Nigeria at the 2015 African Games
Nigeria at the 2015 All-Africa Games | |
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IOC code | NGR |
NOC | Nigerian Olympic Committee |
in Brazzaville | |
Competitors | 573 in 21 sports |
Flag bearer | Funke Oshonaike |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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All-Africa Games appearances (overview) | |
Youth appearances | |
Nigeria participated at the 2015 All-Africa Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. It participated with 573 athletes in 21 sports.[1] Nigeria finished 2nd in the 2015 All-Africa Games medal table.[2]
Athletics
The following athletes competed for Nigeria in athletics and reached the finals.[3]
Athlete | Event | Place | Result | Notes |
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Ogho-Oghene Egwero | 100 metres | 2 | 10.17 seconds | |
Seye Ogunlewe | 100 metres | 5 | 10.45s | |
Nicholas Imhoaperamhe | 100 metres | 7 | 10.52s | |
Divine Oduduru | 200 metres | 2 | 20.45s | |
Tega Odele | 200 metres | 3 | 20.58s | |
Obinna Metu | 200 metres | 5 | 20.74s | |
Orukpe Erayokan | 400 metres | 6 | 45.73s | |
Tyrone Akins | 100m hurdles | 3 | 13.54s | |
Henry Okorie | 400m hurdles | 7 | 50.01s | |
Samson Idiata | Long Jump | DSQ | 7.83 metres | Disqualified for doping |
Ezekiel Ewulo | Long Jump | 6 | 7.39m | |
Tosin Oke | Triple Jump | 1 | 17.00m | |
Olumide Olamigoke | Triple Jump | 2 | 16.98 | |
Nathaniel Oghenewegba | 4x400m Relay | 4 | 3:03.52 | |
Robert Simmonson | 4x400m Relay | 4 | 3:03.52 | |
Henry Okorie | 4x400m Relay | 4 | 3:03.52 | |
Orukpe Erayokan | 4x400m Relay | 4 | 3:03.52 | |
Peter Moreno | Decathlon | 7 | 6281 |
Badminton
The Nigerian National Badminton Team placed third, losing 0-3 to Mauritius in the Semifinal.[4]
The following athletes/teams medaled for Nigeria.[5]
Athlete | Event | Place |
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Grace Gabriel | Women's Singles | 2 |
Clement Krobakpo | Men's Singles | 3 |
Jinkan Ifraimu | Men's Doubles | 3 |
Enejoh Abah | Men's Doubles | 3 |
Grace Gabriel | Women's Doubles | 3 |
Basketball
The Men's team placed third after losing 60-61 to Egypt, and then beating Mali 57-55 in the third place match.[6] The Women's team placed second after losing 57-73 to Mali in the final.[7]
Beach volleyball
The women's team beat South Africa 2-1 in the Final to claim gold.[8]
Boxing
Cycling
The following athletes placed top ten in cycling for Nigeria.[9][10][11][12]
Athlete | Event | Place | Time |
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Gladys Grikpa Tombrapa | Women's Road Race | 2 | 1:45:10 |
Adejoku Durogbade | Women's Road Race | 6 | 1:45:10 |
Grikpa Gladys Tombrapa | Women's Time Trial | 5 | NA |
Emmanuel Innocent Akpan | Men's Team Time Trial | 7 | NA |
Rosemary Marcus | Women's Team Time Trial | 3 | NA |
Football
The men's team placed third after beating Congo in the 3rd place match. The game tied 0-0, and Nigeria won 5-3 in the penalty kick shootout.[13] The woman's team placed 4th, losing the 3rd place match to Ivory Coast 1-2.[13]
Fencing
Gymnastics
Judo
Karate
Petanque
Swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Nigeria's contingent to All-Africa Games departs". NOC. 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
- ^ "11 Èmes Jeux Africains Brazzaville 2015" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "2015 African Continental Championships (Team)". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "BWF - 2015 African Continental Championships (Individual) - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Men Basketball XI Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville (CGO) Wednesday 09.09 - Friday 18.09 - Winner Angola". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Women Basketball XI Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville (CGO) Wednesday 09.09 - Friday 18.09 - Winner Mali". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ Tony (2015-09-13). "Nigeria beat South Africa to win women beach volleyball gold". Vanguard News Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com http://brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com/export/ci/Route_Results_F.pdf. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
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