A total of 358 athletes will represent Team Nigeria in 25 sports at the 13th African Games which will take place at Accra, Ghana from March 8 to 23.
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Tony Nezianya, revealed this in a statement.
The breakdown showed that 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.
“Nigeria is competing in 25 sports at the event. Nigerian athletes were accredited at the Delegation Registration Meeting conducted on March 4, ” Nezianya said.
The full sports list
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 Marrial Arts – 4
Rugby – 16
Scrabble – 8
Swimming – 4
Table Tennis – 10
Taekwondo – 14
Tennis – 8
Triathlon – 4
Volleyball – 24
Weightlifting – 12
Wrestling – 14
