The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Athletics edit

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Udeme Ekpeyong, Emmanuel Okoli, Hassan Bosso, and Sunday Bada

• Heat — 3:00.39
• Final — 3:01.71 (→ 5th place)

Boxing edit

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Moses Malagu

• First Round – Defeated Richard Buttimer (IRL), 12:8
• Second Round – Lost to Raúl González (CUB), RSC-2

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Mohammed Sabo

• First Round – Defeated Robert Ciba (POL), RSC-3
• Second Round – Defeated Chatree Suwanyod (THA), 16:7
• Quarterfinals – Lost to Wayne McCullough (IRL), 13:31

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Moses Odion

• First Round – Defeated Janos Petrovics (HUN), 18:8
• Second Round – Lost to Oscar De La Hoya (USA), 4:16

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• James Mozez

• First Round – Lost to Arlo Chavez (PHI), 6:12

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Tajudeen Sabitu

• First Round – Lost to Francisc Vaştag (ROM), 0:9

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• David Defiagbon

• First Round – Lost to Raúl Márquez (USA), 7:8

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Jacklord Jacobs

• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Lost to Rostislav Zaulichniy (EUN), 8:16

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• David Izonritei →   Silver Medal

• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Defeated Morteza Shiri (IRN), RSC-3 (01:35)
• Quarterfinals – Defeated Kirk Johnson (CAN), 9:5
• Semifinals – Defeated David Tua (NZL), 12:7
• Final – Lost to Félix Savón (CUB), 1:14

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Richard Igbineghu →   Silver Medal

• First Round – Bye
• Second Round – Defeated Liade Alhassan (GHA), walk-over
• Quarterfinals – Defeated Gitas Juskevicius (LTU), KO-2
• Semifinals – Defeated Svilen Rusinov (BUL), 9:7
• Final – Lost to Roberto Balado (CUB), 2:13

Handball edit

Women's Team Competition edit

• Preliminary round (group A)

• Nigeria – Germany 17-32
• Nigeria – Unified Team 18-26
• Nigeria – United States 21-23

• Classification Match

• 7th-8th place: Nigeria – Spain 17-26 (→ Eighth and last place)

• Team roster

• Angela Ajodo
• Justina Akpulo
• Justina Anyiam
• Uzoma Azuka
• Barbara Diribe
• Eunice Idausa
• Chiaka Lauretta Ihebom
• Mary Ihedioha
• Agustina Nikechi Abi
• Mary Nwachukwu
• Immaculate Nwaogu
• Ngozi Opara
• Auta Olivia Sana
• Mary Soronadi
• Victoria Umunna
• Bridget Yamala Egwolosan

• Head coach: Anthony Atusu

Swimming edit

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Musa Bakare

• Heat – 24.13 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Musa Bakare

• Heat – 58.36 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Joshua Ikhaghomi

• Heat – 27.53 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Joshua Ikhaghomi

• Heat – 1:00.72 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

• Nigeria at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
• Nigeria at the 1994 Commonwealth Games