Nigeria at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	NGR
CGA	Nigeria Olympic Committee
Website	www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
in Melbourne, Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 12th	Gold 4 Silver 6 Bronze 7 Total 17
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Nigeria is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising xx sportspersons and xx officials.

Medals

				Total
Nigeria	4	6	7	17

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Adekunle Adesoji	Athletics	Men's 100 m EAD T12	???
Gold	Njideka Iyiazi	Athletics	Women's Seated Shot Put EAD	???
Gold	Ruel Ishaku	Weightlifting	Open EAD Powerlifting	???
Gold	Monday Merotohun Segun Toriola	Table Tennis	Men's Doubles	25 March
Silver	Olusoji Fasuba	Athletics	Men's 100 m	20 March
Silver	Virginia Ohagwu	Athletics	Women's Seated Shot Put EAD	???
Silver	Otonye Iworima	Athletics	Women's Triple Jump	21 March
Silver	Vivian Chukwuemeka	Athletics	Women's Shot Put	22 March

Silver

Boxing

Adura Olalehin, Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Table Tennis

Faith Obiora, Women's Singles EAD

Bronze

Athletics

Etinosa Eriyo, Men's 100 m EAD T12

Vitalis Lanshima, Men's 200 m EAD T46

Christiana Ekpukhon, Folashade Abugan, Joy Eze, and Kudirat Akhigbe, Women's 4x400 m Relay

Boxing

Nestor Bolum, Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Olufemi Ajayi, Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)

Table Tennis

Kazeem Nasiru, Monday Merotohun, Segun Toriola, Seun Ajetun, and Tajudeen Jegede, Men's Team Competition

Segun Toriola, Men's Singles

Nigeria's Team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Athletics

Men's Competition

• Adekunle Adesoji
• Jelili Akanni
• Deji Aliu
• Uzodinma Alozie
• Charles Arosanyin
• Uchenna Emedolu
• Etinosa Eriyo
• Peter Emelieze
• Soji Fasuba
• James Godday
• Anthony Imbimoh
• Vitalis Lanshima
• Bola Gee Lawal
• Godwin Mbakara
• Audu Musa
• Salim Nurudeen
• Lee Okoroafu
• Osazuwa Osamudiame
• Enefiok Udo-Obong
• Saul Weigopwa

Women's Competition

• Folashade Abugan
• Olufunke Adeoye
• Esther Aghatise
• Kudirat Akhigbe
• Vivian Chukwuemeka
• Joy Digha
• Jane Dike
• Nkiruka Domike
• Grace Ebor
• Christiana Ekpukhon
• Oluwabunmi Eluwole
• Joy Eze
• Otonye Iworima
• Njideka Iyiazi
• Mercy Nku
• Patricia Nnaji
• Funmilola Ogundana
• Chinonyelum Ohadugha
• Virginia Ohagwu
• Endurance Ojokolo
• Tina Okparaugo
• Chinedu Onikeku
• Omolola Sangodeyi

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Lukumon Akinolugbade

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Saheed Oladele Olawale

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Nestor Bolum

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Rasheed Lawal

Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)

• Chukwudi Nwaiwu

Men's Welterweight (– 69 kg)

• Olufemi Ajayi

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Davidson King Emenogu

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Adura Olalehin

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Emmanuel Izonritei

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Olanrewaju Durodola

Field Hockey

Women's team

• Ladi Rogers
• Helen Obialor
• Christy Bulus
• Queen Anuwa
• Ajuma Ejegwa
• Lucy Micheal Aleji
• Lorinda Sati Yohanna
• Justina Onyedum
• Christy Agbo
• Oluchi Obiefule
• Itohan Evbenafese
• Ijenwa Okah
• Lilian Obasi
• Susan Bulus
• Serah Izang
• Patricia Uzuebu

Head coach: Christian Kubeinje

Basketball

Men's team

• 4-Chidozie Nwoye
• 5-Ogoh Odaudu
• 6-Dennis Ebikoro
• 7-Abubakar Usman
• 8-Stanley Gumut
• 9-Abdulrahman Mohammed (captain)
• 10-Baba Jubril
• 11-Priwitt Gagara
• 12-Edem Ekpenyong
• 13-Nnadubem Muoneke
• 14-Ejike Ugboaja
• 15-Olumide Oyedeji

Head coach: Sani Ahmed

Women's team

• 4-Amaka Adibeli
• 5-Tamunomiete Whyte
• 6-Mobolaji Akiode
• 7-Mercy Okorie (captain)
• 8-Funmi Ojelabi
• 10-Tayeloly Adeniyi
• 11-Adenike Dawodu
• 12-Parricia Chukwuma
• 13-Rashidat Sadiq
• 14-Chioma Udeaja
• 15-Ezinne James

Head coach Scott Nnaji