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Nigeria athletes storm Congo
In from Nifemi Daniel …
Nigeria athletics team on Thursday departed for the All Africa Games in Congo in a chartered flight.
The team which is expected to garner most of the country’s medals left with the athletes and coaches in high spirit.
Read also: Okagbare makes U-turn, hits Congo on Thursday
Here are the names of the team released by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.
100/4x100m
1 Blessing Okagbare
2 Deborah Odeyemi
3 Cecilia Francis
4 Ngozi Onwumere
5 Lawretta Ozoh
200m
Blessing Okagbare
Ngozi Onwumere
Lawretta Ozoh
400/4x400m
6 Patience Okon George
7 Regina George
8 Adeloye Oluwatosin
9 Ossai Rita Vivian
10 Funke Oladoye
11 Etim Margaret
100m Hurdles
12 Lindsay Weyinmi Lindley
13 Amusan Oluwatobiloba
400m Hurdles
14 Amaka Ogoegbunam
15 Ajoke Odumosu
Long jump
16 Chinazom Amadi
17 Brume Ese
Triple jump
18 Ibrahim Blessing Ibukun
19 Hope Idhe
Shot put
20 Claire Uke
21 Precious Ogunleye
Discus
Claire Uke
Ogunleye Precious
22 Rebecca Famurewa
Javelin
23 Nwanaga Kelechi
24 Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa
Hammer
Rebecca Famurewa
Ogunleye Precious
High jump
25 Doreen Amata
Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa
26 Moe Sasegbon
Heptathlon
Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa
27 Francis Ruth Oluwakemi
Moe Sasegbon
Race Walk
28 Oguh Faustina
800m
29 Abike Egbeniyi
Men (18)
100/4x100m
1 Seye Ogunlewe
2 Ogho-Oghene Egwero
3 Obinna Metu
4 Imhoaperamhe Nicholas
5 Divine Oduduru
6 Odele Tega Peter
200m
Odele Tega Peter
Obinna Metu
Divine Oduduru
400/4x400m
7 Nathaniel Samson Oghenewegba
8 Noah Akwu
9 Orukpe Erayokan
10 Robert Simmons
Odele Tega Peter
Nenry Okorie
110m Hurdles
11 Tyrone Akins
12 Alex Al-Ameen
Long jump
13 Samson Idiata
14 Ezekiel Ewulo
Triple jump
15 Tosin Oke
16 Olumide Olamigoke
Decathlon
17 Peter Moreno
400m Hurdles
18 Henry Okorie
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