Nigerians Representing Other Countries In Rio Olympics!!

The opportunity to represent your country does not come more than once. As the Rio Olympics begin, we have compiled a list of Nigerians representing other countries at the Rio Olympics:

UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

Athlete	Event
Foluke Akinradewo	Volleyball
Morolake Akinosun	4x100m Women Relay
Courtney Okolo	4x400m Women Relay
Victoria Folayan	USA Rugby
Keturah Orji	Triple Jump Women
Jeremy Taiwo	Decathlon

 

CANADA                    

Athlete	Event
Natalie Achonwa	Basketball
Oluwasegun Makinde	4x400m Women Relay

PORTUGAL

Athlete	Event
Tiago Ilori	Football

GREAT BRITAIN       

Athlete	Event
James Dasaolu	100m Men
Chijindu Ujah	100m  Men
Cindy Ofili	100 m hurdle Women
Tiffany Porter	100 m hurdle Women
Christine Ohuruogu	400m women
Margaret Adeoye	4x400m Women Relay
Anyika Onuora	4x400m Women Relay
Lawrence Okolie	Boxing Heavyweight
Joseph Joyce	Boxing Super heavyweight

QATAR          

Athlete	Event
Femi Ogunode	100m Men

ITALY

Athlete	Event
Ayomide Folorunso	400m hurdles Men
Eseosa Desalu	200m Men
Paola Egonu	Volleyball

BAHRAIN

Athlete	Event
Adekoya Oluwakemi	400m hurdles Women
Abubakar Abbas	400m Men
Salwa Eid Naser	400m Women
Edidiong Ofonime Odiong	200m Women

NORWAY

Athlete	Event
Ezinne Okparaebo	100m women

Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Nigeria is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016.Nigeria first participated at the Olympic in 1952, Nigerian athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of boycott by African countries. Nigeria would participate in Athletics(track and field), Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Football, Rowing, Swimming, Table tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling

Athletics(track and field)

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event
Monzavous Edwards	100 m
Ogho-Oghene Egwero
Orukpe Erayokan	400 m
Antwon Hicks	110 m hurdles
Tega Odele	200 m
Ejowvokoghene Oduduru
Seye Ogunlewe	100 m

Women

Athlete	Event
Oluwatobiloba Amusan	100 m hurdles
Gloria Asumnu	100 m
Margaret Bamgbose	400 m
Amaka Ogoegbunam	400 m hurdles
Blessing Okagbare	100 m
	200 m
Patience Okon George	400 m
Omolara Omotosho
Peace Uko	100 m
Gloria Asumnu	4 × 100 m relay
Jennifer Madu
Blessing Okagbare
Agnes Osazuwa
Peace Uko

Field events

Men

Athlete	Event
Stephen Mozia	Shot put
Tosin Oke	Triple jump
Olu Olamigoke

Women

Athlete	Event
Doreen Amata	High jump
Ese Brume	Long jump
Blessing Okagbare
Chinwe Okoro	Shot put
Nwanneka Okwelogu	Discus throw

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete
Uhunoma Osazuwa

Basketball
Nigeria 27-player preliminary squad for Rio 2016 Olympics: Usman Abubukar, Alade Aminu, Al-Farouq Aminu, Josh Akognon, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Suleiman Braimoh, Folarin Campbell, Ike Diogu, Ebi Ere, Festus Ezeli, Michael Gbinije, Stanley Gumut, Ekene Ibekwe, Shane Lawal, Trevor Mbakwe, David Nwaelele, Derrick Obasohan, Ike Ofoegbu, Andy Ogide, Chamberlain Oguchi, Stan Okoye, Jamal Olasewere, Olumide Oyedeji, Mike Umeh, Mfon Udofia, Ekpe Udoh and Ben Uzoh.
http://www.fiba.com/ezeli-in-nigerias-preliminary-squad-for-rio-olympics

Canoeing

Athlete	Event
Jonathan Akinyemi	Men's K-1

Boxing

Athlete	Event
Efe Ajagba	Super heavyweight

Nigeria men's football team

#	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)
1	GK	Daniel Akpeyi*	3 August 1986 (aged 30)
2	DF	Muenfuh Sincere	28 April 1998 (aged 18)
3	DF	Kingsley Madu	12 December 1995 (aged 20)
4	DF	Shehu Abdullahi	12 March 1993 (aged 23)
5	DF	Saturday Erimuya	10 January 1998 (aged 18)
6	DF	William Troost-Ekong	1 September 1993 (aged 22)
7	FW	Aminu Umar	6 March 1995 (aged 21)
8	MF	Oghenekaro Etebo	9 November 1995 (aged 20)
9	FW	Imoh Ezekiel	24 October 1993 (aged 22)
10	MF	John Obi Mikel*	22 April 1987 (aged 29)
11	FW	Oluwafemi Ajayi	29 January 1996 (aged 20)
12	MF	Popoola Saliu	7 August 1994 (aged 21)
13	FW	Umar Sadiq	2 February 1997 (aged 19)
14	MF	Azubuike Okechukwu	19 April 1997 (aged 19)
15	DF	Ndifreke Udo	15 August 1998 (aged 17)
16	DF	Stanley Amuzie	28 February 1996 (aged 20)
17	MF	Usman Mohammed	2 March 1994 (aged 22)
18	GK	Emmanuel Daniel	17 December 1993 (aged 22)

Rowing

Athlete	Event
Chierika Ukogu	Women's single sculls

Swimming

Athlete	Event
Samson Opuakpo	Men's 50 m freestyle
Rechael Tonjor	Women's 100 m breaststroke

Table tennis

Athlete	Event
Quadri Aruna	Men's singles
Segun Toriola
Quadri Aruna	Men's team
Abiodun Bode
Segun Toriola
Offiong Edem	Women's singles
Olufunke Oshonaike

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event
Mariam Usman	Women's +75 kg

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event
Amas Daniel	−65 kg
Soso Tamarau	−97 kg

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event
Mercy Genesis	−48 kg
Odunayo Adekuoroye	−53 kg
Aminat Adeniyi	−58 kg
Blessing Oborududu	−63 kg
Hannah Rueben	−69 kg