Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, because of the African boycott. Nigerian Olympic Committee sent a total of 72 athletes, 24 men and 48 women, to the Games to compete in 10 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Nigeria was represented by more female than male athletes. Women's basketball and women's football were the only team-based sports in which Nigeria had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in men's freestyle wrestling.

Nigeria at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNGR
NOCNigeria Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
in Athens
Competitors72 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
Medals
Ranked 68th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Fifteen athletes from the Nigerian team had previously competed in Sydney, including five football players from the women's squad and Olympic silver medalist Enefiok Udo-Obong in the men's 4 × 400 m relay. At age 36, sprinter Mary Onyali-Omagbemi became the first Nigerian athlete to compete in fifth Olympic Games, while table tennis players Segun Toriola and Bose Kaffo followed Onyali's footsteps to fulfill their fourth Olympic bid in Athens. For being the oldest and most experienced athlete of the team, Onyali reprised her role to carry the Nigerian flag in the opening ceremony for the second time since 1996.

Nigeria left Athens with only two Olympic bronze medals, all from the men's 4 × 100 m relay (led by Deji Aliu) and 4 × 400 m relay teams (led by Udo-Obong).

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Deji Aliu
Aaron Egbele
Uchenna Emedolu
Olusoji Fasuba		 Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay August 28
 Bronze Musa Audu
James Godday
Enefiok Udo-Obong
Saul Weigopwa		 Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay August 28

Athletics

Nigerian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Deji Aliu 100 m 10.39 1 Q 10.26 5 Did not advance
Uchenna Emedolu 10.22 2 Q 10.15 3 Q 10.35 8 Did not advance
Saul Weigopwa 400 m 45.59 3 q N/a 45.67 6 Did not advance
Deji Aliu
Aaron Egbele
Uchenna Emedolu
Olusoji Fasuba 		4 × 100 m relay 38.27 1 Q N/a 38.23
Musa Audu
James Godday
Enefiok Udo-Obong
Saul Weigopwa 		4 × 400 m relay 3:01.60 2 Q N/a 3:00.90
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mercy Nku 100 m 11.37 4 q 11.39 5 Did not advance
Endurance Ojokolo 11.36 2 Q 11.35 5 Did not advance
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi 200 m 23.37 6 q 23.75 8 Did not advance
Gloria Kemasuode
Mercy Nku
Oludamola Osayomi
Endurance Ojokolo 		4 × 100 m relay 43.00 4 q N/a 43.42 7
Christy Ekpukhon
Halimat Ismaila
Ngozi Cynthia Nwokocha
Gloria Amuche Nwosu 		4 × 400 m relay 3:30.78 8 N/a Did not advance

Basketball

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Nigeria roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Nigeria women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Umoh Itoro 27 – (1977-02-21)21 February 1977 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Clemson University
F 5 Joanne Aluka 25 – (1979-04-26)26 April 1979 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) GD Gafanha da Nazaré
G 6 Mobolaji Akiode 22 – (1982-05-12)12 May 1982 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Pully Basket
G 7 Juliana Negedu 25 – (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Aris Thivas
F/C 8 Ugo Oha 22 – (1982-07-18)18 July 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) George Washington University
F 9 Aisha Mohammed 18 – (1985-10-21)21 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) First Bank
G/F 10 Nguveren Iyorhe 23 – (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) First Bank
F 11 Mfon Udoka 28 – (1976-06-16)16 June 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Houston Comets
F 12 Rashidat Sadiq 23 – (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) University of Connecticut
G 13 Mactabene Amachree 26 – (1978-01-30)30 January 1978 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Istanbul University
C 14 Taiwo Rafiu 32 – (1972-06-18)18 June 1972 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Kookmni Bank
C 15 Linda Ogugua 26 – (1978-04-12)12 April 1978 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Biola University
Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
      Legend
      • (C) Team captain
      • nat field describes country
        of last club
        before the tournament
      • Age as of August 13, 2004
      Group play
      Pos Team
      • v
      • t
      • e
      		 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
      1  Australia 5 5 0 418 313 +105 10 Quarterfinals
      2  Russia 5 4 1 389 333 +56 9
      3  Brazil 5 3 2 430 361 +69 8
      4  Greece (H) 5 2 3 353 392 −39 7
      5  Japan 5 1 4 381 485 −104 6
      6  Nigeria 5 0 5 335 422 −87 5
      Source: FIBA archive
      Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
      (H) Hosts
      14 August 2004
      9:00
      Australia  85–73  Nigeria
      Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–14, 16–12, 23–29
      Pts: Batkovic, Taylor 11
      Rebs: Batkovic 7
      Asts: Fallon, Harrower 4      		 Pts: Udoka 26
      Rebs: Amachree, Sadiq 8
      Asts: Umoh 2
      Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
      Attendance: 302
      Referees:
      Philippe Leemann (France)
      Valdu Suurkask (Estonia)
      16 August 2004
      11:15
      Nigeria  73–79  Japan
      Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 24–23, 16–20, 11–14
      Pts: Udoka 19
      Rebs: Udoka 16
      Asts: Four players 1      		 Pts: Yano 21
      Rebs: Kusuda, Yano 6
      Asts: Kusuda, Hamaguchi 4
      Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
      Attendance: 400
      Referees:
      Elizabeth Sisk (United States)
      Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
      18 August 2004
      16:45
      Greece  83–68  Nigeria
      Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 15–14, 20–15, 18–24
      Pts: Kostaki 25
      Rebs: Maltsi, Saregkou 8
      Asts: Kostaki 4      		 Pts: Udoka 28
      Rebs: Udoka 18
      Asts: Amachree, Iyorhe 1
      Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
      Attendance: 2,300
      Referees:
      Scott Butler (Australia)
      Nancy Ethier (Canada)
      20 August 2004
      22:15
      Nigeria  63–82  Brazil
      Scoring by quarter: 19–33, 15–14, 12–11, 17–24
      Pts: Udoka 17
      Rebs: Udoka 7
      Asts: Amachree, Udoka 2      		 Pts: Castro Marques 26
      Rebs: de Souza 8
      Asts: Castro Marques 6
      Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
      Attendance: 2,500
      Referees:
      Mike Homsy (Canada)
      Song Yangping (China)
      22 August 2004
      11:15
      Nigeria  58–93  Russia
      Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 17–20, 15–21, 12–29
      Pts: Udoka 19
      Rebs: Mohammed 8
      Asts: Akiode, Umoh 3      		 Pts: Rakhmatulina 15
      Rebs: Baranova 8
      Asts: Karpova, Rakhmatulina 3
      Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
      Attendance: 382
      Referees:
      Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
      Shoko Suguro (Japan)
      Classification match (11th–12th place)
      24 August 2004
      9:00
      11th place
      Nigeria  68–64  South Korea
      Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 13–16, 21–12, 18–20
      Pts: Udoka 21
      Rebs: Mohammed 13
      Asts: Umoh 2      		 Pts: Kim Y. 19
      Rebs: Lee M. 12
      Asts: Lee M. 7
      Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
      Attendance: 155
      Referees:
      Philippe Leemann (Switzerland)
      Chantal Julien (France)

      Boxing

      Nigeria sent seven boxers to Athens. Five lost their first matches, while the other two made it to the quarterfinals (one with two wins, the other with a bye and a win) before being defeated.

      Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Rank
      Effiong Okon Light flyweight  Pinto (ITA)
      L RSC       		Did not advance
      Nestor Bolum Bantamweight  Ngnitedem (GAB)
      W 23–17       		 Prasad (IND)
      W RSC       		 Petchkoom (THA)
      L 14–29       		Did not advance
      Muideen Ganiyu Featherweight Bye  Ikgopoleng (BOT)
      W 25–16       		 Kim S-G (PRK)
      L 11–32       		Did not advance
      Ahmed Sadiq Lightweight  Kindelán (CUB)
      L RSC       		Did not advance
      Isaac Ekpo Light heavyweight  Haydarov (UZB)
      L 11–21       		Did not advance
      Emmanuel Izonritei Heavyweight N/a  Al Shami (SYR)
      L 17–30       		Did not advance
      Gbenga Oluokun Super heavyweight N/a  Cammarelle (ITA)
      L 13–29       		Did not advance

      Football

      Women's tournament

      The Nigerian team qualified for the Olympics after defeating Ghana on penalties and edging South Africa in a two-leg playoff.

      Roster

      Head coach: Mabo Ismaila

      Nigeria named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.

      No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
      1 1GK Precious Dede (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 24) 12 0 Delta Queens
      2 3MF Efioanwan Ekpo (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 20) 20 3 Pelican Stars
      3 2DF Felicia Eze (1974-09-27)27 September 1974 (aged 29) Delta Queens
      4 4FW Perpetua Nkwocha (1976-01-03)3 January 1976 (aged 28) 30 10 Pelican Stars
      5 3MF Ajuma Ameh (1984-12-01)1 December 1984 (aged 19) Pelican Stars
      6 2DF Faith Ikidi (1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 17) 2 0 Bayelsa Queens
      7 4FW Stella Mbachu (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 26) 55 25 Tianjin Teda F.C.
      8 3MF Rita Nwadike (captain) (1974-11-03)3 November 1974 (aged 29) Rivers Angels
      9 4FW Blessing Igbojionu (1982-09-26)26 September 1982 (aged 21) Pelican Stars
      10 4FW Mercy Akide (1975-08-26)26 August 1975 (aged 28) 78 0 Hampton Roads Piranhas
      11 4FW Vera Okolo (1985-01-05)5 January 1985 (aged 19) 4 14 Delta Queens
      12 2DF Celestina Onyeka (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 20) Pelican Stars
      13 2DF Yinka Kudaisi (1975-08-25)25 August 1975 (aged 28) Pelican Stars
      14 2DF Akudo Sabi (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 17) 14 6 Bayelsa Queens
      15 3MF Maureen Mmadu (1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 29) 68 0 Amazon Grimstad
      16 4FW Nkechi Egbe (1978-02-05)5 February 1978 (aged 26) 35 15 Delta Queens
      17 2DF Chima Nwosu (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 18) Inneh Queens
      18 1GK Ogechi Onyinanya (1985-05-26)26 May 1985 (aged 19) Pelican Stars
      Group play
      Pos Team
      • v
      • t
      • e
      		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1  Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Qualified for the quarterfinals
      2  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
      3  Japan 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
      Source: [citation needed]
      Japan 0 – 1 Nigeria
      Report Okolo 55'
      Karaiskaki Stadium, Piraeus
      Attendance: 14.126
      Referee: Ferreira-James (Guyana)
      Sweden 2 – 1 Nigeria
      Marklund 68'
      Moström 73'      		 Report Akide 25'
      Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos
      Attendance: 21.597
      Referee: de Oliveira (Brazil)
      Quarterfinals
      Germany 2 – 1 Nigeria
      Jones 76'
      Pohlers 81'      		 Report Akide 49'
      Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
      Attendance: 2.531
      Referee: D'Coth (India)

      Judo

      Two Nigerian judoka (one man and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

      Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Rank
      Chukwuemeka Onyemachi Men's +100 kg  Hernandes (BRA)
      L 0000–0100       		Did not advance
      Catherine Ekuta Women's −57 kg Bye  Göldi (SUI)
      L 0000–1010       		Did not advance

      Swimming

      Men
      Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
      Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
      Eric Williams 100 m breaststroke 1:07.69 53 Did not advance
      Women
      Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
      Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
      Lenient Obia 100 m backstroke 1:09.65 39 Did not advance

      Table tennis

      Eight Nigerian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

      Men
      Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Rank
      Monday Merotohun Singles  Babunugu (COD)
      W 4–0       		 Persson (SWE)
      L 1–4       		Did not advance
      Segun Toriola  Tabachnik (ARG)
      W 4–1       		 Chila (FRA)
      L 2–4       		Did not advance
      Peter Akinlabi
      Kazeem Nosiru       		Doubles N/a  Papic /
      Rodríguez (CHI)
      W 4–1       		 Maze /
      Tugwell (DEN)
      L 2–4       		Did not advance
      Monday Merotohun
      Segun Toriola       		N/a  Hazinski /
      Lupulesku (USA)
      L 0–4       		Did not advance
      Women
      Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Rank
      Cecilia Offiong Singles  Silva (BRA)
      W 4–1       		 Kim Y-M (PRK)
      L 0–4       		Did not advance
      Olufunke Oshonaike  Rodriguez (CHI)
      W 4–0       		 Tóth (HUN)
      L 2–4       		Did not advance
      Offiong Edem
      Cecilia Offiong       		Doubles Bye  Fadeyeva /
      Melnik (RUS)
      L 3–4       		Did not advance
      Bose Kaffo
      Olufunke Oshonaike       		Bye  Stefanova /
      Tan Wl (ITA)
      L 3–4       		Did not advance

      Taekwondo

      Three Nigerian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

      Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Rank
      Jacob Obiorah Men's −80 kg  Hamdouni (TUN)
      L 11–16       		Did not advance
      Chika Chukwumerije Men's +80 kg  Gentil (FRA)
      L 0–2       		Did not advance
      Princess Dudu Women's +67 kg  Dawani (JOR)
      L 9–12       		Did not advance

      Weightlifting

      Two Nigerian weightlifters qualified for the following events:

      Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
      Result Rank Result Rank
      Blessed Udoh Women's −48 kg 75 =12 105 =6 180 7
      Franca Gbodo Women's −58 kg 95 =6 117.5 =10 212.5 10

      Wrestling

      Key:

      • VT - Victory by Fall.
      • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
      • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
      Men's freestyle
      Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
      Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Rank Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Opposition
      Result       		Rank
      Fred Jessey −66 kg  Baek J-K (KOR)
      L 1–3 PP       		 Ikematsu (JPN)
      L 0–5 VT       		3 Did not advance 20

      See also

      • Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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