Nigeria names 19 athletes for the Dakar Youth Olympics
Twelve young women and seven young men will compete in six sports at the first Olympic event on African soil.
Dakar — Nigeria will send 19 athletes to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which open in Senegal on 31 October and run until 13 November.
The National Sports Commission says the team is made up of 12 women and seven men in six sports:
- Athletics: nine (five women, four men)
- Swimming: four (two women, two men)
- Table tennis: two (one woman, one man)
- Boxing: one woman
- Road cycling: one woman
- Beach volleyball: a two-woman team
The squad has spent 21 days in camp since 9 October, with medical checks, anti-doping education, training, kit fitting and travel paperwork.
The Games, the fourth Summer Youth Olympics, are the first Olympic event ever held in Africa. They will be staged in three zones: Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly. The opening ceremony is at the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium on 31 October, when table tennis and beach volleyball also begin.
Source: Premium Times, 28 October 2026.
