As the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games enters its final week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Team Nigeria is aiming to consolidate on its first half performance where it finished 6th amongst the 58 countries on the medals table.
Team Nigeria garnered a total of 14 medals of 6 gold medals, 5 silver and 3 bronze, predominantly from Weightlifting and one silver medal from boxing.
And with Track and field starting on Monday, 17th of November 2025, and Para Sports also following suit, Team Nigeria is expected to further light up the competition with more medals and move higher on the medals table.
Nigeria’s Taekwondo sensation Elizabeth Anyanacho is expected to begin her quest for a Gold medal on Sunday when she awaits the winner between Mauritania and Mozambique in the Quarter finals round.
The Africa number one broke a 20 years record in the -67kg when she won bronze at the World Championship in China last month and will be hoping to now finish the year with a Gold medal in Riyadh.
With a total of 43 Gold medals up for grap in Track and Field, Nigeria’s contingent of exciting mix of young and foreign athletes, are hoping to have a huge statement at the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Sports City when hostilities begin on Monday.
Nigeria’s Wrestling contingent under the new leadership of the Comptroller-General (CG) of Nigeria Customs, Adewale Adeniyi as the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, will start their competition on Tuesday at the Boulevard Riyadh City.
Team Nigeria Medal haul is even expected to further swell when the country’s Para athletes also begin their competitions in both Powerllifting and Para-Athletics.
Nigeria Para-Powerlifters are still fresh from finishing second at the World Championship in Egypt and are hoping to be on that form when their competition starts on Friday in Riyadh while the Para-athletes will start their competition on Tuesday.
The leadership of the National Sports Commission, NSC, led by Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and Director General, Hon. Bukola Olopade, has been very impressed with Team Nigeria’s performance so far at the games; reaffirming confidence that the whole essence of the competition for the country’s athletes is being met ahead of next year’s Commonwealth Games, World Championships and ultimately the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Games.
