On Tuesday Nigeria won 8 Medals to take their tally to 49 medals on the table. Six Gold in Weightlifting and two bronze in Swimming and Judo give Nigeria an edge over Algeria and South Africa who closing the gap slowly.
Six Late Gold from Olarinoye and Lawal in the women’s weightlifting event move Nigeria above Algeria and South Africa on the Medal Table on Monday.
Nigeria is currently ranked second on the medals table with a total of 41 medals ( 16 Gold 10 Silver and 15 Bronze) from five different Sports at the 2023 African Games in Accra on Monday.
Below is the current list of Medalists for Team Nigeria at the 2023 African Games (Updated).
BADMINTON Six Medals ( 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze)
-Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori ( Gold in Men’s Singles).
-Godwin Olofua (Silver in Men’s Singles)
-Victor Ikechukwu (Men’s Single).
-Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori and Godwin Olofua (Silver in Men’s Double).
-Dorcas Adesokan ( Bronze in the Women’s Singles).
-Sofiat Obanisola and Dorcas Adesokan ( Bronze In Women’s Doubles)
CHESS Three Medals (3 Bronze)
-Peace Samson
( Bronze In Women’s Rapid Individual)
-Peace Samson.
( Bronze In Women’s Blitz Rapid Individual)
Bomo Lovet Kigigha and Peace Samson ( Bronze in Mixed Team Blizt)
CYCLING One Medal (1 Bronze)
Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye ( Bronze in Women’s Road Race)
JUDO, One Medal ( 1 Bronze)
-Audu Franca ( Bronze in Women -52kg)
SWIMMING One Medal ( 1 Bronze)
-Sijuade Tobi, Adama Abduljabar, Ebingha Collins, Opute Clinton (Bronze in Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay)
TABLE TENNIS Six MEDALS ( 3 Silver 3 Bronze )
-Aruna Quadri ( Silver in Men’s Singles)
-Team Nigeria (Silver in Men’s Team Event).
-Team Nigeria (Silver in Women’s Team Event).
-Offiong Edem ( Bronze in Women’s Singles).
-Team Nigeria (Bronze in Men’s Double ).
-Team Nigeria (Bronze in Women’s Double ).
WEIGHTLIFTING Twenty Medals ( 15 Gold, Two Silver, Three Bronze)
-Edidiong Umoafia (Gold in Men’s 67kg)
-Edidiong Umoafia (Gold in Men’s 67kg)
-Edidiong Umoafia (Gold in Men’s 67kg SNATCH)
-Rafiatu Lawal (Gold in Women’s 61kg)
-Rafiatu Lawal (Gold in Women’s 61kg SNATCH)
-Rafiatu Lawal (Gold in Women’s 61kg CLEAN-JERK)
-Adijat Olarinoye (Gold in Women’s 55kg)
-Adijat Olarinoye (Gold in Women’s 55kg SNATCH)
-Adijat Olarinoye (Gold in Women’s 55kg CLEAN-JERK)
-Ruth Ayodele (Gold in Women’s 64kg)
-Ruth Ayodele (Gold in Women’s 64kg SNATCH)
-Ruth Ayodele (Gold in Women’s 64kg CLEAN-JERK)
-Joy Eze (Gold in Women’s 71kg)
-Joy Eze (Gold in Women’s 71kg SNATCH)
-Joy Eze (Gold in Women’s 71kg CLEAN-JERK)
-Favour Agboro (Silver in Men’s 61kg CLEAN-JERK )
– Favour Agboro ( Silver in Men’s 61kg CLEAN-JERK )
-King Kalu ( Bronze in Men’s 55kg)
-King Kalu (Bronze in Men’s 55kg CLEAN-JERK)
-Favour Agboro (Bronze in Men’s 61kg SNATCH)
WRESTLING Eleven MEDALS ( 6 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze)
-Mercy Genesis ( Gold in Women’s Women’s Freestyle 50kg)
-Christiana Ogunsanya (Gold in Women’s Women’s Freestyle 53kg)
-Odunayo Adekuoroye (Gold in Women’s Women’s Freestyle 57kg)
-Esther Kolawole (Gold in Women’s Women’s Freestyle 62kg)
-Blessing Oborududu (Gold in Women’s Women’s Freestyle 68kg)
-Hannah Reuben (Gold in Women’s Women’s Freestyle 76kg)
-Simeon Enozunimi (Silver in Men’s Freestyle 57kg)
-Izolo Stephen Simon (Silver in Men’s Freestyle 65kg)
-Mutuwa Aston Adeyemi-Amin (Silver in Men’s Freestyle 125kg)
-Onovwiomogbohwo Harrison (Bronze in men’s Freestyle 86kg)
-Nworie Emmanuel (Bronze Men’s Greco-Roman 77 kg)
