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The Commonwealth Games is an International multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations (Britain & her former colonies).



The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 (period of World War II), has taken place every four years since then.

The 2022 (XXII) Commonwealth Games is scheduled to hold at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England from July 28 - August 08, 2022, with 5054 athletes from 72 Countries expected to participate.

Team Nigeria is sending a strong contingent of 94 athletes set to participate in nine events:- Wrestling, Weightlifting, Table Tennis, Para-Table Tennis, Para-Powerlifting, Para-Athletics, Judo, Boxing, and Athletics.

The team will be captained by Innocent Nnamdi and Blessing Oborududu.

ATHLETICS

Adeyemi Sikiru

Alaba Olukunle Akintola

Amarachukwu Jecinta Obi

Amene Dubem

Amusan Oluwatobiloba

Ella Onojuevwo

Enekwechi Chukwuebuka

Ese Brume

Ezekiel Nathaniel

Favour Chukwuka Ofili

Favour Oghene-Tejiri Ashe

Godson Oke Oghenebrume

Isa Esther

Joy Chinenye Udo-Gabriel

Mike Edwards (from Big Brother)

Nnamani Jonson

Nnamdi Chinecherem

Nwokocha Grace

Obiageri Amechi

Ojeli Emmanuel

Olatoye Oyesade

Omovoh Knowledge

Onyekwere Chioma

Orobosa Anabel Frank

Patience Okon George

Raymond Ekevwo

Rosemary Chukwuma

Ruth Usoro

Samson Nathaniel

Seye Ogunlewe

Temitope Adeshina

Tima Godbless

Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike

BOXING

ADEYINKA Benson

EGUNJOBI Yetunde

EHWARIEME Innocent

OGUNSEMILORE Cynthia

OSHOBA Elizabeth

OSOBA Abdul-Afeez Osoba

OYEKWERE Ifeanyi

SHOGBAMU Bolanle

UMUNNAKWE Jacinta

JUDO

ASONYE Joy Oluchi

EDWIN Patrick

JAMES Cecilia Chinyeye

MURITALA Fatai

PARA-ATHLETICS

ALAM Ugochi

EZEJI Kennedy

GALADIMA Suwaibidu

IYIAZI Njideka

NWACHUKWU Goodness

PARA POWER-LIFTING

IBRAHIM Abdulazeez

IKECHUKWU Obichukwu

MARK Onyinyechi

NNAMDI Innocent

OLUWAFEMIAYO Folashade

OMOLAYO Bose

THOMAS Kure

TIJANI Latifat

PARA-TABLE TENNIS

AGUNBIADE Tajudeen

IKPEOYI Ifechukwude

OBAZUAYE Faith

OBIORA Chinenye Faith

OGUNKUNLE Isau

OLUFEMI Alabi Olabiyi

SULE Nasiru

TABLE TENNIS

AMADI Omeh

ARUNA Quadri

BELLO Fatima Atinuke

BODE Abiodun

OFFIONG Edem

OJOMO Ajoke***

OLAJIDE Adeyemi Omotayo

ORIBAMISE Esther

OSHONAIKE Funke

WEIGHTLIFTING

EMMANUEL Appah

EZE Joy Ogbonne

ISLAMIYAT Adebukola

OLARINOYE Adijat

OSIJO Mary Taiwo

RABIATU Folashade

STELLA Peters Kingsley

TAIWO Ladi

UMOAFIA Joseph

WRESTLING

ADEKUOROYE Mercy

ADEKUOROYE Odunayo

AMAS Daniel

EBIKEWENIMO Welson

EKEREKEME Agiomor

GENESIS Mercy

KOLAWOLE Esther

OBORODUDU Blessing

OGBONNA Emmanuel John

REUBEN Hannah


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