Sporting event delegation
Nigeria participated at the 2015 All-Africa Games held in Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo . It participated with 573 athletes in 21 sports.[ 1] Nigeria finished 2nd in the 2015 All-Africa Games medal table.[ 2]
Athletics
The following athletes competed for Nigeria in athletics and reached the finals.[ 3]
Badminton
The Nigerian National Badminton Team placed third, losing 0–3 to Mauritius in the Semifinal.[ 4]
The following athletes/teams medaled for Nigeria.[ 5]
Basketball
The Men's team placed third after losing 60–61 to Egypt , and then beating Mali 57–55 in the third place match.[ 6] The Women's team placed second after losing 57–73 to Mali in the final.[ 7]
Beach volleyball
The women's team beat South Africa 2–1 in the Final to claim gold.[ 8]
Boxing
Cycling
The following athletes placed top ten in cycling for Nigeria.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
The men's team placed third after beating Congo in the 3rd place match. The game tied 0-0, and Nigeria won 5–3 in the penalty kick shootout .[ 12] The woman's team placed 4th, losing the 3rd place match to Ivory Coast 1–2.[ 12]
Fencing
Gymnastics
Judo
Karate
Petanque
Swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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