanus * Uchechi Ofoegbu * Olalekan Olatunji *Prince Orizu *Musa Usman *Abdul Yahaya * Abdulwahab Yakubu ;Pool A ---- --- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria Olympic Committee
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is the National Olympic Committee for Nigeria, responsible for co-ordinating and supporting Nigerian competitors in the Olympic Games. It is also the body responsible for Nigeria's representation at the Commonwealth Games. Leadership The President of the NOC as of 2011 was Sani Ndanusa who had been Minister of Sports from 17 December 2008 to 17 March 2010. Ndanusa first said he aspired to become NOC President when he was Minister of Sports, but in November 2009 the NOC screening committee disqualified him on the basis that documents he had submitted were allegedly "forged, altered and not dated". To be eligible for NOC President a candidate has to have served for four years in an executive position in an international sports federation. The NOC said that Ndanusa had not yet served for four years as vice-president of the Confederation of African Tennis, and alleged that his election as President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation was invalid sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |