African Games: 358 athletes to represent Nigeria in 25 sports-NOC
By Olanrewaju Akojede
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), said that Nigeria would be represented by no fewer than 358 athletes in 25 sports at the 13th African Games.
Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of NOC, stated this in a statement on Monday in Lagos.
He said that the Games would be held from March 8 to March 23, 2024 in Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast.
“Nigeria is competing in 25 sports at the event. Nigerian athletes were accredited at the Delegation Registration Meeting conducted on March 4, ” he said.
According to the breakdown, Team Taekwondo, Wrestling and Karate have the highest number of individual sports athletes each having 14, while Arm Wrestling has 15 athletes.
Weightlifting and Badminton both have 12-member team while Boxing has 11 pugilists, judo 10, while Scrabble has eight members.
They are as follows:
- Arm Wrestling – 15 athletes
- Athletics – 50
- Badminton – 12
- Basketball 3 x 3 – 4 female
- Beach Volleyball – 4
- Boxing – 11
- Chess – 4
- Cricket – 15
- Cycling – 12
- Hockey – 32
- Football – 40
- Handball – 14
- Judo – 10
- Karate – 14
- Mixed Martial Arts – 4
- Rugby – 16
- Scrabble – 8
- Swimming – 4
- Table Tennis – 10
- Taekwondo – 14
- Tennis – 8
- Triathlon – 4
- Volleyball – 24
- Weightlifting – 12
- Wrestling – 14 (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Joseph Edeh
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