Team Nigeria will be represented by no fewer than 358 athletes in the 13th African Games.
The Games are to run from March 8 to 23 March in multiple cities; Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast.
Nigeria is competing in 25 sports disciples at the event.
The athletes were accredited at the Delegation Registration Meeting conducted on March 4, 2024.
They are as follows:
1. Arm Wrestling – 15 athletes
2. Athletics – 50
3. Badminton – 12
4.Basketball 3 x 3 – 4 females
5. Beach Volleyball – 4
6. Boxing – 11
7. Chess – 4
8.Cricket – 15
9.Cycling – 12
10. Hockey – 32
11. Football – 40
12. Handball -. 14
13. Judo – 10
14. Karate – 14
15. Mixed Martial Arts – 416. Rugby – 16
17.Scrabble – 8
18. Swimming – 4
19. Table Tennis – 10
20. Taekwondo – 14
21. Tennis – 8
22.Triathlon – 4
23. Volleyball – 24
24. Weightlifting – 12
25. Wrestling – 14
In a sport that never stops evolving, the Six Nations has always been rugby’s sacred…
Fulham defender Calvin Bassey has been a surprising absentee from the starting lineup in recent…
Cristiano Ronaldo has been called out over what former players have described as a “strange”…
Wrexham legend Elliot Lee has appeared to aim a parting shot at manager Phil Parkinson…
Ademola Lookman’s blockbuster switch to Atletico Madrid has been met with widespread approval from former…
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has shown the human side of football after sending a heartfelt…