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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Nigeria. It is a member of the Confederation of African Athletics and the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was founded as the Central Committee of the Amateur Athletic Association of Nigeria in 1944. [1]
By doing so Ajagba qualified to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [7] In the first round Ajagba beat Ugandan Michael Sekamembe on points, [ 8 ] he defeated Tunisian boxer Aymen Trabelsi in the semifinal to secure his qualification, [ 9 ] then in the final he beat Mohamed Arjaoui of Morocco. [ 10 ]
Sapele, Nigeria [6] 400 m hurdles: 48.42 Ezekiel Nathaniel: 15 May 2022 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States 48.00 Ezekiel Nathaniel: 11 May 2024 Big 12 Championships Waco, United States [7] 3000 m steeplechase: 8:58.56 Zacharia Fwangfur: 6 September 1990 Lagos, Nigeria 8:55.78 Soudi Hamajam [a] 14 June 2013 Warri, Nigeria High jump: 2. ...
The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) is the governing body for rugby union in Nigeria. It is affiliated to the Nigeria Olympic Committee , Rugby Africa and World Rugby . The NRFF is constituted with a democratic board headed by President; Ademola Are and Vice President; AIG Aliyu Abubakar (Rtd) who have been elected to run the affairs ...
Nigeria first contingent participation was in 1950 Commonwealth Games, 1952 Olympics in Finland and 1965 All African Games in Brazzaville, Congo National Sports Council was established in 1962, as a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Labour
In March 2021, the global governing body FIBA ranked Nigeria as Africa's top men's basketball nation. [2] After the 2016 Olympic Men's Basketball Tournament in Rio, Nigeria was ranked 16th in the FIBA World Rankings, making them the top climber in FIBA rankings from 2015. [3] Nigeria is the only African nation to beat the United States.
The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Nigeria. Its current headquarters is in Lagos . The NCF is Nigeria's representative at the International Cricket Council (ICC) and has been an associate member of that body since 2002.
In December 2018, he won both the shot put and hammer throw at the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja. He set a national sports festival record of 20.36 to win the shot put. [11] [12] He began his 2019 outdoor season with a shot put personal best of 21.28 m at the Taylor George Glass Invitational.