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11 boxers to represent Nigeria at the All African Games

Ahead of the 2023 All African Games in Accra, Ghana between March 8th- 23rd, 2024, Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has released the list of the final boxing squad for the multi-sports event.
The list includes three Paris Olympics qualifiers, Africa featherweight bronze medallist Dolapo Omole, Africa heavyweight champion Adams Olaore and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Cynthia Ogunsemilore..

Full list of boxer are:

Male :
1. Dolapo Omole -57kg (Featherweight)

2. Yakubu Ibrahim – 71kg (Light-middleweight)

3. Adams Olaore -92kg (Heavyweight) UK-Based.

4. Ifeanyi Onyekwere +92kg (Super-heavyweight)

Women :
5. Zainab Adeshina 50kg (Flyweight)

6. Sukurah Kareem 54kg (Bantamweight)

7. Joy Ojo 57kg (Featherweight)

8. Cynthia Ogunsemilore 60kg (Lightweight)

9. Blessing Oraekwe 70kg (Light-middleweight)

10. Patricia Mbata 75kg (Middleweight), UK-Based.

11. Jacinta Umunnakwe 81kg (Light-heavyweight)

Team Nigeria (Boxing) are currently in Camp at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort in Akanran, Ibadan, Oyo state and will be jetting out of the country soon.

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